Actress Rants About Street Closures for Slain NYPD Officer, Loses Job – Crime Online

A girl in New York Metropolis now not has a job after she complained on social media about avenue closures for the funeral of a slain NYPD officer, the New York Publish experiences.

On Friday, Jacqueline Guzman posted a video on TikTok of herself strolling down a avenue that was barricaded for the funeral of 22-year-old officer Jason Rivera.

“We don’t must shut down most of Decrease Manhattan as a result of one cop died for most likely doing his job incorrectly. They kill people who find themselves beneath 22 each single day for no good cause and we don’t shut down town for them,” Guzman said in the video.

She added: “Like that is f**king ridiculous. That is f**king ridiculous. What if any person is having a coronary heart assault on this space. No one can get to them as a result of it’s all blocked off for one f**king cop.”

After the video went viral, Guzman’s employer, Face to Face Movies, issued a press release stating that she was now not employed by the corporate.

“Face to Face Movies has simply been made conscious of an insensitive video involving one among our members, Jacqueline Guzman. Face to Face Movies doesn’t help nor can condone these feedback made about fallen Officer Rivera. Consequently, she is now not a member of our firm,” the corporate stated in a submit on Fb.

Guzman’s biography on the corporate’s web site described her as “a Cuban American actress primarily based in NYC, initially from Hialeah, Florida.” The bio was later faraway from the location, the Publish experiences.

Because the backlash arose, Guzman has reportedly scrubbed her social media accounts, in line with the Publish. She didn’t return a name from the newspaper in search of remark.

Guzman deleted the video nevertheless it was recorded by others and was nonetheless obtainable on-line Sunday.

Police Benevolent Affiliation President Patrick Lynch informed the newspaper: “New Yorkers turned out by the 1000’s yesterday to assist us honor our fallen brother. One particular person spreading hate can’t erase that. This sort of rubbish has polluted the dialog for much too lengthy. We want the New Yorkers who’re standing with us to talk up and push again.”

Rivera died earlier this month after Lashawn McNeil, 47, opened hearth on him and fellow officer Wilbert Mora, 27, at an condo within the Bronx. Mora additionally died.

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[Featured Image: New York Police officers gather along Fifth Avenue for the funeral of Officer Jason Rivera, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Rivera and his partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, were fatally wounded when a gunman ambushed them in an apartment as they responded to a family dispute last week. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)]