Jayne Rivera claims there\u2019s \u201cnothing wrong\u201d with father\u2019s casket photos after backlash Instagram: jayne_riveraaInfluencer Jayne Rivera has responded to backlash after she posted images of her posing in front of her father\u2019s casket, saying \u201cthere is nothing wrong with what I posted.\u201d On October 26, influencer Jayne Rivera came under fire after a tweet, that now has over 160,000 likes, showed images she had uploaded to Instagram, posing in front of her father\u2019s open casket. The caption of her original post read: \u201cButterfly fly away. RIP Papi, you were my best friend. A life well-lived.\u201d this Instagram model\u2019s father passed away,,,, and she did a photo shoot with the open casket\u2026. pic.twitter.com\/u1EVNxaajz \u2014 Mac McCann (@MacMcCannTX) October 26, 2021 While many criticized Rivera for her \u2018photoshoot,\u2019 calling it \u201cshocking,\u201d others defended her, arguing that \u201cgrieving comes in many forms.\u201d What is a funeral of not an opportunity to create content \u2014 John-Michael Jalonen (@John_Mike_) October 26, 2021 \u201clol people will do the most insensitive things for internet points these days\u201d \u2014 guy making fun of a lady at her dad\u2019s funeral for internet points \u2014 Jason (@cornerofjustice) October 26, 2021 I already see replies here saying we shouldn\u2019t judge etc. I am indeed trying to be a much less judgmental person. There are limits though. This\u2026 this I judge. \u2014 TheGrandSophy (@TheGrandSophy1) October 26, 2021 On October 27, the influencer gave a statement to NBC News regarding the huge flood of backlash. Although she said she \u201cunderstood the negative reception,\u201d she went on to say that she took the photos \u201cwith the best intentions in a manner my father would have approved with had he still been alive.\u201d \u201cEveryone handles the loss of a loved one in their own ways; some are more traditional while others might come across as taboo,\u201d she continued. \u201cFor me, I treated the celebration as if my father was right next to me, posing for the camera as he had done on many occasions prior.\u201d Rivera also went on to add: \u201cThere is nothing wrong with what I posted, and I stand by that.\u201d The influencer\u2019s Instagram account is not accessible at the time of writing, as she claims that the app has disabled her account \u201cwith no reason given.\u201d Her TikTok account with over 300,000 followers remains active, but the comments on her videos are disabled. It is not clear whether this is a recent change in light of the backlash against her. Posts about the situation are continuing to go viral across multiple social media platforms, as users discuss their view on the appropriateness of the images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jayne Rivera claims there\u2019s \u201cnothing wrong\u201d with father\u2019s casket photos after backlash Instagram: jayne_riveraaInfluencer Jayne Rivera has responded to backlash after she posted images of her posing in front of her father\u2019s casket, saying \u201cthere is nothing wrong with what I posted.\u201d On October 26, influencer Jayne Rivera came under fire after a tweet, that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}