Ramona Singer hit with fierce backlash after posing with controversial figure Daniel Penny
The reality star, 68, posted - and later removed - an Instagram post in which she was posed with Penny.
Penny is the 26-year-old military veteran who was acquitted of homicide charges last year after fatally choking Jordan Neely, 30, in a New York City subway on May 1, 2023.
Neely was homeless, schizophrenic and had past assaulted people on the subway, officials said. Passengers who witnessed the incident said Neely had threatened to kill people and wasn't afraid of death or incarceration.
The outburst spurred Penny to apply a six-minute chokehold on Neely that proved to be fatal.
Dailymail.com has reached out to Singer's reps for further comment on the situation.
The reality star, 68, posted - and later removed - an Instagram post in which she was posed with Penny, the 26-year-old military veteran who was acquitted of homicide charges last year after fatally choking Jordan Neely , 30, in a New York City subway on May 1, 2023
Singer, who appeared on the first 13 seasons of the Real Housewives of New York City since its 2008 debut, posted the shot Friday.
She captioned it, 'So proud Daniel Penny !! #apennysaved #hero.'
The Upper East Side socialite, who has more than 905,000 Instagram followers was pictured with Penny at an event in the Big Apple.
Other notable names such as ex New York Governor David Paterson and ex-NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly were present, Page Six reported.
The comment section was full of scorn, as many criticized the reality star for using her large social media platform to boost Penny.
'Literally murdered another human being in cold blood,' said one user. 'But go off.'
Another told Singer, 'Proud of what exactly? He murdered a homeless man! You are shameless.'
One person told Singer, ' Even for you this is LOW,' while another said, 'This is foul.'
A Reddit thread titled 'For anyone who needs a reminder that Ramona is the POS who ruined RHONY and shouldn't be given a platform again' had more than 3,000 likes and almost 600 replies as of Sunday afternoon.
Ramona spent Mother's Day celebrating with her daughter Avery, 30, with a celebration for her birthday.
Actor Jon Voight, who was appointed to a leadership position in government earlier this yea r by President Donald Trump, said last year he felt that Penny was 'a hero' in how he handled the situation on the subway.
Voight said of Penny - whose acquittal spurred protests from people who said Penny took things too far in the confrontation - 'If you're in that situation, I can easily put myself in that situation.'
The Oscar-winner added, 'I don't know if I would have had the guts that he had to confront, when somebody says, "I'm gonna kill somebody here."
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