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Big Brother has been on the air for 20 years.

The series has been a success story for CBS, but it has also been filled with controversial houseguests.

While most of the action is cut down to three one-hour episodes every week, the series has a 24-hour live feed that gives viewers a closer look into what goes on in the house.

We're running down the most controversial houseguests.

Jack Matthews (Season 21)

Matthews found himself in trouble for comments that viewers found both racist and aggressive.

He did not get on with fellow houseguest, Kemi Fakunle, and said to his allies that he wanted to "stomp a mudhole through" her chest.

He also called her "disgusting" and a "maggot" during their time in the house.

Matthews also courted controversy when called Asian-American houseguest Isabella Wang a "rice pudding."

Julie Chen asked Matthews about his comments upon his eviction, and he apologized to Fakunle,...

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