{"id":7115,"date":"2026-07-16T00:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7115"},"modified":"2026-07-16T00:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:28:29","slug":"julie-chen-moonves-removes-one-houseguest-from-her-big-brother-28-standout-players-list-reveals-who-shed-love-to-see-win-exclusive-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7115","title":{"rendered":"Julie Chen Moonves Removes One Houseguest From Her &#8216;Big Brother 28&#8217; Standout Players List, Reveals Who She&#8217;d Love to See Win (Exclusive) &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2247013\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/julie-chen-interview-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Julie Chen Moonves during a Big Brother taping for season 28\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/julie-chen-interview-428x214.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/julie-chen-interview-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JustJared.com<\/strong> got to sit down for a chat with <em>Big Brother<\/em> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/julie-chen-moonves\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Julie Chen Moonves<\/strong><\/a>, and we asked her about her early picks for standouts on <em>BB28<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, <strong>Julie<\/strong> told <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/big-brother-host-julie-chen-moonves-reacts-rachel-reilly-velociraptor-attack-exclusive-12015894\"><em>EW<\/em><\/a> that her early picks for season standouts were <strong>Jason De Puy<\/strong> (who you may know by his drag name, Salina EsTitties), <strong>LaTrice Verrett,<\/strong> and <strong>Ashley Trail<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of today (July 15), <strong>Julie <\/strong>is changing her answer just a bit. She\u2019s sticking with <strong>Jason <\/strong>and <strong>LaTrice<\/strong>, nixing <strong>Ashley <\/strong>from her list, and adding <em>Survivor<\/em>\u2018s <strong>Dee Valladares<\/strong> to her list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also told us that, at this time, they are all sitting in the shadow of our current Head of Household, <strong>Dee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re in the shadow right now, in my opinion, of Dee. Dee\u2026I was privately against two <em>Survivors<\/em> coming back. I wasn\u2019t against [Cirie Fields] coming back because we still had that that <em>Big Brother <\/em>element that she was playing with her son. So that felt very germane to <em>Big Brother<\/em>. But then I was told, oh, this guy, [Rick Devens]. And I did my deep dive and I was like, okay, I like you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dee1.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dee1-788x985.jpg\" alt=\"Dee's Big Brother announcement photo\" class=\"wp-image-2247090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dee1-788x985.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dee1-428x535.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-julie-chen-talked-about-both-survivor-players-and-how-dee-just-seems-to-get-it\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julie Chen talked about both Survivor players, and how Dee just seems to \u201cget it\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She didn\u2019t like one game move made by <strong>Rick<\/strong>. Seemingly, <strong>Julie <\/strong>is talking about a moment from Sunday\u2019s episode where <strong>Rick <\/strong>told non-alliance members about The Red Corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t seen Sunday\u2019s episode, <strong>Rick<\/strong> compromised his and <strong>Dee<\/strong>\u2018s covert strategy by revealing the existence of their decoy alliance, The Red Corner, to <strong>Drew<\/strong> and <strong>Angela<\/strong>. <strong>Dee<\/strong> was blindsided, but <strong>Rick<\/strong> explained that he wanted to be transparent as he built a second, fake alliance. <strong>Dee<\/strong> questioned why he felt the need to share that information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Julie <\/strong>commented on this: \u201cRick Devens, he lost me because of his loose lips. I thought, dude, you may get <em>Survivor<\/em>, but you don\u2019t get [<em>Big Brother<\/em>]. When he was telling Dee, \u2018Oh yeah, and then I told him about this.\u2019 And she was like, \u2018Why did you do that?&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding <strong>Dee<\/strong>, she added, \u201cAnd the fact that she gets it, I thought, wow, I would love to see her make history and be the first person to win both shows.\u201d If you don\u2019t know, <strong>Dee<\/strong> won <em>Survivor 45<\/em> and if she also won <em>Big Brother<\/em>, she would indeed make history as the first to win both CBS shows. <strong>Julie <\/strong>added, \u201cAnd again, affinity bias, a female to do that, more power to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/latrice1.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/latrice1-788x985.jpg\" alt=\"LaTrice's Big Brother announcement photo\" class=\"wp-image-2247091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/latrice1-788x985.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/latrice1-428x535.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-julie-chen-moonves-said-she-s-still-pulling-for-latrice\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julie Chen Moonves said she\u2019s \u201cstill pulling\u201d for LaTrice<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added, \u201cSo I\u2019m still pulling for <strong>LaTrice<\/strong>. Again, affinity bias. I\u2019m 56, she\u2019s 57. She works at a shoe store in the Upper East Side, I used to live there. So I relate to her to her. I\u2019m from Queens New York born and raised. And then <strong>Jason<\/strong>, I love his story\u2026I know his backstory when he was at the height of <em>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>. His mother was dying of cancer\u2026And the way he tells it, his story is so beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jason1.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"2\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jason1-788x985.jpg\" alt=\"Jason's Big Brother announcement photo\" class=\"wp-image-2247092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jason1-788x985.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jason1-428x535.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-here-s-what-julie-chen-moonves-loves-about-jason\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s what Julie Chen Moonves loves about Jason<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Julie <\/strong>added about <strong>Jason<\/strong>, \u201cI love that he\u2019s so honest and going into this game saying, you know, people know [Salina EsTitties], but <em>Big Brother<\/em>, they\u2019re going to see <strong>Jason<\/strong>. And so far what I\u2019m learning about him, I love him. So I think he gets it. I think he gets ultimately, this is a game of one. Yes, you need alliances and you need help, but they\u2019re all your competitors.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ashley1.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"3\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 4 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ashley1-788x985.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley's Big Brother announcement photo\" class=\"wp-image-2247093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ashley1-788x985.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ashley1-428x535.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-why-julie-chen-moonves-is-removing-ashley-from-her-standout-players-list\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Julie Chen Moonves is removing Ashley from her standout players list:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for why <strong>Ashley <\/strong>is removed, she shared, \u201cSo I\u2019m still pulling for all of them. But Ashley, I don\u2019t think she, I think her youth contributes to her not getting the game. And I think she\u2019s may not be long for <em>Big Brother<\/em>. And that would be sad for me because my teenage son has a crush on her and that\u2019s how he can spend time with me watching <em>Big Brother<\/em>. So things change on a dime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An all-new episode of <em>Big Brother <\/em>airs tonight, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/11\/big-brother-season-28-spoilers-who-wins-power-of-veto-whos-nominated-more-week-1-info\/\">we\u2019ll see the Power of Veto competition!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/big-brother\/\" rel=\"tag\">Big Brother<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dee-valladares\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dee Valladares<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/julie-chen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Julie Chen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/julie-chen-moonves\/\" rel=\"tag\">Julie Chen Moonves<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: CBS JustJared.com got to sit down for a chat with Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves, and we asked her about her early picks for standouts on BB28. Last week, Julie told EW that her early picks for season standouts were Jason De Puy (who you may know by his drag name, Salina EsTitties),&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/julie-chen-interview.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}