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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The first contestant to leave the Big Brother<\/strong><\/a><\/em> house this season wasn\u2019t voted out of the game, he was removed by producers due to his conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n Luke Valentine<\/strong><\/a> has been expelled from the game after he was caught on the live feeds using the N-word while chatting with housemates. The moment happened on Tuesday night (August 8) while he was talking to Jared<\/strong>, Cory<\/strong> and Hisam<\/strong>. <\/p>\n While speaking with them, Luke<\/strong> said, \u201cWe\u2019re in the G\u2019s room, [slur]!\u201d He then realized he said the word, put his hand to his mouth, and said \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n Head inside to see what CBS said in a statement\u2026<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n CBS responded to the incident by removing Luke <\/strong>from the show.<\/p>\n \u201cLuke<\/strong> violated the Big Brother<\/em> code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. He has been removed from the house,\u201d CBS said in a statement (via Variety<\/a><\/em>). \u201cHis departure will be addressed in Thursday night\u2019s show.\u201d<\/p>\n Big Brother<\/em> has had a history of inappropriate and racially charged language for years from various contestants. Last year, contestant Kyle Capener<\/strong><\/a> made troubling comments about race <\/a>that eventually caused his eviction. A few years ago, Big Brother<\/em> producers even responded to the claims of racism.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n