The Real Housewives of New York City’s Jill Zarin is rarely at a loss for words, but the Big Apple socialite was shocked speechless when she was pelted with insults for rocking fur on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ annual Worst-Dressed List, released last Friday.
Welsh-born Oscar winner Zeta-Jones topped this year’s list of the least animal-friendly celebs, which also featured Zarin Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, and Kate Hudson. But the Bravo reality personality insists she doesn’t belong on the list. According to Jill, not only she does only wear faux fur, she claims she can’t even remember the last time she wore real minx, or fox, or coon — you get the picture.
“I’m flattered to be placed next to Catherine Zeta-Jones, but I happen to be wearing fake fur,” she told Life & Style. “Adrienne Landau makes the best fake furs.”
Bologna! says the animal-lovin’ zealots. A spokesperson for PETA finds Zarin’s declaration of innocence hard to believe, telling the tab: “I’ll be a monkey’s uncle if that fur is faux, but Zarin’s fondness of the real thing is very well-known, and something she’s never denied.”
Hey PETA, how about respecting “the ethical treatment” of people?