Jonathan Van Ness Accused Of Being ‘Abusive’ And A ‘Monster’ On ‘Queer Eye’ Set: Report

Jonathan Van Ness, who became the breakout star of Netflix ’s “Queer Eye ” reboot thanks to their sunny disposition, is being accused of being a “monster” off-camera.

Four anonymous “Queer Eye” production sources and three sources who have worked with Van Ness told Rolling Stone in a report published Tuesday that the celebrity hairstylist (who uses they/he/she pronouns) regularly lashes out at crew members and those who work closely with them. The sources described Van Ness as a “nightmare” and a “monster” who is “demeaning” and emotionally “abusive” and has “rage issues.”

“Jonathan’s a person who contains multitudes and who has the capacity to be very warm, very charismatic, and has the capacity to make you feel really special that they are paying attention to you,” one source who worked with Van Ness told Rolling Stone. “But at least once a day, they would need to yell at somebody. It might be something small, but there’s always going to be somebody to point out and blame and make the villain of the day.”

Another anonymous source who’s worked with Van Ness described the reality TV personality as being “intense and scary.”

“[There’s] a real emotion of fear around them when they get angry,” the source explained to the magazine. “It’s almost like a cartoon where it oozes out of them.”

These descriptions seem to be the antithesis of Van Ness’ public persona of an optimistic, kind, albeit over-the-top, personality who is also loudly passionate about transgender rights and bridging political divides .

“As much good as he wants to do in the world, I think a lot of it is very hypocritical,” a production source told Rolling Stone.

“There’s a definite contrast between the principles and the values that Jonathan stands for