Actress Jacqueline Guzman threatened with shock violence and branded ‘enemy number one’ after rant about co… – The US Sun
AN ACTRESS has been branded "enemy number one" after her online rant over streets being closed for NYPD cop Jason Rivera's funeral.
Jacqueline Guzman was fired from Face to Face Films after the now-deleted TikTok video on Friday in which she slammed the closures as "f***ing ridiculous."
"We do not need to shut down most of Lower Manhattan because one cop died for probably doing his job incorrectly," she said as she walked along the empty street.
"They kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason and we don’t shut down the city for them.
“Like this is f**king ridiculous. This is f**king ridiculous. What if somebody is having a heart attack in this area," she continued.
"Nobody can get to them because it’s all blocked off for one fu***** cop.”
The actress was harshly criticized for the video posted as 22-year-old Rivera's wife delivered a heartbreaking eulogy to the slain officer and his colleague Wilbert Mora.
They were both fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call on January 21.
"Jacqueline Guzman needs to be kicked out of NY," one Twitter user wrote.
Others branded her a "cop hater" and told her to "keep your opinions to yourself."
"If I were you I’d plan on moving out of NYC ASAP," one person said.
"You have to be public enemy # 1 to every NYC Cop!"
Another commented: "One of the most idiotic and insensitive posts you could make about a fallen police officer.
"Not only will your employer cancel you, but so will everyone else."
"Well Jacqueline Guzman you're famous now, congratulations," one person responded to her video.
"Although our fallen officers can’t walk anymore, they are the reason why you can today."
A Twitter user added: "This level of absolute ignorance, indoctrination, and stupidity is why we are where we are.
"Jacqueline Guzman is the poster girl for why our society is going to s**t."
It came after NYPD officers called her video "disrespectful."
"If this is the only way she can get publicity, I feel very sorry for her," one officer told the New York Post.
He added that it was “totally disrespectful, not only to the NYPD but to all New York residents and to all humans."
Guzman was fired this weekend from the film and theater company Face to Face Films.
“Face to Face Films has just been made aware of an insensitive video involving one of our members, Jacqueline Guzman," the company said on Facebook.
"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."
According to Guzman's bio on the company's website, she is a Cuban-American actress originally from Miami, Florida.
On Sunday, a New York City math teacher also lost his job after a comment on Friday's funeral.
Coney Island Prep confirmed to the New York Post that Chris Flanigan no longer works for the school.
He had posted a video to his Instagram story showing the flood of police officers in New York on Friday.
“5/30/20: NYPD SUV drives into a crowd of protestors. Ideal conditions for reciprocity," the teacher wrote by the picture.
“We do not condone or promote violence of any sort," the school said in a statement.
“The teachers and staff of Coney Island Prep are public servants, and like all public servants, we hold ourselves to a much higher standard.
“We work hard to serve the young people in our community, and we know our police officers do as well, taking innumerable risks, to keep our city safe.”
Flanigan has claimed that his post was "misconstrued," however.
“I respect the NYPD. I do not condone violence,” he insisted on Sunday.
“A 22-year-old police officer murdered in the line of duty is reprehensible. I’m devastated by that.”
He claimed he was only attempting to highlight the "vulnerability" of the officers in the crowd.
A man was also criticized for threatening to "f**k up" police funerals just days before Officer Mora is laid to rest.
Terrell Harper allegedly posted disturbing videos to his Instagram account with pictures of Rivera's wake.
“That’d have been a wet dream to f**k that funeral up, bro,” he allegedly said.
“I can’t wait. I’m looking for the next cop funeral. I’m gonna f**k it up, bro. I’m gonna f**k that s**t up. That’ll make news ASAP.”
Streets along Fifth Avenue were closed on Friday for Rivera's funeral and hundreds of NYPD cops lined the streets in tribute.
Rivera and Mora, 27, had been attending an incident involving a mother and son in Harlem, New York City, when they were gunned down.
The rookie officer had been on the job for barely a year.
Mora was an officer for four years. He will be buried next week.
The suspect in their deaths, Lashawn McNeil, 47, died in hospital on Monday.
He was hit with two bullets by a third officer after he tried to run away from the scene.
Mayor Eric Adams says he believes the actions of the third officer saved the lives of others.
Their deaths come after a deadly 2021 when the number of on-duty officers killed increased by more than 58 percent.
Last year, 73 officers were killed: 44 in the south, 13 in the west, 12 in the midwest, and 4 in Puerto Rico and outlying territories.
Sixty-one of the deaths involved firearms.
It was the first time in years that the number of officers killed had reached more than 60.
Another 56 died in accidental deaths while on duty in 2021.
The Officer Down Memorial Page shows that deaths for officers this year are also already up by 57 percent.
So far in January, 25 cops have died in the line of duty, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Four were killed by gunfire, two struck by a vehicle, and two others by vehicular assault.
Two officers died in a car crash and one in an accidental death.
Another 14 died of Covid, it reports.
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