Big Brother 25 contestant Luke Valentine dropped the N-word mid-conversation with one of the fellow house guests early Wednesday morning, creating a pretty tense situation on the show.

The video of the live feed where a shirtless Valentine dropped the expletive went viral on social media.

At the time, Valentine was chatting with contestants Jared, Cory, and Hisam. He said, “We were in the f****** (inaudible) room, n****.” After realizing what he had done, Valentine proceeded to laugh it off by saying “dude.”

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As Cory and Hisam tense up, Valentine looked over to Jared, who is an African American, before apologizing. Cory and Hisam chose not to join in the laughter. Instead, to make matters even more tense, they walked out of the room, leaving Valentine alone with Jared. Jared apparently did not seem all that concerned with the slip-up, telling Valentine, “I don’t give a f***,” in response to the slur.

Who is Luke Valentine?

Luke is an illustrator and also creates a web comic called Splatterbrain. His web comic has a large online following. He’s responsible for all the content and the branding, according to Screen Rant.

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He might have had previous experience as a model, but it’s unclear if he currently still works in that sector. Some houseguests in this season of Big Brother have been speculating if Valentine is a doctor or lawyer due to his mysterious nature.

Valentine is from Weston, Florida, though he currently lives in Coral Springs, Florida. At 30, Luke is one of the older members of the Big Brother 25 cast.