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  • CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’S Most Shocking Homophobic Moments

    Celebrity Big Brother has had some clangers when it comes to homophobic moments.

    Here are Celebrity Big Brother’s most shocking homophobic moments.

    Winston McKenzie

    BACK TO THE WALLS.

    McKenzie hadn’t even stepped foot inside the house before he uttered a sentence that had fans of the show slamming his homophobia. He said he could cope with gays in the house, but he’d have to have his back to the wall.
    Alexander O’Neal

     YOU SILLY ASSED FAGGOT

    O’Neal was so wound up by Perez Hilton in 2015 that he ended up calling the celebrity blogger as “silly ass faggot”, before Michelle Visage stepped in and stopped him from saying anything further. Producers warned the 80’s crooner about his language use but he was not removed from the house.

    Evander Holyfield

    HOMOSEXUALITY IS A HANDICAP

    How Evander managed to keep his place in Big Brother is beyond us after he went on a homophobic tirade in which he said homosexuality was wrong. During a conversation with Luisa Zissman, Holyfield said homosexuality was the same as a ‘handicap’ person and it is something that could be fixed by doctors.

    Dappy

    BENTGATE

    The N-Dubz star was warned by CBB producers in 2014 about the use of language after using a gay slur. He had been asked if he had ever sucked his own penis when he replied “Do I look bent?”.

  • Evander Holyfield On The Wrong Side Of LGBTs Again

    Former Heavy Weight champion Evander Holyfield has once again caused controversy within the LGBT community after saying that Caitlyn Jenner is still Bruce.

    Evander Holyfield has been slammed after referring to Caitlyn Jenner as Bruce, despite the former Olympian turned TV star announcing her name is now Caitlyn.

    However Holyfield who has a history of bigoted views against gay people said after an impassioned acceptance speech by Jenner at the ESPYS awards, “I just know that’s Bruce Jenner and I’ll leave it at that”, according to BBC Newsbeat.

    The boxer who once said that being gay wasn’t “normal” has been criticised by trans activists who maintain that it is inappropriate to use someone’s old name, when it’s been made clear that the person wants people to use a new name and pronouns to describe them.

  • CBB: Evander Holyfield Evicted From Big Brother House

    CBB: Evander Holyfield Evicted From Big Brother House

    Evander Holyfield who caused outrage with his anti-gay views has been evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house.

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  • Holyfield’s homophobic remarks attract 126 complaints to Ofcom

    The UK’s broadcast and communications regulator Ofcom has received 126 complaints for the programme in which Evander Holyfield said gay people weren’t normal.

    On Sunday night viewers were shocked when former boxer Evander Holyfield said that being gay was not ‘normal’ and that it could be fixed during a conversation with Luisa Zissman.

    Today Ofcom announced that it had received 126 complaints about the programme broadcast on Sunday the 5th January.

    The 2013 Celebrity Big Brother Series received a total of 956 complaints, in 2012 the programme garnered over 2000.

    It is unclear at this stage whether the broadcaster will be investigated by Ofcom.

  • CBB producers to “monitor” Evander after shocking homophobic rant

    Channel 5 has issued a statement with regard to Evander Holyfield’s homophobic comments on Celebrity Big Brother

    In a statement to TheGayUK from Channel 5 Reads:

    ‘Following Evander Holyfield’s comments about his personal views of homosexuality last night, Big Brother spoke to him in the diary room. Evander was told that his views weren’t shared by a large section of society and that expressing those views and the language he used could be seen as extremely offensive to many people. He was warned to think carefully about repeating them. Evander understood and accepted this.
    The producers of Big Brother will continue to monitor this and will take further appropriate action should a similar matter arise again.’

    TheGayUK also contacted OfCom, who confirmed a number of complaints had been received, however, no decision has been made to formally investigate

    Evander Holyfield, 51, was given a dressing down by the producers of Big Brother after a homophobic rant, which he said that he believed that homosexuality was wrong.

    During the conversation whilst in bed with Luisa Zissman, Holyfield said homosexuality was the same as, a ‘handicap’ person and it is something that could be fixed by doctors.

    When Luisa asked the former champion whether there were any out boxers the conversation took a turn for the worse,

    Luisa: ‘I think its good to be open because it’s normal’
    Holyfield: ‘That ain’t normal’

    He went on to say: ‘If you were born and your were turned this way – what would you do? You go to the doctor and get it fixed back right.

    He went on to explain:

    ‘All I’m trying to say, you know handicap people are born, you can’t say because they are born that way you can’t fix them.’

    ‘You know how handicap people are born? Now you kinda said because you were born that way you can’t move that way…’

    Luisa said that you couldn’t compare and that being gay wasn’t a choice.

    He shot back ‘Yes it is a choice,

    ‘You ain’t gay unless you slept with someone from the opposite sex.’

    Twitter users flooded the micro social network with complaints – calling for Holyfield to be evicted from the Big Brother House.

  • Read the full transcript of Evander Holyfield’s homophobic conversation

    Evander Holyfield was given a dressing down by the producers of Big Brother after a homophobic rant, which he said that he believed that homosexuality was wrong.

    Luisa: Is there any gay boxers?

    Evander: Yeah, I’m sure there is.

    Luisa: Is it public knowledge?

    Evander: Ain’t no-one came out and said they were.

    Luisa: I think it’s really bad that no-one stands up and says it in the sporting industries. I think it’s good to be open about that because it’s normal.

    Evander: What would be good about it? That ain’t normal.

    Luisa: We shouldn’t have this conversation. No, let’s not have this conversation, it won’t be good.

    Evander: The bible let’s you know, that’s wrong, that’s right.

    Luisa: That’s just the way some people are.

    Evander: No, it don’t make no difference. If you were born and your leg were turned this way, what do you do, you go to the doctor and get it fixed back right.

    Luisa: It’s not about being fixed, it’s about… that’s just the way that you are.

    Evander: No no no no no, you mean to tell me…

    Luisa: I really don’t want to have this conversation.

    Evander: I’m not mad, I’m just saying…

    Luisa: You don’t understand, I don’t think it’s an appropriate conversation to have in this house, honestly.

    Evander: All I’m trying to tell you, you know how handicapped people are born, you can’t say because they were born that way…

    Luisa: You can’t compare, of course you can’t compare someone that’s gay to someone that’s handicapped, it’s not a choice.

    Evander: Yes it is a choice, come on, that ain’t the way nobody is made.

    Luisa: I’m tired. I don’t think people have a choice in their sexuality, or they would be unhappy.

  • Big Brother House Rocked By Evander Holyfield’s Homophobia

    Big Brother House Rocked By Evander Holyfield’s Homophobia

    Big Brother has issued Evander Holyfield with a warning after the former World Champion boxing star said that being gay was wrong and could be ‘fixed’.

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  • Celebrity Big Brother housemates revealed

    Lookie look at the new celebrity housemates for this series of Celebrity Big Brother.

    So there Casey Batchelor, Jim Davidson, Lee Ryan, Dappy, Evander Holyfield, Jasmine Waltz, Linda Nolan, Lionel Blair, Liz Jones, Luisa Zissman, Sam Faiers and openly bisexual Ollie Locke…

  • NEWS: Celebrity Big Brother Housemates Revealed

    NEWS: Celebrity Big Brother Housemates Revealed

    Lookie look at the new celebrity housemates for this series of Celebrity Big Brother.

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