Luke Valentine suffered the consequences of using a racial slur on the Big Brother live feed nearly a week ago, but he does not seem to be sorry for his actions.
The 30-year-old illustrator from Florida took to his Instagram Stories Sunday to let his fans know he is okay, but did not offer an apology for his language.
‘Hey guys, just letting you know, I’m alive, I’ve arrived, and you gotta keep the flames stoked until next time,’ the shirtless former contestant said into the camera while walking in a wooded area.
‘We can’t burn out, no, no, no, the fires of love will continue to burn, baby,’ he said.
‘So thank you for all the memes, thank you for all the support, all the kind words,’ he concluded.
No apology: Luke Valentine suffered the consequences of using a racial slur on the Big Brother live feed nearly a week ago, but has offered no apology for his actions
The unrepentant Valentine shared one of the memes he received in his Instagram stories, showing a shirtless photo of himself from the show looking down on a still of Ryan Gosling from Blade Runner 2049.
He also shared a short clip from The Reality Kingdom podcast in which hosts Pharoah and Lee, who are both African-American quoted what he said, in what appeared to be an effort to justify his use of the N-word.
The pair stated they were happy with his expulsion, but were unhappy that Kirsten Elwin had been evicted.
Valentine was removed from the Big Brother house after he was caught using the N-word on the show’s live feed Wednesday morning August 9 – to the shock and disgust of his fellow contestants.
Valentine, who is Caucasian was heard telling African-American contestant Jared Fields, along with Hisam Goueli and Cory Wurtrnberger: ‘We were in the cheese room, n *****!’ before covering his mouth with his hand.
Valentine tried to quickly recover using the word, ‘dude.’
He later told the exterminator from Connecticut the moment had been ‘a little slip of the tongue.’
Fields replied, ‘I don’t give a f**k. Yeah, right, I should’ve made you feel uncomfortable real quick, like, “Whoa, bro, what you just say?”‘
A shirtless Valentine shared a video on Instagram Stories Sunday telling fans ‘Hey guys, just letting you know, I’m alive, I’ve arrived, and you gotta keep the flames stoked until next time,’ thanking them for sending him memes after his expulsion
Meme: The unrepentant Valentine shared one of the memes he received in his Instagram stories, showing a shirtless photo of himself from the show looking down on a still of Ryan Gosling from Blade Runner 2049
Justify?: Valentine shared a clip from The Reality Kingdom podcast in which the hosts quoted what he said, in what appeared to be an effort to justify his use of the N-word. The pair stated they were happy with his expulsion, but were unhappy with Kirsten Elwin’s eviction
Outraged fans who saw the interaction began to call for Valentine’s removal on social media.
‘Luke violated the Big Brother code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. He has been removed from the house,’ a statement from CBS read following the ouster.
Host Julie Chen addressed the issue in the second segment of Thursday night’s show.
Live feed: Valentine was heard on a live feed saying ‘We were in the f****** cheese room, n****’ to African-American contestant Jared Fields (seen left) Hisam Goueli and Cory Wurtrnberger, ‘ before correcting himself and saying ‘dude’
Trouble: Valentine seemed to realize his time on the reality show was limited after making his controversial utterance. ‘Well, I’m in trouble now,’ he told Fields, ‘I’ve been in worse trouble’
‘It has been an emotional 24 hours in the Big Brother house as the houseguests learned that one of their own broke the Big Brother code of conduct and was removed from the game,’ she told the audience.
Valentine seemed to realize his time on the reality show was limited after making his controversial utterance.
‘Well, I’m in trouble now,’ he told Fields, ‘I’ve been in worse trouble.
Valentine’s father defended his son, telling TMZ he was not racist, in spite of letting the offending word slip during the live feed.
The elder Valentine is married to a Black woman and maintained his son has a good relationship with his step-mother.
