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‘Big Brother 28’ runner-up Taylor Brown calls out ‘lapdog’ Drew Campbell after dramatic finale

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Todisco, E. (2026, October 2). ‘Big Brother 28’ runner-up Taylor Brown calls out ‘lapdog’ Drew Campbell after dramatic finale. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/02/entertainment/big-brother-28-star-taylor-brown-calls-out-lapdog-drew-campbell-after-finale/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-02 · by Eric Todisco

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Taylor Brown, who finished second on "Big Brother 28," criticized Drew Campbell, the third-place contestant, calling him a "lapdog" to the "Icons" alliance during the finale. After being evicted by Rick Devens, Campbell's ally, Brown told Page Six that she believes the jury misunderstood her gameplay and strategy, which left her unable to form solid alliances throughout the season. She argued that the “Icons” had an unfair advantage due to their fan bases and prior reality TV fame.
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Taylor Brown, runner-up of Big Brother 28, criticized fellow contestant Drew Campbell after his eviction during the finale. According to Brown, who was aligned with a group called the "Icons" led by Rick Devens, Dee Valladares, and Angela Murray, Campbell had been following their lead throughout the entire season, acting like a "lapdog." During the finale on Thursday night, Devens evicted Campbell despite their alliance earlier in the game. Brown won $75,000 as second place and claimed she was not surprised by Campbell's eviction since he did what they expected him to do.

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📰 Big Brother Finale Controversy
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New York Post
Hedges 1 of 27 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss reactions from 'Big Brother 28', Article A focuses on Drew Campbell's revelation about his third-place eviction and near-win, while Article B is about Taylor Brown criticizing Drew Campbell after the finale.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 26 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss the 'Big Brother 28' finale and its outcome, Article B focuses on Taylor Brown's reaction to Drew Campbell's eviction rather than the overall winner announcement in Article A.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 32 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles cover different aspects of the Big Brother finale and aftermath involving distinct individuals: one focuses on Rick Devens' reaction to lack of support, while the other involves Taylor Brown criticizing Drew Campbell.”
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Topics

Icons Page Six

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Brown PERSON · 7× Campbell PERSON · 4× Devens PERSON · 4× Drew PERSON · 3× Page Six ORG · 2× Angela Murray PERSON · 1× Dee Valladares PERSON · 1× Drew Campbell PERSON · 1× Rick Devens PERSON · 1× Taylor Brown PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Brown said that all season long, the “Icons” — Devens, “Survivor 45” winner Dee Valladares and “Big Brother 26” alum Angela Murray — “literally had [Campbell] on a leash, and if they asked him to bark, he would ask how loud.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02
🔮 “It just proved that Drew is nothing but a lapdog to the ‘Icons,’ like he’s been for 87 days and like he will continue to be,” Brown, 28, exclusively told Page Six.

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

“Big Brother 28” runner-up Taylor Brown is celebrating that third-place finisher Drew Campbell got evicted by his closest ally, “Survivor 38” alum Rick Devens, during the dramatic finale. asserted
Campbell → celebrate → finale
“It just proved that Drew is nothing but a lapdog to the ‘Icons,’ like he’s been for 87 days and like he will continue to be,” Brown, 28, exclusively told Page Six. asserted
Brown → prove → Six
Brown said that all season long, the “Icons” — Devens, “Survivor 45” winner Dee Valladares and “Big Brother 26” alum Angela Murray — “literally had [Campbell] on a leash, and if they asked him to bark, he would ask how loud.” asserted
he → say → him
“So I’m not surprised,” she added of Campbell’s eviction. asserted
she → ’m → eviction
“Drew did what we knew Drew would do. asserted
Drew → do → what
And that’s why Devens sent him out the door.” asserted
Devens → ’ → door
Campbell, 22, was closely aligned with the “Icons” instead of the other newbies on “Big Brother 28.” asserted
Campbell → align → Brother
But during Thursday’s live finale, Devens, 42, decided to cut Campbell and take Brown to the end, leaving the surgical dental assistant in tears when he left the house. asserted
he → decide → house
Brown, meanwhile, only got LaTrice Verrett’s vote and came in second place, taking home $75,000. asserted
Brown → get → 75,000
The elementary school counselor, who was on the block six times this season, told Page Six she thinks the jury misunderstood her gameplay. asserted
jury → tell → gameplay
“I think maybe if they watch the show back, if they see a little bit of the live feeds, that they would definitely see that I was in a position where I couldn’t win,” she explained. asserted
she → think → position
“I couldn’t get in on any alliances. asserted
I → get → alliances
I couldn’t form bonds that I can trust and continue to move forward with.” asserted
I → form → that
Brown continued, “It felt like my game just constantly fell apart every time I tried to be more aggressive, more vocal, more active. asserted
I → continue → ?
So that’s why I did my pod thing and it worked for me. asserted
it → ’ → me
I was able not to wear a mic and I could kind of talk things out and process things out.” uncertain
I → wear → things
Additionally, Brown doubled down on her argument to the jury that Devens and the other “Icons” had an unfair advantage in the game. asserted
Devens → double → game
“They came into this house with people in awe of them,” she said. asserted
she → come → them
“They came in with a fan base, which means they were more likely to be voted to get these powers.” asserted
they → come → powers
Brown added, “And because of that, that is the definition of elitism, power and privilege.” Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → add → elitism
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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