Amid rumors of a “Queer Eye” rift, it has been revealed that Karamo Brown’s feud with his former co-stars was ignited after his mom caught some of the cast trash-talking him in a hot mic moment.
The incident took place while the Fab Five was filming Season 10 of their Netflix series in Washington, D.C., last summer when Karamo brought his mother, Charmaine Brown, on set one day, sources told TMZ on Wednesday.
Charmaine was given headphones and allowed to observe production from nearby.
After Karamo, 45, stepped away from the group, his co-stars Antoni Porowski, Tan France and Jonathan Van Ness were overheard judging their co-star and criticizing some of his life choices, the report claims.
After hearing their remarks, Charmaine reportedly went to her son and relayed their comments. According to the sources, Karamo’s response was to immediately sever ties with Porowski, 41, France, 42, and Van Ness, 38.
The only “Queer Eye” cast member that Karamo seems to be in a good place with is Jeremiah Brent, who is the only co-star that he still follows on Instagram.
Reps 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 cancelled on his “CBS Mornings” appearance alongside his castmates Tuesday.
After he bailed “less than an hour” before the group was scheduled to take the stage, co-host Gayle King read a letter that Brown wrote, explaining that he chose to skip the interview because he was “worried about being bullied.”
“I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade,” King, 71, read from the statement.
“Which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can’t be there today.”
At the time, Porowski, 41, responded to Karamo’s admission with surprise, but acknowledged that their “Queer Eye” family was “complicated.”
“I will say our ‘Queer Eye’ family, we’ve been doing this for almost a decade, which is pretty wild to believe, and families are complicated. And we’re definitely not excluded from that,” the “Antoni in the Kitchen” author said.
“But I think two things can exist at the same time. And while that is definitely true, we’re also here to showcase the incredible heroes that we have and honor the legacy of this past decade of our lives.”
Van Ness reacted to Karamo’s letter, saying: “I would say one thing that I’ve been so honored to learn about Karamo in that time is that we have to meet people we’re they’re at.”
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