Big Brother star Luke Valentine is lastly breaking his silence after he was kicked off the present for his use of the N-word.
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ICYMI, season 25 of the truth competitors present received off to a really tough begin when the 24/7 reside feeds captured the 30-year-old utilizing the racial slur throughout a dialog with a number of of the opposite contestants. Early final Wednesday, he mentioned:
“I’m in the f**king cheese room, n****.”
Realizing what he’d completed, he laughed and lined his mouth, earlier than trying to appropriate himself by including “dude” — however the harm was completed. His housemates seemed horrified as he tried to brush previous it:
“Anyways, we were in the f**king cheese room.”
You can see the viral second (under):
— v (@ViralMaterialz) August 9, 2023
Immediately, followers of the CBS present demanded he face penalties for his actions — and the present shortly did simply that, releasing a press release citing their zero-tolerance coverage for racism of any sort:
“Luke violated the ‘Big Brother’ code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. He has been removed from the house. His departure will be addressed in Thursday night’s show.”
During Thursday’s episode, host Julie Chen Moonves additionally addressed the disgraced BB star’s departure from the present:
“It was an emotional 24 hours in the Big Brother house as the houseguests learned that one of their own broke the Big Brother Code of Conduct and was removed from the game.”
But eradicating him from the present doesn’t essentially imply he realized his lesson! In truth, it’s coming throughout as the other of that…
On the truth TV alum’s Instagram Stories Sunday, he didn’t take ANY type of accountability for what he did, saying:
“Hey, guys. Just letting you know, I’m alive, I’ve arrived and you gotta keep the flames stoked until next time. We can’t burn out, no, no, no, the fires of love will continue to burn, baby.”
Fires of affection? A racial slur isn’t precisely a phrase of affection…
As if that wasn’t questionable sufficient, he later added was grateful for the “memes” and “support”:
“So thank you for all the memes, thank you for all the support, the kind words.”
Seriously?! Not even an apology?
Seems like Big Brother dodged a MAJOR challenge by kicking him off the present early. We can’t think about what may’ve probably occurred in the long term had he stayed. So, so disrespectful.
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