Brandi Glanville Defends Jill Zarin Amid Halftime Comments Fallout

Brandi Glanville is standing by Jill Zarin‘s side after the latter faced consequences for slamming Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance.

The drama began after the Puerto Rican rapper headlined this year’s halftime show in Spanish, leaving many upset over the lack of English songs. “The Real Housewives of New York City” alum was among those who criticized his performance.

Following her scathing review of Bad Bunny’s show, Jill Zarin was removed from an upcoming reunion show. Brandi Glanville recently reacted to her pal’s termination, stressing that people shouldn’t be punished for having different opinions.

Glanville shared her thoughts on Zarin’s removal from the upcoming E! show “The Golden Life” in a recent X post. She started off by declaring her love for Bad Bunny, claiming she wanted to become “his Mrs. Robinson.”

Glanville added that she enjoyed his halftime performance, declaring that the show “rocked,” but it wasn’t a good enough reason to punish her friend, Zarin. The TV personality noted that Zarin was entitled to her own opinion, which she did not agree with; however, “opinions aren’t wrong, they’re subjective.”

“I want to watch Jill on TV explain herself & hopefully learn something. Or we can just keep watching ‘yes people’ afraid to share,” Glanville concluded. Her words divided fans in the comments, with some agreeing with Glanville while others argued that Zarin’s words were offensive.

In the supportive corner, one fan agreed with Glanville that Zarin had simply shared her opinion on Bad Bunny’s performance. “She didn’t say anything offensive. You’all act like she ate babies….oh wait…you people think that’s ok. Grow up,” the X user argued.

“Brandi, you’re my girl. Completely feel the same way,” another supporter chimed in. A third agreed with Zarin’s stance, claiming they also disliked Bad Bunny’s halftime show because it was in Spanish. On the other hand, critics slammed both Glanville and Zarin, stressing that there was no room for racism.

“Nah, there’s lines and Jill’s tirade crossed them,” an X user stressed. “It went beyond opinion when she stated ‘there were no white people,'” another displeased fan pointed out. A third echoed similar sentiments, noting that “Freedom of speech isn’t freedom from consequences.”

Glanville’s reaction to Zarin’s termination follows the latter’s comments about her exit. While speaking to In Touch, Zarin argued that she wasn’t given a chance to clear her name. “I took it down right away. People make mistakes. I’m human,” she said about the since-deleted controversial post.

A source told the outlet that there were many rooting for Zarin’s return to the show, claiming, “Everyone on the Internet is up in arms because they love Jill and were finally getting her back.” The source also slammed E! for removing Zarin from the show, declaring:

“Jill will be back — this won’t keep her down. People love her. That will never change.”

Zarin’s reaction to her exit from the upcoming reunion show follows the confirmation of her removal from the E! program. The Blast covered the story, reporting that the production company in charge of the reunion show announced the news in a statement.

Although Blink49 Studios did not highlight which part of Zarin’s comments had triggered her removal from the upcoming show, they stressed that it played a key part in her exit. “We remain committed to delivering the series in line with our company standards and values,” the production company added.

As stated, Zarin had a major problem with Bad Bunny’s Spanish performance, complaining in a since-deleted Instagram post that she could not understand a word of it. She also labeled it “the worst halftime show ever” and found it inappropriate that the rapper kept grabbing his crotch during his performance.