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Jill Zarin has been removed from the E! show The Golden Life following her controversial comments about Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl Halftime performance.
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Only a week after the announcement of the new series, which also features Ramona Singer at 69, Sonja Morgan at 62, Luann de Lesseps at 60, and Kelly Bensimon at 57, Blink49 Studios, the company producing the show, confirmed they have dropped the 62-year-old former Real Housewives of New York City star from the project before filming even started.
Blink49 Studios released a statement to Variety on February 10, saying, “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.”
News of Zarin’s removal spread on Instagram via Queens of Bravo, drawing “likes” from Tamra Judge, 58, Bronwyn Newport, 40, and Sai De Silva, 45.
After the announcement made its way to Instagram, via Queens of Bravo, Tamra Judge, 58, Bronwyn Newport, 40, and Sai De Silva, 45, “liked” the post.
Bronwyn and Sai also left comments, with the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star writing, “FAFO,” or “F*ck Around, Find Out,” and the RHONY cast member featuring a quote from Bad Bunny that was displayed during Sunday’s event.
“The only thing more powerful than hate is Love,” it read.
As fans may have seen, Jill posted and deleted a video rant on Instagram on Sunday night after watching the Halftime show.
“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 declared. “And quite frankly, I didn’t need to see him grabbing his G area. 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.”
“I didn’t understand him. I don’t speak Spanish,” she continued. “I would’ve liked to have known the words he was saying. To me, it looked like it was 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 one side or the other. I just do. I think it was an ICE thing, and I just think that the NFL sold out, and it’s very sad because this is 75 years, and, you know, shame. Shame.”
Jill even targeted Lady Gaga, 39, claiming she’d gotten a facelift.
“I didn’t recognize her. 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,” she stated.
Shortly thereafter, on his radio show, Andy Cohen, 57, condemned the comments, telling listeners that Jill was “not employed by Bravo anymore” and encouraging them to “call E!”