A RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant has been disqualified over multiple allegations he “catfished” men. Joey Gugliemelli, who uses the stage name Sherry Pie, was at the centre of a BuzzFeed News report alleging he posed as a casting director and asked aspiring performers to submit embarrassing audition tapes.
In a statement on Facebook, Gugliemelli apologised for causing “much trauma and pain,” adding he is “horribly embarrassed and disgusted” with himself.
Gugliemelli appears in season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race but has now been disqualified, producers said. The season premiered in the US last month but Gugliemelli will not appear in the grand finale, which is due to be filmed in the coming weeks.
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