“Real Housewives of New York City” alum Jill Zarin has been fired from the original cast’s new E! series after she ranted about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Zarin was initially cast on E!’s “The Golden Life,” but the show’s producers, Blink49 Studios, announced they’ve cut ties with her in a statement on Tuesday.
“In light of recent public comments made by Jill Zarin, Blink49 Studios has decided not to move forward with her involvement in ‘The Golden Life.’ We remain committed to delivering the series in line with our company standards and values,” the producers shared in a statement to Variety.
Zarin has since deleted her video on Instagram, in which she called Bad Bunny’s performance, “the worst halftime show ever.”
“It’s 250 years that we’re celebrating right now, the United States, and I just don’t think it was appropriate to have it in Spanish, and, quite frankly, grabbing his ‘g’-area,” she said. “I think it was totally inappropriate.”
“You’ve got all these young kids watching the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t have to be grabbing himself every five seconds because he’s so insecure. Seriously.”
Zarin, 62, continued, “It looked like a political statement because there were literally no white people in the entire thing. I think it was a political statement, and I’m not taking a side one way or the other. I just do. I think it was an ICE thing.”
The reality star also threw shade at Lady Gaga, who made a surprise appearance in the halftime show.
“And Lady Gaga got a facelift — I didn’t recognize her!” she said. “I literally had to Google her face to see who it was. We all couldn’t agree who it was.”
“So that was kind of fun in the middle of halftime. At least it gave me something to do, because it was so hard to watch.”
Page Six broke the news that Zarin as well as “RHONY” stars Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon and Sonja Morgan were cast on E!’s “The Golden Life,” which is scheduled to start filming in the spring. The series features the women reuniting in Palm Beach, Fl.
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