‘Big Brother’s’ Julie Chen Moonves Blames Microaggressions Against Taylor Hale on Show’s ‘Pressure Cooker’ Environment

Gameplay getting personal. Big Brother alums and fans alike have called out the season 24 houseguests for their behavior toward contestant Taylor Hale.

Big Brother fans were beside themselves when the news broke that the show WILL be making a big TV return. The reality TV programme aired for a whopping 18 years in the UK, on both Channel 4 and Channel 5, until it was axed in 2018.

— and for fans watching at home — there's been more than the usual fair share of the unexpected.Thursday's live eviction episode was jam-packed with drama and some surprising twists that left some houseguests in tears and others sick to their stomachs, apparently.So, who wound up getting sent packing? Scroll down for the big reveal. Otherwise, here's how everything played out during Thursday's live show.Fresh off the heels of Wednesday's dramatic episode, the house was still reeling from a heated confrontation between Taylor Hale and Daniel Durston in which Daniel screamed at Taylor, somehow blamed her for Paloma Aguilar's self-eviction, and left Taylor in tears.Daniel's tantrum — in concert with his ride-or-die, final-two-pact pal Nicole Layog's cold treatment of Taylor — played a big part in Taylor being brought into a brand new pact of houseguests who feel they've been left out by some of the louder, more self-assured players.

After several of the houseguests’ treatment of fellow contestant Taylor Hale made headlines on Big Brother season 24, things have seemingly escalated amid this week’s “Besties” twist.

“Big Brother” has had a long history of iconic “villains” and players who are so conniving that fans almost respect just how cutthroat they really are. Then, there are players that get fans to simply hate them and root for their downfall and expedient eviction.

already-controversial Daniel Durston cemented his place as one of the most reviled houseguests in recent memory.Daniel has already faced a lot of criticism for his treatment of Taylor Hale, and he even nominated her for eviction in the first week. He's been obsessed with getting her out of the house, and has been working with Nicole Layog toward that goal.On Wednesday, things came to a head when Taylor — who was coupled with Nicole as part of the show's «Bestie Twist» — tried to show some support to an emotional Nicole.

SPOILER ALERT: the house guest evicted on the July 24 episode of “Big Brother” is revealed below.The “Big Brother” Season 24 house guests evicted their first contestant on Sunday after a week of constantly shifting tides and newly formed alliances.Joe “Pooch” Pucciarelli and Taylor Hale were on the chopping block this week. Pooch was sent home in a landslide vote, making him the second contestant to exit the house after Paloma Aguilar decided to leave the competition on her own last week.

weird drama and unexpected moves since day one, after the house seemed to turn on Taylor Hale immediately, largely due to the machinations of Paloma Aguilar.Eventually, Taylor ended up on the chopping block alongside Terrance Higgins, and on the day of reckoning, with almost the entire house chomping at the bit to kick Taylor out -- the houseguests learned some shocking news: Paloma had decided to self-evict for personal reasons.This threw a monkey wrench in one of the big twits that had planned, and effectively served as a «get out of jail free» card for Taylor, and to a lesser extent Terrance.After that fiasco, the houseguests competed in a Head Of Household Competition, which Jasmine Davis ended up winning and therefore became the HOH.When it came time to put some people up on the chopping block, Jasmine stuck with Taylor. Then, in a move of incredible hubris, Joe «Pooch» Pucciarelli volunteered to be a pawn, because he was sure he was solid with everyone in the house, and could easily help get Taylor out.There's a well-known rule in the house: never volunteer to be the pawn, because the pawn goes home.This old adage proved to be true yet again, and the show made no mystery of it at all.

Addressing her departure. Paloma Aguilar didn’t hold back about her decision to leave the Big Brother house early.

“Big Brother” season 24 is shaping up to be one of the most chaotic in recent memory. Before the season even came to its first live eviction episode, one houseguest has already left the competition.

Season 24 is already one of the most unexpected and chaotic in recent memory. Thursday's first live eviction night saw a contestant go home, but not in the way that most expected.Before the live eviction vote could kick off, it was revealed that Paloma Aguilar had decided to leave the house early, due to «a personal matter,» which the show implied was related to the increasing anxiety and stress she dealt with during her week on the show.Paloma's decision to walk — which also makes her only the fifth contestant to ever do so — also threw the show a curveball, and the long-hyped «Backstage Twist» was thrown out all together.Host Julie Chen Moonves explained what the twist would have been to the houseguests, and how things would be changing following Paloma's exit.«This week, five of you were in jeopardy of going home.

Contestant Paloma Aguilar has left the Big Brother 24 house and game ahead of the first live eviction due to “personal issues,” host Julie Chen announced during the Thursday, July 14, live eviction episode.

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Emily Longeretta “Big Brother” Season 24 contestant Paloma Aguilar exited the show during Thursday night’s live episode.“An unexpected turn of events has now changed everything,” host Julie Chen Moonves said at the top of the show. During the episode, Aguilar revealed that she wasn’t sleeping at all and was struggling with her anxiety.

Emily Longeretta Julie Chen Moonves has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Season 24 of “Big Brother.”During Thursday’s episode of E!’s “Daily Pop,” the host of the CBS reality show was asked about the microaggressions that are going on inside the house this season against contestant Taylor Hale.“Microaggressions are real and they happen. I don’t think most people, when they are committing it, that they are even aware of what they’re doing.

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.

“Big Brother” kicked off a new season on Wednesday, and host Julie Chen Moonves had some big twists and turns for the 16 new houseguests who moved into the “Big Brother” household.

 kicked off a new season on Wednesday, and host Julie Chen Moonves had some big twists and turns for the 16 new houseguests who moved into the household.The show began by introducing the new houseguests, four at a time, to the desert festival-themed house, and the Big Brother Fest competition.The guests each got a special pass, which directed them to one of three Big Brother Festival stations — the Porta Potty area, the Merch Stand and the Piercing Station. With five houseguests in each location, that only left one -- Joe 'Pooch' Pucciarelli — to sit in a golden throne as the so-called Backstage Boss.Before revealing what that would actually entail, the three groups of five houseguests all had to face off in different challenges.

The meaning behind the moniker. Julie Chen Moonves tied the knot with her husband, Leslie Moonves, in 2004, but she didn’t start using his last name until 2018 — and she just explained why.