{"id":63157,"date":"2026-09-16T14:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=63157"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:24:54","slug":"everything-the-challenge-stars-said-in-response-to-josh-leo-and-nelson-being-kicked-off-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/16\/everything-the-challenge-stars-said-in-response-to-josh-leo-and-nelson-being-kicked-off-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything The Challenge stars said in response to Josh, Leo and Nelson being kicked off show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/16\/the-savage-details-behind-why-josh-leo-and-nelson-were-all-kicked-off-the-challenge\/\">Josh, Leo and Nelson<\/a> were allegedly kicked off <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/16\/nelson-finally-responds-to-allegations-after-he-was-savagely-removed-from-the-challenge\/\">The Challenge<\/a>, their co-stars are speaking out. Not all of them, as fellow cast member Nurys has made abundantly clear, but there are several opinions and memories of what actually happened before they were disqualified.<\/p>\n<h2>Nurys<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MtvChallenge\/comments\/1whg1fd\/tweets_before_tomorrows_episode\/\">_____ tweets before tomorrow\u2019s episode<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Few-Sort-5643\/\">u\/Few-Sort-5643<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MtvChallenge\/\">MtvChallenge<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nurys has been savage at calling out Josh&#8217;s behaviour in particular, calling him a &#8220;disgusting boy&#8221;. She wrote on X: &#8220;I already know MOST castmates are going to stay quiet about this situation because they&#8217;re cowards with no back bones and lowkey share the same feelings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They don&#8217;t stand up for anything, not for racism or even when innocent lives are taken. I don&#8217;t have hope for most but ME? Oh I&#8217;ll be talking my s***.&#8221; She also wrote: &#8220;CRAZYYYY to see how much air time this guy is getting\u2026 honestly disappointing more than anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Cara<\/h2>\n<p>Cara revealed her thoughts on Josh in an Instagram Q&amp;A, revealing that he &#8220;shows his real cards soon&#8221;. That&#8217;s all she&#8217;s said on the allegations, which speculate that Josh and Leo used the n-word, which led to Nelson getting upset and breaking kitchen items.<\/p>\n<h2>Nelson<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nelson saying he\u2019s going to address Josh Goldstein allegedly using the N-word once the episode airs \ud83d\udc40 A love Islander using th N word at this point is not that shocking <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TheChallenge42?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheChallenge42<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jaFbuaP2bs\">pic.twitter.com\/jaFbuaP2bs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pinkrose (@pinkrosevev) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pinkrosevev\/status\/2090058061930954863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Nelson responded to the allegations himself, which claim that he&#8217;ll address Josh allegedly using the n-word when the time comes. The speculation alleges that Nelson was upset with the slur being used, and was disqualified after breaking items in the shared kitchen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Theo<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Theo reenacts the DQ scene of Josh, Nelson and Leo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TheChallenge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheChallenge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TheChallenge41?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheChallenge41<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TheChallenge42?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheChallenge42<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1U6ofO8f3k\">pic.twitter.com\/1U6ofO8f3k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 challenge stuff (@challengestuffs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/challengestuffs\/status\/2097836015302090927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Theo wasn&#8217;t actually there when Leo, Josh and Nelson were disqualified. However, he&#8217;s given his account of what he believes went down during the incident. He made out that Leo asked Josh to repeat himself after using the slur, and tried to join in on a &#8216;joke&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paramount, Leo, Nelson and Josh have all been reached out to for comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i> on <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;He shows us his real cards 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