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Updated · Out Magazine · Jul 23

Big Brother's Kamuela Kirk Draws Backlash Over Anti-Drag Remarks as Season 28 Heads to 2nd Eviction

Updated

Updated · Out Magazine · Jul 23

Big Brother's Kamuela Kirk Draws Backlash Over Anti-Drag Remarks as Season 28 Heads to 2nd Eviction

Q: How will the game erupt when drag star Salina EsTitties discovers her allies' secret conversations about her identity?

There is no confirmed in-house “eruption” yet, because the available reporting does not show that Jason De Puy, who performs as Salina EsTitties, has learned about the comments while still in the Big Brother house. What is established is that Kamuela “Kamu” Kirk and Rick Devens were caught on live feeds discussing men in “women’s clothes” and drag, with Kirk saying he would not do “drag stuff” because of his MMA image and Devens referencing Jason. That exchange triggered outside backlash, including strong criticism from Frankie Grande, and production is reportedly monitoring Kirk closely. But Big Brother has not announced discipline, and no public account says Jason has confronted either man on-camera. If Jason does discover it during the game, the most likely impact would be strategic rather than purely emotional. As a player with prior reality-competition experience and a reputation for active alliance-building, he would have reason to reassess trust, expose the conversation to other houseguests, and potentially turn social outrage into votes against Kirk or Devens. That could fracture alliances quickly, especially because Devens is reportedly still in the game as HOH, giving the issue immediate power implications. Still, any prediction beyond that is speculative. The strongest factual answer is that the controversy has erupted outside the house far more than inside it so far, and there is not yet verified evidence of Jason’s in-game discovery or reaction.

3 articles · Updated · Out Magazine · Jul 23

Kamuela "Kamu" Kirk came under fire after live feeds captured him telling Head of Household Rick Devens, "miss me with the drag stuff" because he is "an MMA guy" with "an image to uphold."
The remarks centered on Jason De Puy — known to Drag Race fans as Salina EsTitties — who is competing as Big Brother's first drag queen and is on the block before the season's second eviction.
Frankie Grande called the comments "homophobic" and "gross," later saying he did not fault Devens for talking strategy but that men looking down on femininity "is homophobic. Period."
Jimmy Heagerty, an openly gay Big Brother 27 alum, also denounced Kirk as "disgusting," while fans pressed more former houseguests to respond and CBS had not publicly addressed the controversy.