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New Reports Describe Hot-Mic Incident Behind Karamo Brown’s Queer Eye Rift

Tabloid reports describe a hot-mic incident said to have triggered the split, with details attributed to unnamed sources.

Overview

  • Karamo Brown skipped multiple live interviews promoting Queer Eye’s final season, citing years of feeling mentally and emotionally abused and a need to protect his peace.
  • Fresh articles summarize unnamed insider accounts that Charmaine Brown was given production headphones in Washington, D.C., where she allegedly heard Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness criticizing Karamo.
  • The reported remarks centered on his appearance and wardrobe before shifting to complaints about his guidance as the show’s life coach, according to TMZ and the Daily Mail.
  • Insiders claim the conversation created an immediate rift, with Karamo unfollowing Tan, Antoni, and Jonathan on social media while remaining publicly aligned with Jeremiah Brent; Antoni later posted about family complexity.
  • Netflix and most cast members have not substantively addressed the on-set claims, and the hot-mic accounts remain uncorroborated beyond Karamo’s statements and his assistant’s note to Today.