The HGTV Show That Was Cancelled Before It Even Aired

The Benhams rose to fame through their entrepreneurial success in real estate. Their show, "Flip it Forward," would have featured the brothers renovating fixer-uppers into dream homes for different families. According to an HGTV press release, their selling point was the good-natured competition between the twins they'd include in each episode (via TV by the Numbers). David Benham, however, made homophobic comments at a prayer rally he organized in Charlotte, NC, the night before the Democratic National Convention in 2012. According to Right Wing Watch, He claimed that the gay agenda was spreading Satanic ideologies throughout American school systems and ruining the nation.

Just because Jason Benham's name isn't attached to that quote doesn't mean he gets a pass. Though Jason was not reported to have made comments at that particular rally, he wholeheartedly supports and agrees with his brother. He views him and his brother as martyrs, once saying, "When God gives you a platform, it's not just to stand on, but sometimes to burn on," per The Guardian. HGTV was seemingly willing to look the other way so long as the twins promised to keep quiet about their political and religious views. However, the brothers refused, deciding to instead embark on a career of capitalizing off of their failed pilot.