Not again, Big Brother.
In a conversation with Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli Tuesday night, Luke Valentine, the white 30-year-old illustrator from Florida, surprisingly dropped the N-word. “We were in the cheese room, [N-word]!” he said. He quickly caught himself, put his hand to his mouth and said “I’m sorry.” (Update: Valentine has officially been removed from the game.)
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In a conversation with Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli Tuesday night, Luke Valentine, the white 30-year-old illustrator from Florida, surprisingly dropped the N-word. “We were in the cheese room, [N-word]!” he said. He quickly caught himself, put his hand to his mouth and said “I’m sorry.” (Update: Valentine has officially been removed from the game.)
More from TVLineBig Brother's Luke Valentine Removed From Season 25 After Using N-WordBig Brother Season 25 Premiere Recap: Which Houseguest Made the Best First Impression? And What's the New Twist?Watch Big Brother Legends (Including Danielle Reyes!) Unleash New Twist...
- 8/9/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Big Brother Canada has announced its plans to replace live feeds with an edited daily segment, upsetting fans. However, the US version probably won’t follow suit.
‘Big Brother Canada’ removes Live Feeds
Big Brother Canada shocked the Bb community when it announced its plans to replace the 24/7 live feeds with Digital Dailies, beginning in the upcoming season 11. The Dailies will consist of “uncut content from inside the Bbcan house” and will be released weekly throughout the season.
As it’s only a selected portion of the content caught on camera, many fans are concerned that producers will remove anything that doesn’t paint their houseguests in a good light to reduce controversy.
?Calling all #BB24 fans!? Live feeds are officially open!?? Eavesdrop on the houseguests anytime on @paramountplus!? https://t.co/uyjeYqAYwp pic.twitter.com/k9JmnvKk6G
— Big Brother (@CBSBigBrother) July 7, 2022
Live feeds are one of the main...
‘Big Brother Canada’ removes Live Feeds
Big Brother Canada shocked the Bb community when it announced its plans to replace the 24/7 live feeds with Digital Dailies, beginning in the upcoming season 11. The Dailies will consist of “uncut content from inside the Bbcan house” and will be released weekly throughout the season.
As it’s only a selected portion of the content caught on camera, many fans are concerned that producers will remove anything that doesn’t paint their houseguests in a good light to reduce controversy.
?Calling all #BB24 fans!? Live feeds are officially open!?? Eavesdrop on the houseguests anytime on @paramountplus!? https://t.co/uyjeYqAYwp pic.twitter.com/k9JmnvKk6G
— Big Brother (@CBSBigBrother) July 7, 2022
Live feeds are one of the main...
- 2/27/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
They did it. The Cookout just made “Big Brother” history by becoming the first all-Black alliance to make it to the Final 6. Azah Awasum, Derek Frazier, Hannah Chaddha, Kyland Young, Tiffany Mitchell and Xavier Prather sealed the deal during the September 9 double eviction episode after sending Claire Rehfuss and Alyssa Lopez to the jury house. Now, former “Big Brother” Season 15 winner Andy Herren is going on record saying that the Cookout is the reality TV show’s “best alliance” ever. Do you agree?
“The Cookout is the best alliance in ‘Big Brother’ history and I’m glad it is now official,” Herren tweeted. “I know I sound like a broken record but you all don’t respect them enough. It has been Fascinating watching them outplay everyone. Gtfo with the ‘this season is boring’ nonsense.” He also wrote, “History has been made. The Cookout achieved their goal and we will...
“The Cookout is the best alliance in ‘Big Brother’ history and I’m glad it is now official,” Herren tweeted. “I know I sound like a broken record but you all don’t respect them enough. It has been Fascinating watching them outplay everyone. Gtfo with the ‘this season is boring’ nonsense.” He also wrote, “History has been made. The Cookout achieved their goal and we will...
- 9/10/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Big Brother has been on the air for 20 years.
The series has been a success story for CBS, but it has also been filled with controversial houseguests.
While most of the action is cut down to three one-hour episodes every week, the series has a 24-hour live feed that gives viewers a closer look into what goes on in the house.
We're running down the most controversial houseguests.
Jack Matthews (Season 21)
Matthews found himself in trouble for comments that viewers found both racist and aggressive.
He did not get on with fellow houseguest, Kemi Fakunle, and said to his allies that he wanted to "stomp a mudhole through" her chest.
He also called her "disgusting" and a "maggot" during their time in the house.
Matthews also courted controversy when called Asian-American houseguest Isabella Wang a "rice pudding."
Julie Chen asked Matthews about his comments upon his eviction, and he apologized to Fakunle,...
The series has been a success story for CBS, but it has also been filled with controversial houseguests.
While most of the action is cut down to three one-hour episodes every week, the series has a 24-hour live feed that gives viewers a closer look into what goes on in the house.
We're running down the most controversial houseguests.
Jack Matthews (Season 21)
Matthews found himself in trouble for comments that viewers found both racist and aggressive.
He did not get on with fellow houseguest, Kemi Fakunle, and said to his allies that he wanted to "stomp a mudhole through" her chest.
He also called her "disgusting" and a "maggot" during their time in the house.
Matthews also courted controversy when called Asian-American houseguest Isabella Wang a "rice pudding."
Julie Chen asked Matthews about his comments upon his eviction, and he apologized to Fakunle,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Andy Herren, the winner of Big Brother 15, has criticized the CBS reality show's lack of diverse houseguests after saying he is "bitter" that production did not ask for him to return.
Herren released a statement via Twitter on Saturday on the matter.
“It is important to speak up because Big Brother has always had a problem with minority representation,” Herren said.
“There are usually at most two Black houseguests and one gay houseguest and Latino and Asian representation is even worse.”
He noted that “straight white males compromise 12 of the 21 winners of the show, which is so crazy when you really break it down.”
Herren added, “Gay houseguests, for example, [they] are never afforded this luxury. There is always just one. They are simply a side character — an obstacle for the straight people to overcome on their way to the finish line.”
Andy previously opened up about not being asked back...
Herren released a statement via Twitter on Saturday on the matter.
“It is important to speak up because Big Brother has always had a problem with minority representation,” Herren said.
“There are usually at most two Black houseguests and one gay houseguest and Latino and Asian representation is even worse.”
He noted that “straight white males compromise 12 of the 21 winners of the show, which is so crazy when you really break it down.”
Herren added, “Gay houseguests, for example, [they] are never afforded this luxury. There is always just one. They are simply a side character — an obstacle for the straight people to overcome on their way to the finish line.”
Andy previously opened up about not being asked back...
- 6/29/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Happy Friday and weekend, fellow Big Brother fans. We've got some more Big Brother alumni news to share with you guys today. It turns out that another one of the former females of the Big Brother house has spawned a possible, future Big Brother player! According to a recent report from the folks over at insidethebbhouse.com , the former houseguest that we are talking about is none other than Amanda Zuckerman from the show's racist season 15. It aired way back in the summer of 2013. Wow, it's so hard to believe that was almost six years ago already. I swear time flies at the speed of light these days. Anyways, getting back to Amanda Zuckerman. Some of you long time fans might remember her. She pretty much ran the house during her season. She hooked up with pizza boy McCrae Olson while she was in the house, and they were locked...
- 12/22/2018
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
"Big Brother" star GinaMarie Zimmerman got sleepy … very, very sleeeepy at a comic book expo ... where a hypnotist made her a zombie. It's an amazing performance. It took just 5 minutes to put her in another world. Words can't do it justice … you gotta watch. GinaMarie's first question when she came to ... "Did I get naked?" She was on "Big Brother," after all. Read more...
- 7/28/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Aaryn Gries, the woman whose racist rants goosed the rating of "Big Brother 15," has tied the knot. Aaryn married Bf Nick Williams in Montgomery, TX Saturday, and some of her fellow castmates were on hand to cheer them on. GinaMarie Zimmerman served as bridesmaid, as Spencer Clawson and Jeremy McGuire looked on. It was a pretty fancy affair ... they served bacon-wrapped quail during cocktail hour. Aaron famously went off on an Asian contestant, telling her to "go make rice.
- 5/10/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Big Brother introduced eight of this season’s 16 competitors in Part 1 of the Season 16 premiere, in which host Julie Chen announced two game-changing new twists.
Meet The Contestants
Paola ‘Pow Pow’ Shea is a 27-year-old DJ, who has posed for Maxim and is an avid gamer. She’s looking to use her womanly wiles to manipulate the men of the house, “even the ugly ones!”
Donny Thompson, 42, is a school groundskeeper and definitely one of the most visually recognizable housemates this season. His big beard looks straight out of Duck Dynasty, and his claim to fame is that he was the janitor at Kellie Pickler’s high school.
Cody Calafiore, 23, a sales account executive, is a former professional soccer player. For his introduction package, he parades around shirtless on the soccer field – yes, ladies and gentlemen, he is single. According to his online bio, he’s also a member of...
Meet The Contestants
Paola ‘Pow Pow’ Shea is a 27-year-old DJ, who has posed for Maxim and is an avid gamer. She’s looking to use her womanly wiles to manipulate the men of the house, “even the ugly ones!”
Donny Thompson, 42, is a school groundskeeper and definitely one of the most visually recognizable housemates this season. His big beard looks straight out of Duck Dynasty, and his claim to fame is that he was the janitor at Kellie Pickler’s high school.
Cody Calafiore, 23, a sales account executive, is a former professional soccer player. For his introduction package, he parades around shirtless on the soccer field – yes, ladies and gentlemen, he is single. According to his online bio, he’s also a member of...
- 6/26/2014
- Uinterview
It was probably a hard transition into the real world after living in the "Big Brother 15" house -- at least for the contestants who were caught on camera saying racist, homophobic or misogynistic things. GinaMarie Zimmerman actually lost her job because of it. Luckily she has a backup plan.
Zimmerman tells TMZ that despite the fact that her friends feel she is too old for the men's magazine (Gm was 32 last summer when she did "Big Brother"), she's determined to be in it. So much so that she made some sample photos, one of which is above.
"I'm a huge fan of Playboy and a collector," says Zimmerman. "So I took these pictures on my own to show people you can do anything no matter what age."
Something tells us her age might not have anything to do with not getting asked to pose for Playboy.
Zimmerman tells TMZ that despite the fact that her friends feel she is too old for the men's magazine (Gm was 32 last summer when she did "Big Brother"), she's determined to be in it. So much so that she made some sample photos, one of which is above.
"I'm a huge fan of Playboy and a collector," says Zimmerman. "So I took these pictures on my own to show people you can do anything no matter what age."
Something tells us her age might not have anything to do with not getting asked to pose for Playboy.
- 4/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
"Big Brother" star GinaMarie Zimmerman is certainly at home in front of the cameras, and now she wants to pose naked for them ... Playboy's cameras, to be exact. The former pageant coordinator -- who was famously booted from her job after her racist comments on the show -- tells TMZ her new goal is to be in Playboy. Zimmerman says all her friends feel she's too old to do it, but she's determined to make it.
- 4/2/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"Big Brother" star GinaMarie Zimmerman -- who called welfare "n****r insurance" on the show and got fired from her job as a result -- says all is now good between her and the African-American community.GinaMarie was leaving a convention in Queens when she told our photog that all the hate she received for dropping an n-bomb on TV is behind her.As for the special pass she claims black people gave her ... we'll let her explain that one.
- 3/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler had a few choice words today for the young women who generated negative headlines during last summer’s edition of Big Brother. Echoing what CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves told reporters last summer, Tassler said she was “mortified” by racist and homophobic comments made by houseguests like Aaryn Gries.
The timing of Gries behavior and that of GinaMarie Zimmerman was equally abhorrent, Tassler said. ”We have to look at last summer as a confluence of events with what was going with Treyvon Martin and Paula Deen. It was an extraordinary series of events that were dominating the news waves.
The timing of Gries behavior and that of GinaMarie Zimmerman was equally abhorrent, Tassler said. ”We have to look at last summer as a confluence of events with what was going with Treyvon Martin and Paula Deen. It was an extraordinary series of events that were dominating the news waves.
- 1/15/2014
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
[Warning: Do not proceed if you have not watched Wednesday's finale.] In the end, it was Andy Herren who came out on top on Big Brother. The 26-year-old, a Chicago-based public-speaking professor, laid low during much of the season, aligning with power players and not ruffling any feathers -- a key point that would ultimately give Herren the $500,000 grand prize with a landslide 7-2 vote over fellow Exterminator GinaMarie Zimmerman. After the finale aired Wednesday evening, Herren spoke to The Hollywood Reporter in Studio City, Calif., about his plans for the $500,000, what
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- 9/19/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Another double eviction, another lively Big Brother. Whose game came to an end? [Warning: Spoilers ahead from Thursday's live double-eviction episode.] CBS wasted no time touting the 500th episode milestone for the summer staple, with host Julie Chen mentioning the landmark at the very top of the hour. It's Day 77, by the way. Head of Household GinaMarie Zimmerman surprised the only power duo left in the house, Amanda Zuckerman and McCrae Olson, nominating them for eviction. Amanda believed that GinaMarie's nominations were purely personal, that she was "jealous" of her relationship with McCrae. (Not so.) After
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- 9/5/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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