The biggest ‘Big Brother’ controversies over the years
nypost.com“Big Brother” is no stranger to controversy. The hit CBS reality series, which returns for Season 26 tonight, has made headlines at times for the wrong reasons since it started airing in 2000.The show follows a group of people living in a house that is under constant surveillance.
Being that they’re recorded 24/7, the houseguests, as they’re called, sometimes do and say offensive things that infuriates viewers at home.In some cases, host Julie Chen Moonves takes the contestants to task for their behavior after they’ve been evicted.Season 26 of the show will feature 16 new players competing against each other to win the $750,000 grand prize.
And they very well may create controversy along the way.Here are the biggest controversies in Big Brother US historySeason 2 contestant Justin Sebik was expelled from the show for holding a knife at Krista Stegall’s throat.Producer Arnold Shaprio told the New York Times that production didn’t intervene because the incident only lasted a second.
He also said Sebik was previously warned twice about his behavior in the house.Season 4 contestant Scott Weintraub was kicked out of the house for being violent.
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