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Brandi Glanville Defends Jill Zarin After Firing Over Bad Bunny Comments

Jill Zarin was dropped from E!'s docuseries after making controversial remarks about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show; Zarin Fabrics publicly distanced itself from her comments.

  • On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Blink49 Studios confirmed Zarin, 62, would no longer participate in The Golden Life after her Instagram remarks, with Zarin saying 'They didn’t even give me a chance.'
  • Following the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 8, Blink49 Studios said it would not move forward with Jill Zarin's involvement due to her recent public comments.
  • Peers reacted, with Bethenny Frankel and Ally Shapiro defending Bad Bunny after Zarin's posts, while Cohen noted Zarin Fabrics posted a big red 'X' over Jill's face.
  • Zarin Fabrics stated it has not been associated with Zarin for years and opposes racism, while Blink49 Studios said it would not move forward without her.
  • Reality figures were split over the performance, with Taylor Armstrong saying she was 'embarrassed for the NFL' and Sonja Morgan posting 'I have a HUGE crush on BadBunny' after Bad Bunny's 13-minute set at Levi's Stadium.
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The former star of The Real Housewives of New York City, Jill Zarin, was fired from the cast of E!'s new reunion program, The Golden Life, after sparking controversy on social media for her comments on the Super Bowl's half-time show headed by Bad Bunny. In a video that she later eliminated, Zarin described as "inappropriate" for a Spanish-speaking artist to lead the show and questioned the nature of the music issue. "It looked like a political …

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FandomWire broke the news in on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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