A previously on "big brother" the house has been divided from
The jump.
The level six alliance along with jc on salmon one side,
Kaitlyn, haleigh, scottie, faysal, rockstar and bayleigh on
The other.
This is the nomination ceremony.
Announcer: but level was poised to take their first
Casualty.
I nominate you brett and winston.
Announcer: with a bro guaranteed to go.
I have decided not to use pot we are of veto.
Announcer: level six wanted to cut winston.
Is he a liability.
He gives off facial expressions all the time.
Announcer: while the other side wanted to bounce brett.
Brett is more threatening of the two.
I think brett is the one that needs to go.
Announcer: with tyler playing everyone-- , his game wa
In danger of being exposed.
I'm stuck in the mid e and have I to make a decision that
Will pretty much show my cards as to who I am truly working
With.
At the live eviction, brett made a shocking speech.
Rockstar came to me.
She said, guess what, I'm going to flip on this vote.
I'm going to make it a -.
And then at that point in time I'm going to pin it on kaitlyn
Moving forward.
Announcer: and it was -, sending winston packing.
Julie: winston, you are evicted from the "big brother"
House.
Announcer: soon after rockstar went off her rocker.
I can't believe, on my daughter's birthday that you
Would drag my name through the mud like this.
You are disgusting.
Announcer: but that was just the opening act because
Tonight all hell breaks loose.
I'm going to blowp on somebody, bro.
.
Plus who will endure the epic battle for power and become the
New head of household?
Find out right now on "big brother."
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Julie: good luck and good night.
Good night, julie!
That's what I'm talking about.
The contest.
Let's get it.
I don't know what's going on right now.
This is the third straight week we've been blind sided.
Me and my squad are going out bad.
I have no idea who I can trust.
All I know is I have to win this hoh so maybe I can get some
Answers out of this whole situation.
I'm in a bit of an emotional roller coaster her, my bro cha
Cha winston just got he vingted.
And then I painted rockstar is as a huge target in the house
With my eviction speech and caused a ton of chaos.
Before this rockstar came to me.
She said guess what, I'm going to flip on this vote.
I'm going to make it - and then at that point in time I'm
Going to pin it on kaitlyn moving forward.
It's really very simple why I chose to target rockstar.
I can't stand her.
I can't influence her with game play because she plays
Personally.
So why not make her freak out.
Turn her into a liability, and create her as a target.
I'm trembling and just repeating my kid's names over
And over and over again I'm livid.
I need to win this hoh because how dare brett make up a total
Lie about me.
By winston.
What just happened?
That was really cute, brett, you want to talk about that,
Because I haven't talked to you the entire time and you didn't
Campaign.
Own it, man, own it.
You are.
Es applying.
Just own it.
You are a lying piece of crap.
You condition even own it.
I haven't talked to you in three days.
You never campaigned to me.
You-- i-- I cannot.
Then don't.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
I can't believe, on my daughter's birthday that you
Would drag my name through the mud like this.
Store-- sorry, I don't know what to tell you.
Throw me in the mud like that you are disgusting.
I am beside myself.
I have no idea what just happened.
I really just need to talk to tyler and get to the bottom of
This.
I'm freaking out.
I'm freaking out.
Ty,-- kaitlyn is trying to get me to swear on my father
That I voted to evict brett, and this immediately just infuriates
Me because I would never swear on my dad's life.
Right now I just need her to continue thinking that I voted
To evict brett.
And I will worry about the rest later.
Weather or not!
Even though winston left this week, going to this hoh level
Six is as solid as these tree trunks.
One of us needs to win this hoh so we can keep running this
House.
Oh my god, this stuff is disgusting.
It's all up in my hair, it's in my face.
And I'm like, this is nasty.
This is not fun.
Have I no idea what is going on in this house.
Once again I'm on the wrong side of the eviction so now going
Into this hoh the only people that I can trust are me, myself
And i.
I'm hanging on this tree for dear life because if kaitlyn,
Rockstar, hailee, fesie, bayleigh, any of them find out
That I actually vote ford winston to go, like I'm screwed.
Wave that hair, tyler.
Bird poop.
That tha was cool.
I done know how long I'm going to last.
I want to win this hoh competition because I've now
Lost the authority to offer my power app to whoever I choose.
This week the bonus life power app automatically gets
Offered to whoever is evicted.
So if I win hoh, at least I have a hand in deciding who gets a
Chance at coming back into this house.
I'm up in the tree and the sap is falling on my head and
I'm like okay, can I get through.
This and I'm like I can do this.
I can do this.
And I think I'm doing.
Rockstar is out of the trees and this game.
Good job, rockstar.
Good job, rockstar.
Everything's all right.
Houseguests remain.
I've lost my vision.
I need to win this hoh.
But this tree is impossible to hang on to I weigh pounds
And I feel it every time this tree goes down further and
Further.
My grip is giving out and my forearms are shivering.
Fessy is out.
I feel like someone has lit a match underneath my forearms and
My calfs.
I mean this is difficult.
I mean I'm squeezing as hard as I can and it feels like this
Tree is just overpowering me, and ripping my grip from it.
Brett is out.
Yeah, that's right.
Everybody else is good.
This hoh is harder than it looks.
I mean you got cold rain, feathers flying at us, sticky
Sap coming down my arms, bird poop slapping me in the face.
Can it get any worse?
I mean the tree tilting and tilting and tilting people
Are falling left and right.
Boom, bayleigh falls down.
Angela falls down.
Oh my god, rachel falls down.
You see that?
Now haleigh's down.
It's getting real.
Think about why are you here, think about who you came here
For.
I feel like this is is basically made for me.
Have I really good endurance, can I hold.
Jc.
Okay.
It was my eyes.
I know, babe.
We still have tyler, sam, kaitlyn, my daddy kaycee.
Good job, good job, sam, good job, kaitlyn.
My fellow house mates do not know what mi capable of.
I'm hanging on this tree and they're seeing that I am a
Competitor.
I cannot fall before kaitlyn.
I don't trust her, if she wins this hoh I have no idea what she
Is going to do.
Come on, kaitlyn, just fall, girl, just fall.
I see you trembling.
Kaitlyn, are you cold.
Freezing.
Are you?
No, I feel like a trillion dollars.
I take cold showers every day even when I am not a have not
Because I'm up-- .
I've never been so terrified and turned on at the same time.
I want this hoh. Come hell, high water or giant bird poop, I
Am not coming out of this tree until I am the last one coming
Out of this tree.
Let's go!
Come on.
Yes, determination, baby.
That's right, girl.
For real?
I can see kaitlyn's arms shaking from here.
You got it.
Kaitlyn goes down.
Kaycee is out of the game.
It is between tyler and sam.
Y'all looking hot.
Whooo!
Is.
Tyler, jump down, I love you, honey, jump, jump for me.
Tyler, jump down for me, please.
You wouldn't put me up?
No, are you kidding me, jump down.
It is down to me and sam.
So now I'm just trying to make a deal or negotiated my safety so
That these people don't obviously know that I'm working
With sam.
Tyler, you already got to do it, jump down.
Tyler!
Jump down, dammit.
She's making it hard to do it.
She's basically screaming at me, jump down.
[Cheers and applause] congratulation, sam, are you
The new hoh.
Ladies and gentlemen, I got to show y'all something.
I won the hoh.
That's right.
I've got nothing to worry about this week.
I'm safe.
I could not be happier right now.
I leuses the hoh but I feel good.
Sam has control of this whole week with her whole power so
This is really, really good for my game that I'm not hoh.
I'm upset.
I'm upset about how the whole day has went.
I'm upset because I wanted to make my family proud.
It was a hard day.
It is a hard day.
I really thought that you and fesesy were going win.
You k*lled the damn thing.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you your new head of
Household?
I've already decided who I am going to nominate.
Once my mind is made up about something, that's that.
I will not be moved.
Don't even try it.
You didn't budge.
No.
But you didn't budge the entire time.
I'm not going for this.
Rockstar, at this time I need you to be-- for, this just let
Me know, listen, you got me, whatever you need, I'm here.
I didn't.
I believe you.
I didn't.
I got you.
The great part is you have a-- in the hoh.
Just tell her.
She's not going to believe me.
I just want to go home to my family.
No, no, no.
It's hot.
Okay.
You need to stay in the game, okay.
I need rockstar to chill it all the way down.
I have a power app so I'm good but at the end of the day I
Still need strong allies and she's not being strong at all.
Pull yourself together, girl.
He said, why don't you just claim it.
What a disgusting.
I know.
It's not right, guys like that always win.
They always win.
That's okay.
Have I your back.
By any chance you make it on the block at some point, you
Need people-- because right now you are on the-- from the
Beginning I talk to you straight.
I been working with tyler a couple of weeks and we have to
Just come up with this amazing plan.
We are going to blame kaitlyn for it.
I will say I voted for brett.
Yes.
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When gns-- I have fessy in my hand.
At this point the only thing we do-- what people ask you, just
Keep your mouth shut.
Hopefully I will put a targeted on kaitlyn and I will
Get fessy to draw-- ha ha.
Why you think I don't trust her.
Because we are talking, they know every single step.
Fessy is a competitor but he is definitely not a brainer.
He need to play a smarter game, fessy.
Because this is not a smart game, well, that's perfect
Because those are the two people that are supposed to be closest
To me and one of them just lied to my face.
This is going crazy.
He trying to find out what happened and trying to blame one
Of the little girls always in his head.
So you think-- brett to call out rockstar?
I think so.
You can tell me she's supposed to be my best friend
Now.
I am going to blowp on somebody.
Are you not going to blow up on anyone.
That's what you are going to do, nothing.
Perfect.
It's frustrating, I'm trying to get to the bottom of it.
I don't care what girl I got a crush on.
What girl claims to be my best friend.
I just want to know who is telling the truth and who is
Lying to my face.
Right now go get mad.
Can I talk to you for a sec.
I don't want to talk.
I just want to hang out.
I've been talking to so many people.
Okay, fessy, so you don't want to talk?
What do you-- what do you want to talk about?
Fessy, I want to talk to you.
In private.
I'm so frustrated right now.
Somebody keeps flipping week after week.
Jc made a point to come to me and said he didn't trust
Kaitlyn.
I just don't know what's going on.
I don't know.
Okay, so you are hurting my feelings.
I don't care.
What is wrong with you?
Something's not adding up.
The fact that you are even questioning me is making me
Physically ill.
Like what is wrong with you?
You are really freaking me out right now.
I won't even look at me.
Are you joking me.
People lying to my face.
I'm lying, well, thanks, baby.
This went perfect.
First of all, the only people I trust are you an tyler.
I don't trust nobody.
You don't trust me?
I don't trust nobody.
You left me in the dark plenty of times.
Fessy.
I have never lied to your face at all.
Somebody is, everybody says that to me.
Great, it's not me and the fact that you can even think
That is making me sick.
What do you want me to think.
Somebody is.
Figure it out.
I am so upset with you right now.
Not like we got the best track record.
Not once, not twice, three weeks in a row.
Numbers don't adds up.
My heard is actually broken that you-- .
Stop crying and convince me it wasn't you.
It wasn't me.
Who wants to see my hoh room!
I'm not going, I'm not going, I'm not going..
Kaitlyn, let's go.
Will you shut up.
[Applause] oh my gosh.
[Applause] oh my gosh.
Is that's my mom.
Oh are such a cutie look at you.
So while I have everybody in here, something that really
Bothers me with the house, when this time of the week rolls
Around everybody starts freaking out and I don't think that
That's necessary.
And I'm not going to do that.
So there are going to be no one on ones.
I already have it in my mind who I'm going to nominate.
I'm not allowed to say who so I don't intend on telling anybody.
And the thing is, from day one, I've been percent honest and
I say what I mean.
And I mean what I say.
And I do what I say I'm going to do.
So I am going to be up here and this is going to be my room.
And nobody is allowed in here unless I let new here and I'm in
Here with you.
I do not have a great feel being this, sam and I have not
Connected on anything. And I was planning on just kind of
Letting her know that I don't dislike her in this house.
We just don't ever talk.
But clearly she wants none of that.
So that plan is down the drain.
I don't want anybody to worry about who is going to be on the
Block.
I don't want anybody to campaign about if they are or not because
Nobody is going to know until the very last minute.
And then we can play it and hash it out in competition.
This is crazy.
First brett completely lies about how I was supposedly
Keeping him.
And now sam is hoh and we can't talk to her about nominations.
What is going on tonight?
She means business.
Let the hoh dictatorship begin. Blank
Within the one thing that will-- to my core-- do you think
It was tyler or jc.
In my core I done believe that.
You really don't think?
I don't.
Oh my god, oh my god.
I know.
She beliefs it.
She can use the power.
It's a possibility.
And one of them is yours and that is why brett said that
Because he knew for sure you would vote for eviction.
I think st the only logical thing at this poant.
Sam told me that she had the power and they never gave me the
Exact details but I believed she had the ability to take two
Votes that were to evict brett and to change them to evict
Winston instead.
And brett planned his whole speech and spectacle so we could
All go against each other and now we don't trust each other.
And if I am not right, that is so em bas
Regarding-- embarrassing.
But I really think that is right.
None of us flipped.
Otherwise it would take two votes.
I don't think?
I do.
Or you are laying to me and you flipped.
Stop.
I done believe you know what is going on.
My intuition is-- in.
How did she figure that out?
Yeah.
Are you a master mind.
Now not only have I hidden may vote, kaitlyn and her whole
Side think that sam used the power for the extra vote, so
Nobody really has any clue what actually happened.
Hold on.
I'm freaking out.
I really wish I could take credit but I'm not even this
Good.
Oh god.
Best friend, how are you doing, so glad, you know, that I
Kept you here.
So happy.
Me too.
Yeah, great.
So awesome.
Everybody knows now.
Yeah, they all know, yeah, thank god.
You're doing good.
Yeah.
It's a celebration, b*tches.
Brett called me out in front of the entire house.
Making up lies about me.
What did you think, metal spoon.
Yeah.
I'm trying to show the whole house how ridiculous this is by
Me, being as absolutely ridiculous as I can be.
It's a celebration!
My best friend in the house.
Give me a b, give me an r.
Can I go outside?
Let me go out.
Give me an e.
Give me a t-t.
Brett, in the house, he is my best friend.
I'm so happy.
Don't talk about his micro-- it is brett, brett, brett so happy
He's here.
We have a secret show-mans, what a twist.
He's actually my baby daddy.
Yes, brett, oh, so-- happy.
Yeah r yo h*-h* h*.
Setting a great example.
You're doing good.
Thank you, I bet your mom is proud.
Oh, I bet your kids are.
Really proud.
Get a job.
Setting a goods example, wow.
This is working beautifulfully.
Rockstar's reaction is perfect.
She has the mind of a child.
You guise, you want to celebrate.
You're not even original.
She's acting like someone in full blown denial and guess
What, even though you are knowing me rockstar you are
Really bothering everyone else in the house.
When you bother everyone in the house, you are usually the
Person that ends up going home.
Here we are.
Within depenning what measures me it's , , or , .
I'm , .
Are you how tall.
He's not even five foot, are you five foot exactly.
I thought in order to be considered short you had to be
, Or smaller.
Do you want me to-- stand by a dwarf
I don't know.
The a little person it is a genetic condition, I'm just a
Short guy.
I even went to a doctor.
Let me ask you this, is there a difference between a-- and a
Dwarf.
For someone who has dwarfism is calling them a dwarf or
Little person.
Please don't call people the m-- it is like me saying g*y
And-- or.
A name for.
Or like-- and black.
Don't do that again.
What.
Jc just used a word that is very offensive to the
African-american community.
The word is so hurtful because it was a term that was used in
Order to degrade a certain type of human being.
Literally if he would have said n word I would have been fine.
That was like out of control.
Don't that again?
Really.
I just-- I think let me explain something, it doesn't.
You condition do that.
I was just trying to make a point anyways.
So yeah.
I get it.
Like you said-- that is really offensive.
I didn't say it, I was asking a question.
I was-- I would never use that word.
I was just trying to explain something.
Anyways, I think yeah, it is like very offensive way of
Calling them fsm you want to find someone short strks that.
And.
I wasn't trying to offend you.
I wasn't trying to offend anyone here.
I was justing troo make a point.
That word you just said is very derogatory.
I don't think anybody should use that word.
I found out with you.
I do think that some words, they can be used depending on the tr
Dr no, lis tone my opinion, whatever you say, whenever you
Say things, I respect you percent but I want the same
Respect and I feel like a lot of times are you like no, no, no.
Shut up, are you not right.
I'm saying for me, that hurts my feelings because I'm allowed to
Have opinions too.
For me when you said it it was a statement, when I said it, it
Was a question.
I was asking you a question so you can educate me on it because
I did not know.
But you said it as a statement and it was hurtful towards me.
You took the wol concept of the conversation and just like
Throw everything away and focus on the fact that that-- like
There is no con ses-- contest.
But am I not allowed to feel that way?
I think are you allow todz feel that way.
I am allowed to feel that way too.
And sometimes you were asking me that.
The purpose of you educating yourself, like you want to
Educate yourself and I asked you the question and gave you
Examples so you understand how I felt the word, and you how you
Feel toward it.
I cannot explain that, my prain is going to explode.
I disn think it was a big deal am I just wanted to make
Everybody understand like you know how for me, it wasn't real
Like in trying, I respect her a lot.
So I happen to be very short.
I'm also g*y, hispanic.
We're talking about discrimination.
I might know one thing or two.
Some people can be very, very cruel.
When I was talk walking to the supermarket st literally people
Stairing at me, they can't even believe if I'm real or not.
Some people even would give me dirty looks.
It helps you to be strong in life but kind much also
Traumatize you.
This is my chance to just speak up for a community that probably
Doesn't even have a big voice we were talking and she goes with
The term-- so I answer her know, that is a very derogatory term
They use for short people, saying the "n" word to black
People.
I think it is best something you and her should discuss and
Before you go to sleep.
Yeah, definitely that's unfortunate.
Growing up was very difficult for me, because I was a black
Girl in an all-white community.
It was very apparent for me since the time I was young that
I was different than everyone.
And have I never really lived a day in my skin without it being
Pointed out that I am black.
And I will not ever let anyone degrade me or my race in that
Kind of way.
Hey.
You okay.
I done know.
Like I don't know, why am I not allowed to be offended, I don't
Get it.
You are, you are.
So why was he yelling at me that I shouldn't be offended.
I don't know.
I guess he didn't understand the severity of what he did.
It sucks because now I feel like he will be mad at me and
Mean to me.
No, he won't.
He wanted to find you and apologize.
It's fine, guys.
Hi guys, I need to talk in private.
Goods night, bayleigh, I will be in our bed.
Good night.
I will be in our bed waiting on you.
I would prefer if you were really that upset than you with
Call me out of the room and come talk to me.
Every time I was trying to tell me how I felt, did you this
To me and were you like no, no, no.
I'm trying to tell you and wouldn't let me speak.
So if me, if people don't let me speak I get mad and angry and I
Start screaming.
So I don't want to scream at you.
I'm just trying to explain to you that what you did was not
Acceptable.
And I didn't like it.
Because if something offended you, I would never say it.
You know what I am saying.
I would never call you a-- I would never-- I would never say
Anything like that to you.
So for me I just wanted you to understand that even though
There is a language barrier and know you didn't mean it in that
Way, that word is not to come out of anybody's mouth.
I'm sorry I used that word.
I understand how it can be hurtful for you.
This is a derogatory term to every black person but I have
Also been discriminated gensz my whole entire life, I was one of
Four black people in my whole entire class.
There were people spray painting these-- go back to where you
Came from, where I am from.
I went to school with all white people and every single day if
Is pointed out that im black.
Here in the u.s.a. When I went to high sceel I couldn't
Barely speak english english.
For me it never stopped, not even for one second.
Is when you ask me a question look is are you.
No, I disn say that that is not what I said.
I never for a second even assumed that you called me a.
No, but you just said.
I wanted to put the words in the context, but don't put words
In my mouth.
I'm not putting words in your mouth.
Right now, okay, whatever like that determine is so
Derogatory that for g*y people, like the word-- black people,
The "n" word, the only reason why I am saying with that,
Giving you that answer and being so crude about it is just
Because first I wanted to make my point.
Second I want to be like very straight as possible and tell
You stuff like exactly how it is.
You asked me for that.
I didn't stop you.
There was no way I literally asked you why do people tuesday.
I didn't say oh, don't say that.
You didn't ask me why do people use that word.
You used the word.
That is like calling a g*y person a-- I understand.
You didn't have to.
Do you see right now I was talking about, I'm trying not to
Even say the "n" word and you say the word-- I'm in the
Even.
Because I'm quoting you.
You can't say are you not offended for me saying that
Word.
Mi literally saying what you told me.
I'm saying I would have got it after the first sentence.
Like you continuing not only offended me but also insulted my
Intelligence and that is the part where I am like that is not
Fair.
Put yourself in my position and somebody said something
Derogatory towards the g*y community or the shorter
Community, you would be offended as well.
And for me I know like as a woman of color, that is not
Something that should be allowed and that is something I will
Stand up for that is what I did and then that's that, period.
But I'm going to stand up for myself.
If somebody tells you are wrong jc, you just say okay, I'm wrong
And let them explain it to you and move on.
You don't have to be right all the time.
Yeah, I just like to firn.
I know I love talking and proving my point and stuff but I
Can't understand you more, literally.
Pretty sure at some point you started at some point were you
Like why, why am I not just like-- even if you are right now
How are you.
You know it is because it took a long time to get there.
At that moment you know you hate yourself because I hated myself
So much.
Yeah.
You know.
And I completely understand you.
But that is how I turned so much, because have I worked my
Whole entire life to be so comfortable with who I am.
And I have been told that I was different.
I never could do any of the things that anybody else could
Do.
Like I had to be reminded every single day so it is like
No, just trigger something in me where st like no I'm not
Going to tolerate that from anybody.
I don't care who they r you know, and I'm finally comfort
Nbl my skin and I'm not going to let anybody take thataway.
I'm sorry that that is-- that way, I'm sorry.
No hard feelings.
I don't have any hard feelings.
It was important for me to go to sleep.
Clear minded.
So if was the best thing for me.
I appreciate it.
Okay.
Yeah.
Cool.
Okay.
Okay.
Come here, hug me.
Task mannian devil.
I'm glad we talked.
Me too.
Hey guys, time for the nomination ceremony.
Hey guys, time for the nomination ceremony.
This is the nomination ceremony stvment my responsibility as the
Head of household to nominate two houseguests for eviction.
In my nomination block are the keys of the houseguests I'm
Nominating for eviction.
I will turn two keys to lock in my nomination and their faces
Will appear on the memory wall.
The first houseguest I have nominated for eviction is-- , th
Next houseguest I have nominated is.
I have nominated you, haleigh and you kaitlyn purely because I
Think that you take the most from the house and contribute
The least.
And honestly, I don't care for how the two of you treat the
Young men in this house.
I think that they deserve more respect and I think that it is
The opposite of female empowerment.
And I think that you should both respect yourselves more.
This nomination ceremony is adjourned.
I think haleigh and kaitlyn are trying to manipulated the young
Men in the house.
They always seem to be hanging all over them.
And I want a hug and I want a massage, and play with my hair
And I think that that sort of game play is cheap.
And it is the easy way.
Do I flirt, do I play, yes, so does every other female in
This house.
My family is watching this.
And I can't do this.
I am not sitting here upset because I'm on the block.
I'm more upset by the words that sam said and the accusations
That she's putting against me on a personal re.
It's the opposite of women supporting women.
Sam's comments really rubbed me the wrong way, kaitlyn and
Haleigh are the best friends of the house.
Took a shot at my girls, that is taking a shot at me.
If I was sam, I would watch out.
I am very pleased with what I have done.
The house is in chaos.
I'm not on the block, and maybe at the veto we will get the
Opportunity to back door rockstar.
Rockstar that would just tickle my little heart.
Who will win the power of veto?
And will it be used to save either haleigh or kaitlyn from
Eviction?
Find out wednesday night at :, central on "big
Brother."
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20x12 - Episode 12
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A group of contestants known as "HouseGuests" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world for a cash prize of $500,000 (or $750,000 in the 23rd season onwards).
A group of contestants known as "HouseGuests" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world for a cash prize of $500,000 (or $750,000 in the 23rd season onwards).