Maybe Tyler is being genuine. I think he just wanted to dip though. It's the week before Jury, and most of the house really don't want to be there for 5 - 6 more weeks (they probably tired of taking that covid test as well). Tyler more so than any of them. I'm sure he did pros vs cons in his head and figured if he asked to be voted out:
A. He gets to go home to Angela 40k richer
B. He doesn't have to deal with Twitter/Swaggy & Bay's fanbase
C. His image would be even better (for basically supporting BLM), he really cares about his image. Production probably leaked the reaction to what him & Cody said about Bay. I don't think he & Cody said anything wrong to be honest
D. His jewelry businesses may gain traction because of C
E. His BB legacy would remain unaffected by most of the BB fandom
He knew what he was doing. I also think he knows he has some steep competition ahead. If he thinks he can't win he'd rather leave now.
Tyler is production's (Allison Grodner's) darling/American sweetheart. Shyt they probably broke some rules and allowed him to get a call from Angela in the DR. Or Allison told him some shyt Angela said on a call she had with her.
They don't want any HG going home, but Tyler they will literally stop everything for him.
As for Bay, i'm glad she's getting the steel toe boot. She's a terrible player with an attitude who at times brings up the race card to hide the fact she's a mean person with bad gameplay. Some things she's right about but
She was never an All Star, never will be, and should never play the game of BB ever again.
EDIT: From Angela's twitter
I knew she was going to do this (rightfully so), but people gotta stop
for Tyler. His mental health was at stake is his fanbases excuse now
You never know what folk are truly going through (i know he has also been bashed online and that's not right either). And mental health is very serious, and does affect many HG. I don't think Tyler was one of those people in this situation. If that was the case, there would be no talking him out of going home.
He talked to Dani, and they cool now so
All this is a win win for the BB golden child.