In a now-deleted viral TikTok video, actress Jacqueline Guzman complained about the massive funeral that was held on Friday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for murdered NYPD Officer Jason Rivera.
The New York City-based actress is now out of a job after her expletive-filled rant, where she insisted that the city didn’t need to be shut down for “one f**cking cop” and that his death was likely the result of his failure to properly do his job.
Rivera was killed on Jan. 21 by a suspect while responding to a domestic dispute in Harlem and a second police officer, Wilbert Mora, died days later.
Thousands lined Manhattan’s streets to mourn the 22-year-old Rivera, causing street closures throughout the city.
Guzman was not pleased and claimed in the video, “We do not need to shut down most of Lower Manhattan because one cop died for probably doing his job incorrectly.”
“They kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason and we don’t shut down the city for them,” Guzman declared.
While there is no evidence that NYPD officers “kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason,” there were 485 recorded homicides in the city last year.
Guzman then showed the blocked off streets and concluded, “Like this is f**king ridiculous. This is f**king ridiculous. What if somebody is having a heart attack in this area? Nobody can get to them because it’s all blocked off for one f**king cop.”
It is unclear if Guzman feels the same way about the Thanksgiving Day parade or for sports championship celebrations but certainly, there are times when a city might block off streets for various events.
Complaining about the Officer Rivera’s funeral on 5th Ave NYC pic.twitter.com/n08Te6OaaB
— Blue Lives Matter 💎 (@RetiredNYCPD) January 29, 2022
Guzman’s employer, Face to Face Films, quickly got ahead of the backlash and announced her firing on its Facebook page Saturday.
“Face to Face films has just been made aware of an insensitive video involving one of our members, Jacqueline Guzman. Face to Face Films does not support nor can condone these comments made about fallen Officer Rivera. As a result, she is no longer a member of our company,” a statement read.
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