‘Big Brother’ Contestant Kyle Capener’s Comments About Race Addressed on the Show
usmagazine.comSpeaking up. Big Brother contestant Kyle Capener‘s fellow houseguests condemned his comments about race on the CBS reality series.During the Wednesday, August 31, episode, Michael Bruner and Brittany Hoopes told several of their fellow houseguests about speculative comments that the 29-year-old TikTok influencer had made about POC contestants in the house.Earlier in the season, Kyle told the duo he was concerned that an alliance similar to the Cookout — a season 23 alliance comprised of all-Black contestants — might have formed.“That possibility of those six with that background, I mean, it looks very similar to the Cookout with a very diverse background,” the Utah native said. “They’ve all expressed why they’re in this game. Joseph [Abdin], more Middle Eastern representation in TV. Indy [Santos], there’s never been a Brazilian contestant or winner … everyone has those strong ‘why’s’ that all coincide.”In Wednesday’s episode, Michael, 29, and Brittany, 32, had a conversation about the comments with their fellow Leftovers alliance members, Monte Taylor and Taylor Hale.
With their blessing, they then passed the information on to Head of Household Matt Turner and Kyle’s showmance partner, Alyssa Snider.“I understand that it’s a game and he’s presenting it as a strategy, like, within the game context, but for me, this goes beyond the game and, like, I’m not comfortable being a part of it,” Michael told Alyssa, 24, during a conversation captured on the live feeds.After hearing about her showmance’s comments about race, the Florida native began to have doubts about the relationship.
During a subsequent conversation captured on the live feeds, Alyssa told Turner, 23, that she was considering breaking up with Kyle before the
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