Tan France — co-host and vogue knowledgeable on the Netflix “Queer Eye” collection — has addressed the current allegations that he pushed for the hiring of his pal Jeremiah Brent to exchange former forged member and inside design knowledgeable Bobby Berk.

In a current Rolling Stone article, sources claimed that France (with alleged help from co-host Antoni Porowski) “campaigned” for Berk to get replaced with new rent Jeremiah Brent. Brent is about to hitch the forged for Season 9.

“Sure, I’ve heard what’s occurring, and I simply wish to tackle one level actual fast,” France mentioned in Instagram video publish on Mar. 8. “My former colleague getting fired had nothing to do with me making an attempt to get my pal employed.” 

France continued: “Netflix and the manufacturing corporations did a full-on casting. I didn’t prop my pal up for the job. They ended up getting it as a result of they have been the very best particular person for the job. Am I so completely happy that they’ve the job? Uh huh! I actually am, I believe they’re going to be unbelievable on the present. However I didn’t get them employed by eliminating any individual else.” 

France then expressed concern about the place the current dialog surrounding the earlier seasons of “Queer Eye” initially started. “This all began due to a touch upon a gossip weblog. That simply acquired reposted and reposted after which it’s virtually grew to become gospel. So, from the horse’s mouth, I’m telling you, that that’s under no circumstances the way it all went down. That you must dig deeper, when you nonetheless don’t imagine me, so be it, however that’s it.” (It’s unclear what remark and which weblog France was referring to.)

Berk introduced he was leaving the collection in 2023. “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I announce that Season 8 will likely be my closing season on ‘Queer Eye,’” he mentioned in November 2023. “It’s not been a straightforward determination to be at peace with, however a vital one. Though my journey with ‘Queer Eye’ is over, my journey with you just isn’t.” Berk’s preliminary assertion made no point out of being fired, which is how France characterised the departure in his publish at the moment.

Shortly after France posted the video, Berk posted the meme of former President Michelle Obama’s quote, “Once they go low we go excessive!” to his X feed.

Selection reached out to representatives for each France and Berk. Berk declined to remark, and France’s publicist didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.