
'Queer Eye' Star Backs Out Of Press Tour With Claim He Was 'Emotionally Abused For Years'
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The Fab Five of Netflix's makeover series has been plagued with rumors of behind-the-scenes tension for years.
The rollout for the final season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” got off to a shaky start this week when cast member Karamo Brown backed out of a pair of TV appearances at the last minute Tuesday, citing “mental health” concerns.
Brown had been slated to appear on “CBS Mornings” alongside co-stars Jeremiah Brent, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness to promote Season 10 of “Queer Eye,” which debuts Wednesday and is set in Washington, D.C. As the interview kicked off, however, host Gayle King shared a statement from Brown, in which he addressed his absence.
“I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade, which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can’t be there today,” the statement read.
King said Brown’s assistant had also told her that the culture guru was “worried about being bullied,” but did not elaborate.
The four remaining “Queer Eye” stars seemed caught off-guard by Brown’s announcement, and held one another’s hands for the duration of the interview.













