Overview
- On January 20, Gayle King informed the other four cast members live on CBS Mornings that Karamo Brown would skip joint interviews for the show’s finale press.
- Brown’s statement said he was worried about being bullied and urged a focus on safeguarding mental health and personal peace.
- Antoni Porowski called the group a complicated family on air, while Jonathan Van Ness said he was proud Brown was taking care of himself.
- Us Weekly sources say tensions had simmered for years, noting Brown blocked Porowski, Tan France, and Van Ness on Instagram, and recalling Bobby Berk’s prior behind-the-scenes friction with France.
- Tabloid reports have alleged a hot‑mic trash‑talking incident during Washington, D.C., filming, which remains uncorroborated, and one insider suggested the franchise might continue despite the billed final season.