Kamu Kirk addresses Big Brother anti-drag comments
After his Big Brother 28 eviction, Kamu Kirk addressed backlash over his in-house remark “Miss me with the drag stuff,” saying he was not trying to offend any community and that he loves fellow houseguest Jason De Puy. The Kamu Kirk Big Brother star framed the clash as gameplay, not a personal attack on drag.
Key Takeaways
- Kirk told Entertainment Weekly he meant no hostility toward drag and said Jason can dress however he wants.
- In a separate exit interview, he said, “I was not trying to offend any community … I love Jason.”
- The original remark came after Kirk saw Drew Campbell in Mallory’s pajamas and referenced his MMA image.
- Big Brother alum Frankie Grande publicly called the comment homophobic; Kirk says any rift with Jason was strategic.
- Kirk hopes to “hug it out” with Jason De Puy, also known as Salina EsTitties, on finale night.
What did Kamu Kirk say about his anti-drag comments?
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after becoming the sixth houseguest evicted, Kirk pushed back on claims that his words targeted the LGBTQ+ community or Jason. “Oh, no, no, man. With the whole comment, I love Jason,” he said, adding that on a personal level their relationship was warm even when their games did not align.
“Jason and all those guys, they can dress however they wanna dress. And that’s cool with me,” Kirk told EW. He also asked for the same freedom to dress in ways that feel comfortable to him, without pressure to match others’ choices.
In another post-eviction interview carried by Yahoo Entertainment, the Arizona-based MMA fighter repeated that defense: “I was not trying to offend any community.” Follow more celebrity fallout in our celebrity breaking news hub.
Why did the Kamu Kirk Big Brother remark spark backlash?
Weeks earlier in the house, Kirk sat with Rick Devens and reacted to Drew wearing Mallory’s pajamas. He said, “Miss me with the drag stuff, miss me with the women’s clothes. I’m still an MMA guy, and I have an image to uphold.” Viewers widely read the line as anti-drag, and Frankie Grande labeled it homophobic on social media.
The timing mattered because Jason De Puy, a RuPaul’s Drag Race alum who performs as Salina EsTitties, was still competing. As Head of Household, Kirk later staged a tea party confrontation that put Jason’s gameplay under house scrutiny—fueling debate over whether strategy and personal discomfort had blurred.
Was the conflict with Jason personal or just the game?
Kirk insists it was game, not identity. He told Yahoo he and Jason had a “really good relationship” for the first two-and-a-half weeks and even floated a night-owl alliance called The Night Shift. He said the turn came after Jason began throwing his name out and, while Kirk was HOH, others warned that Jason was gunning for him.
He still wants a reset: “I still hope that when I see him on finale night, we can shake hands, we can hug it out, and we can be friends.” Kirk also said he felt bad watching Jason cry on eviction night and tried to console him. For now, his message is clear—he stands by Jason personally while owning a strategic rivalry that went public.