Julie Chen Moonves defends Big Brother's Cookout alliance: This is not racism

Entertainment Weekly

"I think it's hard for some people who are not of color to understand the importance of the Cookout making it this far," she says of the alliance of Black cast members. "I have heard some call the formation of the Cookout a form of racism. In my humble opinion, it is not. As a fan of the show, it's impressive to see an alliance this big make it this far. That rarely happens."