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The Queer Eye stars are not any strangers to drama.
Placing a gaggle of specialists collectively and having them journey collectively as “finest pals” doesn’t all the time result in lasting friendships off-camera.
However for Karamo Brown to skip out on group interviews and blindside his castmates … oof.
What occurred?
Even earlier than he began ditching interviews, there have been indicators
Earlier than we get into the on-air bombshell, followers had already picked up on one thing being off. The indicators have been there.
Along with the general lack of group promotion forward of Queer Eye‘s tenth and closing season (usually they tour collectively), there was a serious trace on social media.
Karamo had unfollowed three of his co-stars.
He’s not following Tan France, Antoni Porowski, or Jonathan van Ness.
That might be eye-catching even when it occurred years from now. However taking place simply because the present airs its grand finale? That’s drama.
Initially, Karamo would have appeared alongside all 4 of his Queer Eye co-stars on CBS Mornings on Tuesday, January 20.
As an alternative, as you possibly can see within the video above, he was a really conspicuous no-show.
Whereas Jonathan, Tan, Jeremiah, and Antoni confirmed solidarity collectively, Gayle King wished to get the evident omission out of the best way.
Lower than an hour earlier than he was due on digicam, he as an alternative despatched a letter, which Gayle learn aloud.
Moreover, Karamo’s assistant knowledgeable CBS Mornings that the absent star feared being “bullied.”
Who’s making an attempt to ‘destroy’ his peace?
“I hope everybody remembers the primary theme I’ve tried to show them over the previous decade,” Gayle learn from Karamo’s letter.
“Which is to deal with and to guard their psychological well being/peace,” he detailed.
Karamo wrote of guarding one’s peace “from individuals or a world who search to destroy it.”
Dramatically, he added: “Which is why I can’t be there right now.”
This was a shocking declaration. And, even with at the least a couple of minutes’ warning to organize, it left his co-stars (appropriately) shocked.
“Stunned is a good understatement,” Antoni expressed to Gayle.
“I’ll say our ‘Queer Eye’ household, we’ve been doing this for nearly a decade,” he famous, “which is fairly wild to consider.”
Antoni continued: “Households are difficult. And we’re undoubtedly not excluded from that.”
He then added, nonetheless vaguely: “However I feel two issues can exist on the similar time.”
Antoni concluded: “And whereas that’s undoubtedly true, we’re additionally right here to showcase the unbelievable heroes that we now have and honor the legacy of this previous decade of our lives.”
We must always do not forget that there’s loads that we don’t know
After Antoni’s admittedly awkward take, Jonathan chimed in along with his personal take.
“I’d say one factor that I’ve been so honored to study Karamo in that point is that we now have to satisfy individuals we’re they’re at,” he expressed.
“He has taught individuals to heart what they want. And I’m really actually pleased with him,” Jonathan added. “Heart what you want, do the issues that it is advisable to do to handle you. I’d be mendacity if I stated I didn’t really feel like that typically.”
Jonathan concluded: “It’s actually lovely. We do must heart what’s finest for us typically. And I take my hat off to him for doing that right now.”
Clearly, none of that explains any factors of rivalry. This leaves the web guessing. Is the group being imply to him, or is that this an Ashley Tisdale scenario?
On social media, some are Staff Karamo, others are siding along with his now former colleagues. And maybe the wisest of all are Staff No one — as a result of they’re withholding judgment till they know extra.
