Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown Addresses “Divide” With Former Costars

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Karamo Brown is telling his side of the story.

After missing several events with his Queer Eye castmates – Jonathan van Ness, Tan France, Jeremiah Brent, and Antoni Porowski – due to concerns about being bullied, he recently explained more about what caused the disagreement between them.

During filming, Brown experienced repeated negative impacts from behavior that people dismissed as just being that person’s personality, instead of addressing it as unprofessional, he told People magazine.

According to Brown, problems within the group started shortly after filming began, when a castmate accused him of sexual harassment following a short-term relationship. He states that he was later found not guilty of any misconduct.

“It broke us,” he shared of the group. “We all knew the divide between us.”

The 45-year-old also explained that the tension within the original group of five—including Bobby Burke before he left after season eight and was replaced by Brent—stemmed from unkind actions by those in charge of the show and other production staff.

As he recalled a senior leader telling him, “You are not a star. I will get rid of you tomorrow.”

ITV America and Scout Productions, the companies behind the show, strongly denied Brown’s accusations, stating they were completely false.

We firmly deny claims that concerns raised during the making of Queer Eye were overlooked or not properly addressed. Throughout the show’s run, production leaders always took issues seriously and handled them effectively. We consistently created a respectful and professional work environment for everyone involved, offering ongoing training, coaching, and support to the cast, and consistently followed clear workplace policies during filming.

They also expressed their pride in the continuing legacy of Queer Eye and the strong community that the show fostered over two decades.

TopMob News has contacted ITV America, Netflix, and representatives for Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, and Bobby Berk, but hasn’t received a response.

In January, the show gained attention when Brown unexpectedly cancelled an interview with CBS Mornings, where he was supposed to appear with his co-stars to discuss the final season of the Netflix series. His assistant told the network he was concerned about being targeted for harassment.

At a separate appearance, Porowski emphasized that the group wished Brown nothing but the best.

He explained on the January 20th episode of Today With Jenna & Sheinelle that they were sorry he wasn’t present, but they completely supported his decision to prioritize his own well-being as a team.

Brown explained that he stopped participating in group interviews for the show after his mother overheard some of his colleagues making negative comments about him during a 2025 set visit.

He told People that the most impactful moment was seeing his mother cry. She kept saying, ‘I thought those people were your friends.’ That’s when he understood he needed to speak up about how often he’d felt excluded.

I was really relieved to hear Brown address the rumors! He didn’t name anyone specifically, but he made it perfectly clear that everything is good between him and Jonathan van Ness. It totally put an end to any talk of a feud, which was great to see.

Okay, seriously, watching Jonathan work on himself has been amazing. It’s not about showing off or anything, it’s a real, deep thing, and honestly, it’s so inspiring to see him navigating life right now. I just really respect how he’s handling everything, even if it’s all happening behind the scenes. It’s just… incredible to witness.

Karamo Brown, whose talk show was canceled in March, admitted he also played a part in the difficult relationship within the group.

He admitted that when he was hurt, he often reacted by hurting others. He understands now how his actions affected people and takes responsibility for his role in those situations.

Honestly, I really hope Brown and the rest of the cast can find a way to mend things. It would be amazing to see them all get along again, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed they can work through whatever issues they have.

He added that everyone deserves some understanding for how they acted, both individually and towards each other. We were all simply trying our best, even if it didn’t feel that way at the time, and that’s now obvious.

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