Big Brother star Paul Abrahamian has shared a video where Evel Dick Donato is seen explicitly saying the n-word during a live-stream that featured Rachel Reilly. Dick first competed on BB8, where he had to face his estranged daughter Daniele Donato. Against all odds, the pair made a good team on the show and ultimately got each other to the finale. They came back to the show on BB13 and were once again going to compete together, but Dick suddenly left the house in week 1 due to medical reasons. Over the years, Dick developed the Dick @ Nite digital series where he brings in celebrity guests to talk about reality TV.
Paul Abrahamian competed on Big Brother many years after Evel Dick. Paul first competed on BB18 and got all the way to the Final 2. However, Nicole Franzel won the jury vote against Paul and took home the $500,000 grand prize. Then, Paul came back the following year to compete on BB19, but they once again finished as the runner-up of the season. This time, Paul lost the jury vote to Josh Martinez. In the years that followed their BB journey, Paul has mostly chosen to put some distance between them and the show. With that said, Paul does offer occasional commentary on ongoing seasons.
On Friday, October 16, Paul Abrahamian shared a clip (seen below) from a Dick @ Nite live-stream that featured Big Brother 13 winner Rachel Reilly as a guest. In the clip, Evel Dick is seen and heard clearly saying the n-word. Rachel immediately reacts to it with shock, but Dick Donato defends that he has "plenty of Black friends that are okay with [him] saying it." In the caption above this video, Paul calls out Dick for "YEARS of spreading incessant cyber harassment, fake rumors, & vitriol amongst the reality TV community." In a separate tweet (seen below), Paul also calls out Dick for repeatedly misusing Paul's preferred pronouns, which are they/them, despite being corrected multiple times.
Evel Dick is now addressing the situation with the Big Brother fans and clapping back at Paul Abrahamian's statements. At first, Dick Donato sent out a tweet (below) claiming that he didn't know the context for that video, but he did apologize right away for saying the n-word. Two hours later, Dick clarified that the clip was from a live-stream where he and Rachel Reilly were talking about Big Brother 16, which aired in 2014. He said, "I was talking about the producers in BB16, praying that after BB15, no one says the N word & I said the word." Evel dick then said that he had deleted the video. However, that didn't stop Dick from clapping back at Paul. Evel Dick shared a fan's tweet (also seen below) that included a screenshot of Paul also using the n-word when commenting on a friend's picture.
The feud between Paul Abrahamian and Dick Donato isn't particularly new, but it has certainly escalated to a new level today. The fans are already taking sides, and the discourse is far from over.
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Sources: Paul Abrahamian's Twitter, Evel Dick's Twitter