Reality star Jill Zarin fired from reunion series over anti-Bad Bunny posts
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Reality star Jill Zarin fired from reunion series over anti-Bad Bunny posts

Former Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin was fired from an upcoming E! Reunion, The Golden Life, over posts she made criticizing the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime show performer. The Golden Life is set to be a reunion of the original cast members of Real Housewives of New York City on E!. The series, which was announced on Feb. 3, has not entered production yet, according to Variety. “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,” the production company said in a statement. “We remain committed to delivering the series in line with our company standards and values.” Zarin posted a video of herself criticizing Bad Bunny’s halftime show performance, saying it was the “worst halftime show ever.”  “It’s 250 years that we’re celebrating right now in the United States, and I just don’t think it was appropriate to have it in Spanish,” she said in a now-deleted video. Zarin went on to say that Bad Bunny was “inappropriate” for “grabbing himself every five seconds.” The reality star joins others who have criticized the NFL for politicizing the Super Bowl. Turning Point USA organized a counter halftime show featuring Kid Rock and other country performers for viewers who did not want to watch Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny has come under scrutiny from conservatives over his statements about Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for his performance being almost entirely in Spanish. Zarin highlighted this in her remarks. The halftime show “looked like a political statement, because there were literally no white people in the entire thing,” she said. “I think it was a political statement, and I’m not taking a side one way or another. I just do think it was an ICE thing.” “I just think that the NFL sold out, and it is very sad,” she added. Zarin said it was a “shame.” While Zarin deleted the post from her Instagram on Sunday night, the video was captured and posted in full by content creator Gibson Johns. Zarin has also turned off comments on her Instagram grid posts. KID ROCK ADMITS TO TPUSA HALFTIME SHOW BEING PRERECORDED Following her firing, Zarin told In Touch, “People make mistakes.” “They didn’t even give me a chance,” she said. “I took it down right away. People make mistakes. I’m human.”