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Susan Sarandon apologises for social media post comparing fallen NYPD rookie officer’s funeral to ‘fascism’

Actress Susan Sarandon has apologized for a social media comment about the funeral of slain NYPD officer where she compared it to ‘fascism’ and called the event ‘insensitive.’

Sarandon, 75, posted a tweet about officer Jason Rivera’s funeral after he was shot and killed in East Harlem on January 21.

Rivera and his partner Wilbert Mora were shot dead after responding to a domestic call which involved a mother and son.

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