Just one week after opening its delayed season and there is a houseguest removed from the house on CBS’ Big Brother: Luke Valentine. Statement from CBS and the producers:

“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. His departure will be addressed in Thursday night’s show.”

During a conversation with houseguests Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli seen on the live feeds on Eye net streaming partner Paramount+, Valentine was heard casually using the N-word. He then caught himself, covered his mouth and laughed, while then replacing the racial slur with “dude.”

A mass of Big Brother fans took to social media after seeing the moment and called for Valentine’s instant removal from the house.