Jill Zarin axed from ‘RHONY’ reboot in Palm Beach. Who got her spot?
Jill Zarin may keep her opinions to herself next time.
Shortly after an Instagram tirade lambasting Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night, she lost a plum gig.
The Bravolebrity was all set is set to join E!’s spinoff of the “Real Housewives of New York” in Palm Beach.
But once E! (and the entire Internet) caught wind of her now deleted video, all bets were off.
On Tuesday, the production company behind the show announced that Zarin was no longer attached to the project which is reportedly shooting this summer and airing at the end of the year.
“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,’” said an online statement. “We remain committed to delivering the series in line with our company standards and values.”
While we won’t repeat Zarin’s inflammatory comments verbatim here, we can say she called Bad Bunny’s concert/spectacle celebrating his Puerto Rican heritage and Latino culture “the worst halftime show ever.”
The Boca Raton resident, 62, also took issue with the superstar entertainer singing in Spanish, which she didn’t understand.
“I would have liked to have known the words he was saying,” complained the TV personality. “I think it was a political statement ... and I just think that the NFL sold out … Shame! Shame!”
Know what else is a shame? Zarin is out of a job.
So’s who taking her coveted spot?
According to Page Six, fellow “RHONY” alum Dorinda Medley has swooped in to save the day. If true, the cashmere entrepreneur would link up with confirmed castmates Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Kelly Bensimon and Ramona Singer.
Though nothing official has been announced about the gig, we do know that Medley, 61, is a bonafide Bad Bunny fan.
The “Traitors” star actually co-hosted a Super Bowl “Sailgate” party on San Francisco Bay with NBC and its streaming arm Peacock ahead of the big matchup.
In an Instagram promo video, Medley poses on a step-and-repeat with the voiceover of Harry Styles at the Grammys announcing Bad Bunny won album of the year for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos.” The text over screen reads, “If you could win a Grammy for making it nice,” referring to both her catchphrase and 2021 memoir of the same name.
In the comments section (most of which were written after the Zarin bombshell), many folks seem to approve of the recasting decision.
A sampling:
“See? This is why Dorinda will always be Dorinda. She gets that America is bigger than one narrative.”
“Thank you, from a Puerto Rican boy that loves and admires you so much.”
“Let her school those women into possible humanitarians ... Maybe the show is meant to help women rather than pull each other down. Let’s see what this has to bring.”
