Tan France denies 'Strange Eye' claims about Bobby Burke's departure

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Tan France says he has nothing to do with it Strange eye It appears that his colleague Bobby Berk has been fired and replaced in the popular Netflix series.

“Yes, I hear what's going on, and I just want to address one point real quick. Firing my former colleague has nothing to do with me trying to hire my friend,” France, a co-host and fashion expert on the series, said in a statement. Friday post on Instagram.

Rumors and accusations have swirled ever since interior designer Burke left the series, and word has it that he will be replaced by Jeremiah Brent for the ninth season of the series. Strange eye After an alleged campaign led by France.

France, who leads the style segment of the series, insists that Netflix cast its Burke replacement without campaigning for Brent, as he is accused of doing. “I didn't back my friend for the job. They ended up getting her because they were the best person for the job. Am I so happy they got the job? Ah! I really think they'd be amazing on the show. But I couldn't hire them,” France said dismissively. By getting rid of someone else.”

He added that the media storm surrounding Burke's departure was nothing more than just rumours. “This all started because of a comment on a gossip blog. It got reposted and reposted, and then it almost became gospel. So, from the horse's mouth, I'm telling you, that wasn't the case at all. That's all I have to say on this “You have to dig deeper,” France said. “If you still don’t believe me, so be it, but that’s all.”

Burke's representatives declined to comment on France's social media post. On Friday, Burke also posted on his X account, formerly Twitter, Video account From former First Lady Michelle Obama's insistence that “When they go low, we go high!”