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Tamron Hall Defends Interview With Disqualified 'Drag Race' Contestant Sherry Pie

Tamron Hall is defending a controversial new interview.

The 50-year-old The Tamron Hall Show host interviewed disqualified RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Sherry Pie (real name Joey Gugliemelli) on Tuesday (February 16).

“I’ve been a reporter for 30 years, and I’ve conducted and watched interviews with people who have done bad things. I’ve interviewed rapists, I’ve interviewed murderers … it’s not giving away your platform; it’s called an interview. And people who do bad things are interviewed,” she explained amid backlash.

Sherry Pie was disqualified from the VH1 competition after multiple men publicly accused him of posing as a casting director to coerce them into doing various things for a role in a show that did not exist, including encouraging steroid use and partaking in sexual acts on camera, among other allegations. He admitted to the allegations and apologized for the behavior.

“We believe the men who’ve gone on record about Sherry Pie. We believe in being fair, and we don’t give free passes– I don’t give free passes,” she went on to say.

“We’ve offered no opportunity to promote a book, a podcast, anything that could be seen as profiting.”

Among the protestors is Ben Shimkus, the first victim to come forward.

“Just so we are all clear on this, I spoke with producers at @TamronHallShow and told them that I and the 20 victims that I spoke to today DO NOT want them to air a segment with Sherry Pie. They’re going to air it despite the all of our requests,” he wrote on social media.

“I am a survivor of sexual abuse. I watched the @TamronHallShow because I don’t believe ignoring trauma makes it go away. I do believe in addressing it, however, and feel that AT LEAST some of the victims should have been given the same platform,” previous winner Yvie Oddly wrote.

Find out more about the backlash to the interview.

Tamron Hall Faces Backlash for Giving Sherry Pie a Platform with Upcoming Interview

Tamron Hall is facing backlash for an upcoming interview with disgraced drag queen Sherry Pie, who was disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race last year.

Sherry Pie, whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli, was accused of catfishing by many men. Gugliemelli allegedly posed as a casting director to have actors send him videos of themselves performing sexual acts as audition tapes. He later released an apology, seemingly admitting to the abuse.

Now, Tamron will be interviewing Sherry Pie on the Tuesday (February 16) episode of her talk show.

Tamron says in a promo, “On the next Tamron Hall, one of the breakout stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Sherry Pie, booted from the show after being hit with lewd accusations of catfishing men. For the first time Sherry Pie comes clean. What really happened, next Tamron Hall.”

The talk show host is being slammed on Twitter for giving Sherry Pie a platform and for the language used in the promo, which diminishes the victims.

Click inside to read what people are saying in response to Tamron Hall… More Here! »

'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Sherry Pie Disqualified Due to Catfishing Allegations

Sherry Pie has been disqualified from the ongoing season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Following multiple allegations surfacing over the past week against the contestant, real name Joey Gugliemelli, producers have disqualified the performer from the competition, EW reported on Friday (March 6). Only one episode of the new season has aired so far.

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“In light of recent developments and Sherry Pie’s statement, Sherry Pie has been disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Out of respect for the hard work of the other queens, VH1 will air the season as planned. Sherry will not appear in the grand finale scheduled to be filmed later this spring,” production company World of Wonder said in a statement.

Sherry Pie was has accused of posing as a casting director to have actors send him videos of themselves performing sexual acts as audition tapes. Click here to read more about the allegations.

'Drag Race' Star Sherry Pie Apologizes After Being Accused of Catfishing by Five Actors

RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Sherry Pie, whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli, has been accused of posing as a casting director to have actors send him videos of themselves performing sexual acts as audition tapes.

Buzzfeed reports that Gugliemelli allegedly posed as a “casting director” named Allison Mossie and told the young actors that she was casting a supposed upcoming play called Bulk.

The victims include two actors who Gugliemelli worked with during a production of The Little Mermaid in Nebraska, as well as students at SUNY Cortland in New York. The actors in Nebraska were allegedly told the Bulk was a project that HBO was interested in.

Gugliemelli reportedly helped one of the young actors, Josh Lillyman, film his audition tapes, including a masturbation scene that he suggested. He said, “I did everything he asked me to because at that point he had built up so much detail for the show that I was truly convinced it was real and associated with HBO. It took a lot for me to break that delusion. I was willingly doing all the things he was asking me to.”

After Buzzfeed posted the article with the allegations, Gugliemelli took to Facebook to apologize.

“This is Joey, I want to start by saying how sorry I am that I caused such trauma and pain and how horribly embarrassed and disgusted I am with myself,” he said in the statement. “I know that the pain and hurt that I have caused will never go away and I know that what I did was wrong and truly cruel. Until being on RuPaul’s Drag Race, I never really understood how much my mental health and taking care of things meant. I learned on that show how important “loving yourself” is and I don’t think I have ever loved myself. I have been seeking help and receiving treatment since coming back to NYC. I truly apologize to everyone I have hurt with my actions. I also want to say how sorry I am to my sisters of season 12 and honestly the whole network and production company. All I can do is change the behavior and that starts with me and doing that work.”

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'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12 Cast Celebrate Their Big Premiere In NYC - See All The Looks Here!

The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 are celebrating their big premiere!

Last night (February 26), the thirteen queens that will be competing in Season 12 of the long-running drag competition got all glammed up at their Meet the Queens event held at TRL Studios in New York City ahead of their season premiere on Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. ET on VH1.

The cast includes Aiden Zhane, Brita Filter, Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan Sport, Nicky Doll, Rock M. Sakura, Sherry Pie and Widow Von’Du.

Nicki Minaj will appear in the premiere episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12. Throughout the season, the guest judges will include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chaka Khan, Daisy Ridley, Daniel Franzese, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bennett, Leslie Jones, Normani, Olivia Munn, Rachel Bloom, Robyn, Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg, Winnie Harlow and Yalitza Aparicio.

Make sure to tune in tomorrow on VH1 – Watch the trailer here!

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