Tan France Says He Didn’t Advocate For Bobby Berk’s ‘Queer Eye’ Replacement: ‘My Former Colleague Getting Fired Had Nothing to Do With Me’
variety.comMeredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Tan France — co-host and fashion expert on the Netflix “Queer Eye” series — has addressed the recent allegations that he pushed for the hiring of his friend Jeremiah Brent to replace former cast member and interior design expert Bobby Berk.
In a recent Rolling Stone article, sources claimed that France (with alleged support from co-host Antoni Porowski) “campaigned” for Berk to be replaced with new hire Jeremiah Brent.
Brent is set to join the cast for Season 9. “Yes, I’ve heard what’s going on, and I just want to address one point real quick,” France said in Instagram video post on Mar.
8. “My former colleague getting fired had nothing to do with me trying to get my friend hired.” France continued: “Netflix and the production companies did a full-on casting.
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