Big Brother casting director Robyn Kass has quit ahead of BB23. Meanwhile, BB21 winner Jackson Michie admitted drug use and addiction, and said he was experiencing withdrawal during the show.
The host of Big Brother, Julie Chen Moonves, gifted both cast and crew Bibles, granola, and BB22-branded face masks with a religious message on them.
A Survivor winner and a Big Brother winner are among the 50+ reality TV cast members participating in the Hearts of Reality fundraiser for Give Kids the World. And several of those cast members have been socializing with each other, without masks, despite the charity’s rules.
Dani Briones apologized to Ian Terry publicly yesterday for mocking his autism and claiming it was an act on the BB22 live feeds. She also apologized to him weeks ago, privately in the jury house, according to Ian.
After a dead-on-arrival 22nd season, Big Brother 23 will happen—but not until the summer of 2021, CBS said. What does that mean for a possible spring Celebrity Big Brother, or for Survivor’s timeslot?
On BB22, Memphis, Dani, and Nicole mocked Ian’s autism, while Christmas worried that Bayleigh would respond violently to being nominated. Meanwhile, an all-white alliance continues to target minorities. All of this is apparently okay with the show’s producers and CBS.
The events of Big Brother 22 point toward (another) fundamental problem with Big Brother: the game introduced in season two just isn’t working any more.
