'Big Brother' Season 25 Twist Revealed -- See What Familiar Faces Are Returning to Shake Up the House!

Big Brother star Luke Valentine is finally breaking his silence after he was kicked off the show for his use of the N-word.

getting kicked off the show for dropping the n-word on camera — and he’s not apologizing.Valentine, 30, a Florida-based illustrator, was a house guest on Season 25 of the hit CBS reality show, which premiered Aug. 2 and features 17 contestants competing for a $750,000 prize.A 24/7 live feed of the house is available to stream on Paramount+.

“Big Brother”  confronted the elephant in the house during Thursday’s episode, when viewers were told that houseguest Luke Valentine was thrown off the show after he was seen uttering the N-word while being filmed for the live feed.

may be beloved as much for its teen love triangle plot as for the songs that go with it. The fan-favorite Amazon Prime Video show released its seventh episode on Friday, featuring Phoebe Bridgers' return to the show’s soundtrack.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of Thursday night’s Big Brother episode.

when the show was forced to address the removal of contestant Luke Valentine after he was caught on camera casually using a racial slur in the house.As Thursday's show began, fans got to see what has been playing out over the past few days leading up to the live eviction show — including when Luke was caught dropping the n-word while in the middle of a conversation with Jared Fields, who is Black, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli. The hot mic picked up Luke blurting out, «I'm in the f**king cheese room, n***a,» while talking with Cory, who is white.Luke, a 30-year-old illustrator from Coral Springs, Florida, tried to laugh it off before pausing and attempting to correct his language by saying the word «dude,» instead.

Ethan Slater is making his return to Broadway… and heading to Camelot!On Wednesday, the official Instagram page for revealed principal cast members and their roles. «Hear ye, here ye! Ethan Slater joins the Broadway cast of Spamalot as The Historian/Prince Herbert.#SpamalotBway #Broadway #musical #FindYourGrail #Ni #theater #NYC,» the post read.Along with the picture of Slater's role of The Historian/Prince Herbert, was a headshot with a cropped crown on his head.A post shared by Monty Python’s Spamalot (@spamalotbway)Slater's latest role will mark his first return to the stage since starring as SpongeBob Squarepants in in 2017.

No stranger to controversy, Big Brother has another big one on its hands. Houseguest Luke Valentine, who is white, dropped the N-word during a conversation with Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli Tuesday night. “We were in the f****** (inaudible) room, n****”, he said before quickly catching himself and saying “I’m sorry.”

Spamalot is returning to Broadway in the fall and we’ve just learned that Ethan Slater will be part of the cast.

Kevin Costner's divorce with ex Christine Baumgartner is only one of the many splits to send shock waves from Hollywood this summer. From Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello to Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, and "The Bear" star Jeremy Allen White and Addison Timlin, celebrity divorce lawyers shared insight as to what could potentially be fueling the fires behind this season's relationship splits.

her latest boyfriend, “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater, looks a little too similar to the pop star’s brother, Frankie Grande. A vaguely unsettling video posted to TikTok by user Sam Stryker, which compared the two men side-by-side, has now gone viral, receiving over 2.6 million views and thousands of comment from fans wondering if the “Thank U, Next” singer is aware of the surprising similarities.Both the “SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!” starand the “Big Brother” alum have round brown eyes, thin lips, and a slim gap between their two front teeth.Looking at the two images, Stryker says: “I can’t unsee it.” “THE TEETH, THE NOSE, THE EYES, THE EARS, EVEN THE HAIRLINE IS THE SAME,” one fan practically screamed in the comments.

may be beloved as much for its teen love triangle plot as for the songs that go with it. The fan-favorite Amazon Prime Video show released its sixth episode on Friday, making a splash with what multiple sources say is a preview of Taylor Swift's «Delicate (Taylor's Version).» The song, featured at the beginning of this week's episode, seemingly offers fans a taste of Swift's yet-to-be-released rerecording of.

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 — including a mysterious 17th houseguest that wasn't revealed until the closing moments of the night and shook things up in a big way for both contestants and fans alike.The show began by introducing the new houseguests — eight at a time, instead of just four, like usual — and introduced them to the very narrative-driven new Big Brother Multiverse house theme.(The Multiverse is kind of complicated but revolves around three previous contestants breaking in and causing a rift in space and time that is reflected in the design of the house. Check out our exclusive house tour for a better, more in-depth explanation.)After getting a chance to meet each other, the guests were then instructed to enter the house and head right to the backyard to compete in a series of different challenges — each based on a different «universe» from the house.

is about to kick off — which means a whole new house theme for fans to enjoy and for the houseguests to navigate over the next three months.Ahead of the season 25 premiere, stalwart host Julie Chen Moonves invited ET for an exclusive tour of the house, so fans can get pumped up for the excitement to come.«The Multiverse is the theme for season 25,» Julie explained. «What does that mean? That means the game has turned upside down, anything can happen.

Get ready, Big Brother fans — it’s time to meet the houseguests competing on season 25 this summer.

Big Brother is BACK!

CBS has announced the 16 new Houseguests who will be moving into the Big Brother house for Season 25, including a Deaflympics Gold Medalist, Brand Strategist, Exterminator, Geriatric Physician, Professional Flutist, Political Consultant and a DJ from Australia, among others.

The 25th season of “Big Brother” is getting ready to roll, and in advance of next week’s premiere a trio of show legends crashed the house to make a big reveal.

Ethan Slater‘s estranged wife is letting her thoughts be known regarding the difficult situation involving the actor and Ariana Grande.

Ariana Grande has moved on following her split from husband Dalton Gomez — with a fellow Ozian!The actress and singer is dating co-star Ethan Slater, a source confirmed to ET on July 20.«Ariana and Ethan recently started dating. They have a lot in common and have a lot of fun,» the source shared at the time.