Amid rumors of a feud on Queer Eye, it has been revealed that Karamo Brown’s feud with his former co-stars sparked after his mother witnessed the cast members trash-talking him during a heated mic.
The incident happened last summer while the Fab Five were filming season 10 of the Netflix series in Washington, D.C., when Karamo brought his mother, Charmaine Brown, to the set one day, a source told TMZ on Wednesday.
Charmaine was given headphones and allowed to observe production closely.
Reports claim that after Karamo, 45, left the group, co-stars Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness and others were overheard criticizing their co-stars and criticizing some of Karamo’s life choices.
After hearing their statements, Charmaine reportedly went to her son and relayed their comments. Mr. Karamo’s response was to immediately sever ties with Mr. Porowski, 41, France, 42, and Van Ness, 38, according to people familiar with the matter.
The only other Queer Eye star who appears to be close with Karamo is Jeremiah Brent, the only co-star that Karamo still follows on Instagram.
Representatives for Brown and the rest of the Queer Eye cast did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Rumors of a “Queer Eye” feud surfaced after Karamo abruptly canceled a “CBS Morning” appearance with the cast on Tuesday.
After Brown bailed “less than an hour” before the group was scheduled to take the stage, co-host Gayle King read out a letter Brown had written, explaining that she skipped the interview because she was “worried about being bullied.”
“I hope everyone remembers the central themes that I have tried to teach over the last 10 years,” King, 71, said in a statement.
“It’s about focusing on their mental health and peace and protecting it from people and the world that would try to destroy it. That’s why I can’t be there today.”
At the time, Porowski, 41, reacted with surprise to Karamo’s confession, but acknowledged that the Queer Eye family was “complicated.”
“Our Queer Eye family, we’ve been doing this for almost 10 years. It’s an incredibly outrageous story, and families are complicated, and we’re by no means excluded from that,” the author of “Anthony in the Kitchen” said.
“But I think two things can exist at the same time. That’s definitely true, but we’re also here to showcase some of the great heroes that we have and to honor the legacy of this past decade of our lives.”
Van Ness responded to Karamo’s letter, saying, “What I can say that I had the great honor of knowing about Karamo back then is that we have to meet people like they are.”
