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For Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny put on a breathtaking display of Puerto Rican pride woven with a powerful message of love and inclusion. His performance was so inoffensive that even a few conservatives conceded to enjoying it. Then there was former Real Housewives of New York star Jill Zarin, who felt compelled to spew a lot of racist opinions about the show. That ill-advised decision is now blowing up in her face: Zarin was set to appear in an upcoming RHONY reboot on E! called The Golden Life, but Variety reported Tuesday that producers fired her because of her comments.
“It was the worst halftime show ever,” Zarin said in a selfie video that went up Sunday but has since been deleted from Instagram. “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.”
Jill Zarin’s review of Bad Bunny’s #SuperBowl Halftime Show… 🥴 pic.twitter.com/XH8f0HjQpI
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“To me, it looked like a political statement because there were literally no white people in the entire thing,” she added. “I think it was an ICE thing.”
Zarin, a proud Trump supporter, got plenty of blowback from her more progressive Housewives colleagues, who took pains to clarify that they don’t share her views. It sounds like E! agrees. “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 sent to Variety on Monday. “We remain committed to delivering the series in line with our company standards and values.”
Also chiming in: Zarin Fabrics, the luxury fabric and upholstery business she used to run with her late husband, and which distanced itself from Jill by unsubtly posting a photo of her with a giant red X covering her face.
“We want to be absolutely clear that Jill Zarin has not had ownership of or been associated with Zarin Fabrics for several years,” the brand wrote, adding that its empire is “built on creativity, collaboration, and respect for the diverse communities that shape art, culture, and expression.” It also posted a similar disclaimer to its website.
This is all to say, if you were excited to watch the RHONY reboot (or you’re in the market to buy some custom Gazebo Floral pillows), you can still do so while staying on the right side of history. I guess Jill Zarin is finally learning the hard way that all decisions have consequences.
This post has been updated.
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