“Big Brother” contestant was kicked out for breaking silence by using n-word but refused to apologize

The derogatory remark was not aimed at anyone as a targeted slur, but rather casually as he told them, “I’m in the damn cheese shop, [n-word].” He quickly tried replacing the word with “age.”

Jared Fields, the only black man in the house, was in the room and after a pause he said to Valentine, “Yo, you’re off the f*cking edge.” He later explained that he was shocked at the moment and unsure how to react, and for myriad reasons, as detailed Here.

Subsequently, Valentine was removed from the game, and then-head of household Reilly Smedley read a message to houseguests that he had been removed for using a racial slur. Cory Wurtenberger, who was also in the room alongside Hisam Goueli, tried to explain what had happened.

Four days after his removal from home, Valentine has broken his silence on the matter with a new video of him dancing around the topic of his removal Big Brotherbut didn’t apologize.

Shared on his Instagram Stories on Sunday night and again on his X-Page (née Twitter) on Monday afternoon, Valentine appeared to be working out outdoors.

“Hey people. I just want to let you know I’m alive, I’ve arrived and you must keep stoking the flames until next time,” he told his followers. “We can’t burn out, no, no, no, the fires of love will keep burning, baby.”

He ended with a message of thanks “for all the memes”, “all the support, the kind words”. He also added, “Now we’re just waiting for Duke,” although it’s unclear what he meant by that.

Shortly after his removal, CBS released a statement confirming that Valentine had been fired for violating the show’s code of conduct, “and there is zero tolerance on the House for the use of a racial slur.”

While Valentine himself hasn’t specifically addressed the use of the N-word or its removal from the home, his father James said TMZ that his son is definitely not a racist and even has a black family.

According to James, Valentine has a black stepmother and stepsiblings. He also said his stepmother was disappointed when she heard Luke use the racial slur around the house, with James saying he had never heard him use that word before.

He added that Valentine is wrong here and should definitely be more careful about what he says. Fields said something similar in a farewell message he recorded to Valentine. He also doesn’t think his former houseguest is racist and hopes he uses this time to reflect and grow as a person.

The rest of the houseguests continue their 100-day quest for $750,000 big brother 25airs Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.