Actress fired after ranting about street closures for NYPD Detective Jason Rivera’s funeral

A New York Metropolis actress was fired from her theater firm for mouthing off concerning the inconvenience of road closures for slain cop Jason Rivera’s funeral — a vile on-line rant she shortly deleted after it went viral.

“We don't have to 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 below 22 each single day for no good cause and we don’t shut down town for them,” mentioned Jacqueline Guzman on the clip, which appeared on TikTok below the deal with @vinylboobs.

Thousands of NYPD officers attend the funeral for fallen Detective Jason Rivera on Jan. 28, 2022.
1000's of NYPD officers attend the funeral for fallen Detective Jason Rivera on Jan. 28, 2022.
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Funeral for NYPD Detective Jason Rivera
Rivera was given a hero’s farewell at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Guzman spoke as she filmed herself Friday strolling down an empty road, which had been barricaded off.

She went on to pan the digicam to the closed road.

“Like that is f–king ridiculous. That is f–king ridiculous. What if any individual 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,” she ranted.

A member profile of Guzman's on facetofacefilms.net
Guzman has been recognized as an actor with Face to Face Movies in New York Metropolis.
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The Twitter account of Jacqueline Guzman
The TikTok video sparked outrage.
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Condemnation of Guzman was swift.

“New Yorkers turned out by the 1000's yesterday to assist us honor our fallen brother. One particular person spreading hate can not erase that. This type 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,” PBA president Patrick Lynch mentioned.

Officer Jason Rivera
Officer Jason Rivera was killed on Jan. 21 whereas responding to a 911 name in Harlem.
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One Brooklyn cop mentioned the video was “completely disrespectful, not solely to the NYPD however to all New York residents and to all people. If that is the one method she will be able to get publicity, I really feel very sorry for her.”

The title of Guzman’s performing firm, Face to Face Movies, and different private particulars about her have been posted to social media.

“Face to Face Movies has simply been made conscious of an insensitive video involving considered one of our members, Jacqueline Guzman. Face to Face Movies doesn't assist nor can condone these feedback made about fallen Officer Rivera. Because of this, she is now not a member of our firm,” the corporate posted on its Fb web page.

Anthony Laura, the founding father of Face to Face, mentioned Guzman was an actress with the movie and theater firm however declined to say extra.

Face to Face Films has denounced Guzman's comments regarding the funeral held for NYPD Officer Rivera.
Face to Face Movies has denounced Guzman’s feedback concerning the funeral held for NYPD Officer Rivera.
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“Every thing is within the assertion,” he mentioned.

Guzman’s bio on the Face to Face web site, which was later eliminated, mentioned she “is a Cuban American actress based mostly in NYC, initially from Hialeah, Florida.”

Warning: Graphic language.

Guzman had taken down her social media accounts by Saturday night time. She didn't instantly return a name looking for remark.

Though she had deleted the video, it continued to flow into on social media as a result of it had been copied and reposted by different customers. 

Extra reporting by Joe Marino

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