Julie Chen Moonves is not only speaking out about what’s to come on Big Brother this season, but she’s also reacting to the treatment of houseguest Taylor Hale, which has caused quite an uproar on social media.
The longtime host, 52, addresses fans who feel the personal stylist is being unfairly targeted by her fellow competitors.
“I am not obsessed with the live feeds, so I haven’t seen every single thing that people are talking about,” she exclusively tells Us. “I can say that if you were to talk to Taylor, I’m not so sure she would feel what everyone is saying, because a lot of things have happened behind her back, which is classic Big Brother.”
Julie touches on microaggressions inside the house, which have prompted former houseguests and members of Big Brother 23’s Cookout alliance to speak out in support of Taylor.
“I will say that microaggressions are real and they happen every day,” the CBS personality says. “When they happen, typically the person who is the offender, a lot of times that is not their intention. I will say the Big Brother house is no different. When you’re put in this house and everyone is your competitor and you see people as a threat, sometimes in playing the game, people will play it so hard and start launching a campaign of, you know, ‘let me trash talk someone behind his or her back.’”
Julie compares the house to high school and “not in a good way” with the “petty jealousies and the game,” adding, “Who is anyone to judge anyone else? We are not in a position to judge. We haven’t walked in that person’s shoes. We have never been in the Big Brother house competing. And I think at the end of the day, we are all flawed. We all need to practice forgiveness and compassion and mercy and grace.”
As far as the live eviction on Thursday, July 14, Julie can’t reveal whether the rumors of Paloma Aguilar leaving the game are true, but says they will be addressed in the episode.
More details on this summer’s twist will also be introduced. “We are going to reveal more angles of the ‘Backstage Boss’ twist on tonight’s show and we have a new twist coming for the houseguests next week,” she explains. “[The houseguests] will have been with each other for a couple of weeks 24/7 and you get to know people. The house guests will have to have “Big Brother bestie.”
Julie adds, “We will have a live competition that is only part one of a multipart competition that will determine power in the house and that’ll play out in the Sunday night show.”
Big Brother 24 airs Wednesdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. and Thursdays live at 9 p.m.
Watch our interview with Julie Chen Moonves above or scroll down to read.
Us Weekly: Hi Julie. So the feeds have been down. What can you tell us at this hour about what’s going on in the house? There’s been some rumors…
Julie Chen Moonves: I cannot address the rumors that are floating around here, however, those rumors will be addressed on tonight’s live eviction show. I said it to you when we first talked before we even launched the season that our first live eviction night would be like no other live eviction night in the history of the game. And boy, is that true? It is going to be a show that is constantly … as I’m talking to you right now, I’m getting texts from Big Brother saying, “OK, the script we sent you late last night is completely changing.” I don’t even know what to expect right now. I can’t wait to get into the office. So yeah, questions will be answered on tonight’s live eviction show.
Us: Is there still a live eviction happening or we don’t even know?
JCM: I cannot address that right now.
Us: What can you say about the twist and how that’s going to affect things?
JCM: We are going to reveal more angles of the “Backstage Boss” twist on tonight’s show and we have a new twist coming for the houseguests next week. All I…
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