Sigh. Again? 'Love Island USA' confirms another contestant fired over apparent use of racial slur
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Set us as preferred It seems “Love Island USA” producers pulled one bombshell aside for a chat, one that has led to her firing from the hit reality dating series.Contestant Alannah Keyser’s time in Fiji has officially come to an end as she faces backlash for apparently using a racial slur in a video and social media comments that recently resurfaced on social media.
“Love Island USA” streamer Peacock confirmed to The Times on Friday that Keyser, a film student at USC from Miami, will no longer appear on the series.She is the second contestant Peacock dismissed this season over a racial slur scandal.Keyser made her “Love Island USA” debut last week as one of the six women hopeful to strike up a connection with the male contestants in Casa Amor, testing the men’s relationship with their partners back in the villa.
Keyser appeared to pair up with contestant Zach Georgiou.In her debut episode, she informed Georgiou she had a brief romance with his older brother Charlie, a previous “Love Island USA” contestant.
Television ‘Love Island USA’ contestant Vasana Montgomery, who was booted from the series ahead of its premiere this week, issues a statement apologizing for her racial-slur social media videos.She faced allegations of racism amid her first “Love Island USA” episode when a social media user surfaced screenshots of Keyser allegedly using the N-word on Snapchat and Instagram.A user on X (formerly Twitter) also published video of Keyser seemingly saying the slur as she sings along to Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” at a party.
Some viewers — and other contestants on the series — also observed that Keyser interacted less with the Black men on the series in her debut episode.A source familiar with “Love Island USA” production said the controversial video and posts only became public on socia...