Big Brother 25 contestants react to Luke Valentine’s removal for use of the N-word

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We were in the f***ing cheese room, n****,” Valentine is heard saying before catching himself and saying: “I’m sorry.” “Luke violated the Big Brother code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. His departure was addressed on the show on Thursday with host Julie Chen saying: “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.” The moment where Valentine said the racial slur was then shown. Unpacking the moment as a group, Wurtenberger said: “It was directed toward me in a very casual, using it between friends kind of way, and I think the reaction was, ‘Yo, you gotta go to bed man.’ I walked out like, ‘Did I just hear that?’” Luke Valentine Fields responded: “Listen, I respect exactly what you’re saying Cory, but considering what the situation was, it’s not fair, I think, to try to have this as a family convo.” “I’ve had friends like Luke in the past,” Fields added in a confessional. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “It’s just hard trying to help people understand where you’re coming from, especially being the only Black male in this house.