Queer Eye Season 8 star accused of not being qualified for his role on the show

Another Queer Eye star has found himself facing fans’ wrath – here is everything you need to know about the ‘Karamo controversy’.

The wholesome feel-good Netflix reality show became the target of several allegations even before the release of Season 8. Fans blamed the production team for Fab Five’s fall and later a Season 8 star publicly accused the team of mismanagement.

Now, Queer Eye star Karamo Brown’s alleged problematic past resurfaced as fans dished on Bobby Berk and Tan France’s apparent falling out. After the ‘Pink Sauce Lady interview’, fans felt Karamo was very unintuitive and superficial.

Things got messier when a TikTok user made several accusations towards an unnamed Fab Five member, who have fans deduced to be Karamo.

Fans slam Karamo Brown for being problematic

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Outside of Queer Eye, Karamo hosts a talk show named ‘Karamo Show’. Things went downhill for Karamo’s media image during the ‘Pink sauce lady interview’.

The interview was held with the viral pink sauce creator, Veronica Shaw, and food critic, Ally, who called out the sauce creator over health and safety concerns.

Many viewers didn’t like the way Karamo chose to side with Veronica during the interview, as they believed Ally was in the right.

One viewer said, “He framed it as a white woman attacking a woman of color. Numerous black women gave Chef Pi a bad review, yet he cherry-picked a lesser-known one who was white to place in front of a black audience. He said, ‘We have to support women of color in business.’

“He made it an issue of race and gender when it was just public safety. It was manipulative, deliberate, and gross. Racism and sexism are serious issues and he wrongly involved them for his own devices. It angers me so much.”

Viewers on Reddit called out Karamo for “gaslighting” Ally and dismissing her legitimate concerns.

A user on Reddit said: “I was shocked when the girl wisely said smth like ‘we both can learn some lessons from this’ and he quipped ‘mainly it’s you who needs to learn.’ Like, she was trying to end the discussion with grace and he wouldn’t have it.”

What is the Queer Eye ‘Karamo controversy’?

In December 2023, a TikTok user uploaded a video claiming that he was friends with a person who dated one of the Fab Fives. He then went on to spill the tea on some behind-the-scenes stories.

He wasn’t surprised by Bobby Berk’s exit from Queer Eye after all the cast drama he had heard from his friend.

He went on to make serious allegations of drug parties, orgies, sexual harassment on set, and a possible threesome with Andy Cohen. From the clues he gave, fans deduced that the Fab Five member was Karamo.

There were no comments from the Queer Eye production team or the cast members on these rumors.

Currently, all eight seasons of the show are available to stream on Netflix, and the next season is scheduled to air in the second half of 2024.