Julie Chen Moonves Says She Wasn't the First Choice to Be 'Big Brother' Host But Reveals Who Was (Exclusive)

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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.”

Grimes has revealed that she came up with the idea for a dick-measuring challenge that Elon Musk proposed with Mark Zuckerburg.Last month, Musk challenged Zuckerberg, who has trained in jiu-jitsu, to a wrestling cage fight. “I’m up for a cage match if he is,” said Musk on Twitter, with Zuckerberg responding via Instagram Stories to say: “Send me location.” Musk then responded by tweeting a proposed location for the fight: “Vegas Octagon.”Responding on Twitter to a screenshot of a conversation on Threads between Zuckerberg and the Wendy’s account, Musk said: “Zuck is a cuck”.

Jessica Chastain recently revealed a "gross" moment during her run on Broadway’s "A Doll’s House" when she had to kiss her costar after she got sick in her mouth. "I can say it now, 'cause we're closed," the "It" actress told Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes on their "Smartless" podcast released Tuesday. "This is really gross, what I'm going to tell you guys," she said after they asked her about her worst moment during the production, which ran from March until June.

star Brynn Whitfield might be new to Bravo, but she's already in the DMs of another Bravolebrity. On the Sunday, August 6 episode of Whitfield, who is among the revitalized cast of the reboot (including ) that premiered last month, told host Andy Cohen that she has been flirting in DMs with Shep Rose from Southern Charm.Whitfield, who has been established as a big flirt on *RHONY—*her tagline is literally, “I love to laugh, but make me mad and I'll date your dad”—confessed to DMing with Rose on Instagram, noting that he messaged her first. “He’s very sweet,” she said.

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.

Emily Ratajkowski wasn’t a fan of Taylor Swift in the past, but now she’s a Swiftie and she doesn’t understand how anyone can dislike the singer.

Todd and Julie Chrisley's lawyer is speaking out about the condition of their prisons. ET spoke to the couple's new lawyer, Jay Surgent, after their children claimed that Todd and Julie are facing «nightmare» conditions behind bars. «I would like to say that they're doing well, but they're not,» Jay, of Weiner Law Group, told ET.

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.

Tori Kelly is on the mend following her hospitalization!

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house can pull some houseguests back in, even years later!On Friday, fans eagerly awaiting the start of season 25 found out one of the big twists waiting for the next batch of players — and it includes three very familiar faces who are coming back to really shake things up.Longtime host Julie Chen Moonves spoke with ET and revealed that three key players from previous seasons are going to be coming back to change things up in a big way.The returning houseguests include Danielle Reyes, Britney Haynes and Frankie Grande!So what does their involvement mean for the gameplay this coming season? "[It] means the game has turned upside down, anything can happen," Julie teased. «Expect the unexpected more than ever.»Reyes famously competed during Season 3, where she came in second place and was regarded as one of the strongest players to ever enter the house.

Jason Aldean‘s music video for his controversial song “Try That in a Small Town” has been edited to be six seconds shorter, but his team claims it has nothing to do with the backlash against the video.

Julie Chen Moonves starts our interview with a prayer. “Heavenly Father, thank you for this beautiful day, and thank you for providing peace and patience,” she begins, after asking if I’d like to contribute or simply listen. I choose the latter and admit that this is a first in the decade I’ve been a journalist.

has seen some truly wild moments, shocking twists and simply inspired, unexpected gameplay. Now, stalwart host Julie Chen Moonves is breaking down some of the show's most memorable and surprising moments.Julie recently spoke with ET, ahead of the forthcoming and shared a few of her favorite shocking moments — starting with Dan Gheesling throwing himself a symbolic funeral.«Season 14, Dan staging his own funeral.

K-pop girl group KISS OF LIFE has apologised for using the N-word in a pre-debut performance clip.Earlier this month, S2 Entertainment launched its new girl group KISS OF LIFE, introduced its members with a series of solo music videos before dropping their self-titled debut mini-album. Following the act’s debut, a clip of Korean-American member Julie performing B.o.B’s 2012 track ‘Strange Clouds’ resurfaced online.The singer was soon swept up in controversy after fans noticed that she had rapped the song’s original lyrics, which included the N-word.

Ahead of Big Brother‘s return to CBS with season 25, Julie Chen Moonves is opening up to ET about who the network originally wanted as host and how much longer she sees herself working on the reality TV competition.

Julie Chen Moonves has revealed that Meredith Vieira was actually offered the Big Brother hosting gig before her.

Dolly Parton‘s not leaving the stage any time soon. In fact, when it comes to retirement, the 77-year-old country star would rather “drop dead” onstage instead of planning her last curtain call.