Evanders remarks

[lukee]

Why didnt they bring up the homophobic coments/remarks he made they just brushed over it in both his eviction interview and bbbots ?

[Z]

Not really sure... I guess they didn't want to push him when he was already a bit of a closed book?

[King Gizzard]

cause that would probably be incredibly awkward and he'd probably kick off

is an intimidating man tbh

[lukee]

bit naughty on the producers part i think in the past with daley/jade/emily etc they have brought it up

[GiRTh]

Is it relevant. He's a devout Christian and their beliefs are pretty well documented.

[Cherie]

He was really difficult to interview bringing that up would have made it even more awkward and he would have clammed up even more.

[erinp5]

Celebrity Big Brother 2014′s Evander Holyfield has apologised for remarks he made in the house.



Evander, who was evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2014 last night, was warned by BB earlier in the series for comments he made about gay people.

Host Emma Willis refused to quiz Evander on the comments during his exit interview, leaving it up to us when we caught up with him earlier today.

“I haven’t got the opportunity to make an apology yet, but I guess with me in that situation, I kind of felt I was talking to one person,” Evander said in his post-eviction press conference. “I was telling one person my view. I do owe an apology for what I said because I really wasn’t talking and really wasn’t trying to talk about somebody, because I don’t talk about nobody.
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“She [Luisa] asked me something and I thought I was sharing with her my view personally, and I forgot about everything.

“So I am going to make a public apology about that because I am sorry for anybody I offended in that situation.”

Meanwhile, Evander admitted he was “unhappy” and surprised to be the first one out.



“Everybody knew coming in here who is the most popular person. And when you talk about ‘popular person’, you’re talking about what a person has already done,” he explained. “I had been the champion five times. I already did it already.

“My reputation’s already there as to what type of person I was so it’s easy to think that there’s a good chance I’d be in the final.

“That’s what I was hoping on anyway. I realised whatever I did, if the public vote, I was going to be in there.”


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[MachoPoodle]

Hm... The old "I'm sorry you're offended" fauxpology.

[wendywillow]

it was just his opinion, it didn't really affect the game of the show in any way so wasn't really worth bringing up, I guess the horse punching became the replacement question

[sassysocks]

Why didnt they bring up the homophobic coments/remarks he made they just brushed over it in both his eviction interview and bbbots ?

At least he got a warning for that, he didn't even get a warning for his sexist comments/remarks. BB will not draw attention to their own faults and anything controversial that might damage their reputation.

The show is simply run like a business and they protect its rep at all costs, completely ignoring all the warts. The show is definitely sexist and has no shame about that in 2014, despite the fact that without its female viewers the show would have crashed and burned years ago.

[Livia]

Is it relevant. He's a devout Christian and their beliefs are pretty well documented.

I'm not a Christian but I am of the understanding that Jesus' message was "love each other". Not sure how Christians who make homophobic comments fit into that philosophy.

[Z]

I'm not a Christian but I am of the understanding that Jesus' message was "love each other". Not sure how Christians who make homophobic comments fit into that philosophy.

I think Evander's part of the school of thought where you can love the person but not what they "choose" to do with their lives. He's not a particularly offensive person, his views are just different to the views we expect in Britain in 2014. Bible Belt America is still alive and well.

[Spoon]

Hm... The old "I'm sorry you're offended" fauxpology.

Exactly. This horse-beating homophobic misogynist isn't sorry for his views. He's sorry anyone is challenging him on them or doesn't realize he's right. :xyxwave: Good riddance.