The Real Reason Sherry Pie Was Disqualified From RuPaul's Drag Race

Vox confirms that Sherry Pie was disqualified from "RuPaul's Drag Race" after damning allegations of sexual misconduct emerged. 

"In light of recent developments and Sherry Pie's statement, Sherry Pie has been disqualified from 'RuPaul's Drag Race,'" the reality show acknowledged on Twitter, noting that the season would still air out of respect to the other competitors. 

At least five different men alleged Sherry, whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli, had catfished them by pretending to be a casting director named Allison Mossey in online correspondence.

She approached each of them with job opportunities, which inevitably required the men to record videos of them acting out various sexualized and demeaning scenarios, under the guise of auditioning for roles in productions that, it transpired, didn't exist. 

Some of the victims were actors Gugliemelli had met through the New York theater scene. Upon contacting the company Mossey allegedly worked for, they discovered she wasn't affiliated with it, nor had anyone even heard of her. BuzzFeed News spoke to four actors who all shared similar experiences with exploitative "auditions." 

Gugliemelli posted a lengthy apology on Facebook but didn't go into detail about what he was taking responsibility for or what he was doing to get help for his "mental health" issues. As Screen Rant notes, since the scandal came to light, the disgraced star has retreated from view. 

"Drag Race," meanwhile, continues to go from strength to strength with Season 14 debuting in early 2022 to record numbers, per Deadline.