Big Brother fans RAGE over 'toxic' casting after discovering a shock connection between new housemate and disgraced former contestant Aaryn Gries

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Big Brother's latest play has yet to launch, but nan reality show is already embroiled successful contention aft net sleuths discovered caller housemate Brooklyn Rivera has a relationship pinch a disgraced erstwhile contestant accused of racism. 

Season 26 of nan CBS show - hosted by Julie Chen Moonves - will premiere crossed 2 nights this Wednesday and Thursday, pinch 16 newcomers signed up to unrecorded successful nan celebrated TV compound.

But fans person condemned producers for casting 34-year-old business administrator Brooklyn, who appears to beryllium friends pinch ex-contestant Aaryn Gries, 33, now known arsenic Aaryn Williams, who made a slew of racist comments during her clip connected nan show successful 2013.

Shocked by their findings, disgruntled fans person blasted bosses for nan 'toxic' casting arsenic they furiously questioned really nan relationship was 'overlooked.'

On Reddit, 1 personification demanded to know: 'Is nan casting accumulation this lazy to place thing for illustration this aliases do they conscionable not care?'

Big Brother play 26 prima Brooklyn Rivera has already recovered herself astatine nan halfway of contention up of nan caller bid motorboat this week 

Internet sleuths person discovered that Brooklyn, 34, is friends pinch disgraced erstwhile contestant Aaryn Gries, 33, who appeared connected Big Brother 15 backmost successful 2013

Another vented: 'Whoever does casting knows what they are doing by continually going to nan aforesaid toxic pools for recruits. Someone thinks these benignant of group and viewpoints are deserving of primetime.'

'They do each these inheritance checks and still formed personification who's friends pinch Aaryn I'm dead,' wrote a third.

On X, 1 personification asked: 'Now why would they formed a female who's affiliated pinch 1 of nan astir racist group successful nan history of being connected Big Brother?'

Another said: 'Well that was a bad thought each nan measurement around. Casting why?!?!'

Others, however, were little captious of nan move, pinch 1 personification writing: 'I deliberation until she's done thing problematic, she should beryllium fixed nan use of nan doubt.'

While nan grade of Brooklyn and Aaryn's relationship is unclear, nan 2 women were pictured together alongside a bunch of friends successful a photograph that has been shared wide online since news of Brooklyn's Big Brother stint was revealed.

They besides travel each different connected Instagram.

After Brooklyn announced connected Instagram that she would beryllium appearing connected nan caller season, Aaryn, congratulated her.

Fans unearthed a photograph of Brooklyn and Aaryn together pinch a bunch of friends

Aaryn commented connected Brooklyn's charismatic Big Brother announcement 

She besides took to X to inquire wherever she could watch nan show's unrecorded stream

'You're gonna termination it Brooklyn,' she wrote alongside a reddish bosom emoji.

On Monday, Aaryn besides took to X to inquire wherever she could watch nan show's live stream.

The remark irked galore who remembered really her behaviour prompted web bosses to adhd disclaimers to nan provender successful nan first place. 

She posted: 'When do nan #BB26 unrecorded feeds start? I've ne'er watched them aliases moreover nan show since earlier 15.'

DailyMail.com has contacted CBS for comment.  

Aaryn sparked uproar during her quality connected Big Brother 15 successful 2013, successful which she made a number of racist slurs.

During her stint successful nan compound, she targeted chap housemate Candice Stewart by flipping complete her mattress.

After informing her not to flip her mattress again, Aaryn responded backmost successful a 'Black' accent mocking Candice, who is African American.

'Whatchu gon' do gurl...whatchu gon' do? Class girl. Where's yo class?' Aaryn mocked.

As Candice was getting worked up, GinaMarie Zimmerman joined successful and confronted her with: 'You want nan Black to travel out?'

Disgruntled fans aired their frustrations connected societal media wherever they slammed nan 'lazy' Big Brother casting team

The incident came aft nan Big Brother unrecorded feeds captured Aaryn and GinaMarie making racist and homophobic comments astir their competitors.

'Dude, unopen up, spell make immoderate rice,' Aaryn said astir Helen Kim, an Asian-American housemate.

GinaMarie added: 'Andy was like, "I'm gonna punch her successful nan face," and I was like, "Maybe that'll make her eyes straight".'

Speaking astir Howard Overby and Candice, 2 African-American contestants, nan duo said: 'Blacks instrumentality together... They're for illustration tokens… They're for illustration Black Barbie and Kens.'

The duo besides said Howard and Candice's 'Blackness' was starting to travel out.

Following her comments, Aaryn was dropped by her Texas-based modeling agency Zephyr Talent.

CBS released a connection claiming it does 'not condone' violative slurs. The web later made changes to include a written informing connected feeds.

Aaryn sparked uproar during her quality connected Big Brother 15 successful 2013 (pictured) aft making respective racist comments

In her exit question and reply pinch big Julie Chen, she said: 'I do not mean to ever travel disconnected racist - that's not maine and I apologise to anyone I've offended'

An advisory was besides added to nan section successful which nan connection was repeated.

Addressing her comments successful exit interview, Aaryn said astatine nan time: 'I consciousness horrible for that and I regret that.

'In Texas, we opportunity things. Sometimes we joke and we don't mean it. I consciousness bad really it is being seen and really I've travel crossed to people. I don't want to look for illustration that person.

'Being Southern, it's a stereotype and I person said immoderate things that person been taken wholly retired of context. I do not mean to ever travel disconnected racist - that's not maine and I apologize to anyone I've offended.'

Despite nan controversy, Brooklyn is softly assured that she will beryllium nan caller victor of Big Brother.

'I'm going to beryllium nan adjacent Big Brother victor because I'm resilient, I'm a small spot stubborn, and I don't do thing half-assed,' she said successful her pre-entry interview.

Big Brother play 26 will unfastened its doors to 16 housemates crossed nan two-day premiere connected Wednesday and Thursday night 

'I scheme connected making my people by being nan first joined mother to triumph nan show. This is nan 26th season, it is astir clip that a joined mother showed up, showed out, and walked distant arsenic nan adjacent winner.'

Brooklyn will beryllium competing for nan apical spot alongside nan likes of personage cook Lisa Weintraub, video shop clerk Joseph Rodriguez, erstwhile marine Cedric Hodges, and crochet business proprietor T-Kor Clottey.

CBS antecedently revealed nan formed will person nan powerfulness to ballot successful a 17th houseguest for nan first time.

After nan premiere, Big Brother will aerial Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays connected CBS and Paramount Plus.

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