Jill Zarin is talking out after her controversial evaluation of Unhealthy Bunny’s Tremendous Bowl 2026 efficiency resulted in her being fired from E!’s upcoming Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis reunion sequence, titled The Golden Life.
“They didn’t even give me an opportunity,” Zarin, 62, instructed In Contact in a Tuesday, February 10, assertion concerning the evaluation, which was posted to her social media accounts earlier than the truth TV star took it down. “I took it down immediately. Folks make errors. I’m human.”
Information broke on Tuesday, February 10, that Zarin, 62, would not be filming The Golden Life together with her costars, together with Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon, Luann of Lesseps and Sonja Morgan.
“In mild of current public feedback made by Jill Zarin, Blink49 Studios has determined to not transfer ahead together with her involvement in The Golden Life,” producers stated in an announcement to Us Weekly. “We stay dedicated to delivering the sequence consistent with our firm requirements and values.”
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The choice got here after Zarin publicly criticized Unhealthy Bunny’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency on Sunday, February 8.
In a since-deleted video, Zarin described the record-breaking present as “the worst halftime present ever.”
“I simply don’t suppose it was acceptable to have it in Spanish, and, fairly frankly … grabbing his G (groin) space … I believe it was completely inappropriate. You’ve bought all these younger children watching the Tremendous Bowl, and he doesn’t should be grabbing himself each 5 seconds as a result of he’s so insecure. Severely,” she claimed. “I don’t converse Spanish. I’d’ve appreciated to have identified the phrases he was saying. To me, it regarded like a political assertion as a result of there have been actually no white folks in the whole factor. I’m not taking a facet, by some means … I believe it was an ICE factor. I believe that the NFL offered out, and it’s very unhappy.”
Throughout his efficiency, Unhealthy Bunny shocked the viewers with particular friends, together with Ricky Martin, Jessica Alba, Pedro Pascal and Girl Gaga.
Jill Zarin
Courtesy of Jill Zarin/InstagramWithin the ultimate moments of his present, the Grammy winner additionally held a soccer that learn, “Collectively, We Are America.”
Zarin’s feedback rapidly bought the Web speaking, with many disagreeing with the truth star’s evaluation.
The View girls criticized Zarin’s remarks throughout a “Scorching Matters” phase on the present.
Different Actual Housewivestogether with Bethenny Frankel, Add Chest and Tamra Chooseexpressed how a lot they loved the present.
Zarin’s personal daughter, Ally Shapiro, selected to defend Unhealthy Bunny’s efficiency.
Some of the talked-about and extensively lined halftime performances in Tremendous Bowl historical past befell this Sunday, February 8. “Qué rico es ser latino,” Unhealthy Bunny declared on the very begin of the present at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. What adopted have been 13 minutes stuffed with symbolism, historical past, folklore and taste — (…)
“IMO I beloved it (a lot),” Shapiro, 32, wrote through her Instagram Story on Monday, February 9, alongside a clip from the present. “The cinematography was unbelievable. It was like they put filter over it. It regarded like a movie. Greatest halftime present in years. Which actually is bizarre to even name it that it was like a real efficiency with a narrative line and actors and the path, lighting every thing was good.”
The Golden Life is anticipated to proceed with de Lesseps, 60, Singer, 69, Bensimon, 57, and Morgan, 62, as they reunite their previously NYC-based buddy group in Palm Seashore, Florida.
The ten-episode sequence is ready to start out filming this spring in South Florida.