Big Brother was plunged into a race row early Wednesday morning after Luke Valentine was caught shouting the n-word on the livestream.
The participant was having a chat with his co-stars, Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger, and Goueli, when he made the slur.
‘We were in the f**king cheese room, n****,’ the 30-year-old said before quickly correcting himself, laughing: ‘Dude’.
‘Anyways, we were in the f**king cheese room…’
‘Yo, you’re off the f**king ledge,’ a co-star said, as others urged him to go to bed.
He insisted: ‘It wasn’t what you thought… I was going to call him a narwhal.’
The tape startled viewers, who raced to Twitter to debate the scenes, demanding for Luke to be fired from the show.
‘This shouldn’t even be up for debate, Luke should be immediately expelled for saying that & the fact he was able to stay there over night is ridiculous! #bb25,’ a fan fumed.
‘Cancel tomorrow’s live eviction and expelled Luke. That disgusting how he just casually said the N word,’ another agreed. ‘This type of behavior shouldn’t be tolerated expelled Luke now #BB25 [sic].’
‘Luke said the N word so hello @CBSBigBrother get him out and let Kristen stay this week! Period! #BB25,’ one said.
‘I’m really not going to focus on anything else until Luke gets expelled. Period,’ a follower posted. ‘He laughed off saying the n word and does not seem remorseful at all about it.
‘Get him out so we can focus back on the game. #bb25.’
As a commenter added: ‘Expel Luke Now his behavior is unacceptable every season this happens there has to be consequences. #BB25.’
Big Brother and CBS executives have yet to comment on the clip.
This isn’t the show’s first brush with scandal; only last year, a video of Kyle Capener discussing alliances in the house went viral.
The participant was seen claiming that the different Houseguests were joining together to beat white candidates in livestream footage that did not make the final edit of the show.
why did i just wake up to luke dropping the n word?????? #BB25
— j 🙂 (@scorpih0e19) August 9, 2023
I’m really not going to focus on anything else until Luke gets expelled. Period. He laughed off saying the n word and does not seem remorseful at all about it. Get him out so we can focus back on the game. #bb25
— Eden Abebe (@EdenAbebe90) August 9, 2023
I’m just going through here liking all the posts asking for Luke to be removed from the Big Brother house b/c I don’t know what else we can do?
Cancel the eviction and remove him. There is no excuse and no other action will be enough. Remove him today. #bb25
— Kaitlyn O (@KatsRandomTakes) August 9, 2023
This shouldn’t even be up for debate, Luke should be immediately expelled for saying that & the fact he was able to stay there over night is ridiculous! #bb25
— Wesley (@Wesley_Blanton) August 9, 2023
‘Those six with that background it looks very similar to the Cookout, with a very diverse background,’ he said in the clip.
‘They’ve all expressed why they’re in this game. Joseph – more middle eastern representation in TV. Indy – there’s never been a Brazilian contestant or winner. Everyone has those strong that all coincide.
‘I look at our alliance and it’s great because it was based out of necessity and our backs were against the wall and that’s what brought us together, take away that necessity or the fear of risk of bigger alliance out there… I don’t know.’
Kyle expressed’regret’ for the statements he made following his leave in a discussion with Entertainment Weekly.
‘Mid-game, I definitely made some generalized thoughts and comments that had no foundation at all, and I deeply regret,’ he told the outlet. ‘They never should have brought up in Big Brother 24.
‘And I hate that I’m the person that has to have that self-reflection time. I talked with everyone in the house, and they’ve all been so open and so willing to help me through this process and help me see it from their perspective and share experiences that have been eye opening to me.
‘And I now own it moving forward after the game. It’s up to me to continue that process, continue finding resources, and having those conversations moving forward.
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