Overview
- Host T.J. Lavin announced that Josh Goldstein, Leo Dionicio and Nelson Thomas had been removed for breaching the show’s code of conduct during the September 16 episode without showing what occurred.
- Multiple spoiler accounts and reporting have alleged the dispute began when a racial slur was used and then repeated, a version that circulated months before the episode aired.
- Nelson Thomas publicly confirmed he damaged kitchen items during the altercation, wrote that he had 'violated the code of conduct,' and said he received a private apology from Goldstein.
- Leo Dionicio has said he did not deserve disqualification and described the triggering comment as 'super ignorant,' while Goldstein has not publicly commented on the allegations.
- Paramount+ and production have declined to provide further details, a choice that has prompted cast and fan frustration and renewed questions about reality-show editing, accountability, and precedent for disciplining contestants.