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Love Island USA contestant removed from villa after alleged racial slur
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Asiya A.
Love Island USA contestant Alannah Keyser has officially left the show after resurfaced videos allegedly showed her using a racial slur.
It was announced on the June 25 episode that the 21-year-old would no longer appear on the Peacock reality series, just days after making her entrance during the June 21 installment.
Her departure came after a video began circulating on social media that appeared to show Keyser saying the N-word while singing along to Roddy Ricch's hit song 'The Box'.
Exit confirmed during latest episode
Keyser joined the dating show as a "bombshell" during the series' traditional mid-season Casa Amor twist, where new islanders enter the villa to challenge existing relationships.
Viewers received little explanation for her exit during Wednesday's episode, with narrator Iain Stirling simply announcing: "Welcome back to Love Island USA. Alannah has left Casa Amor."
The brief announcement immediately prompted reactions from fans watching at home.
One person wrote on X: "'alannah has left casa amor' was so satisfying."
Another said: "They slid 'Alannah has left Casa Amor' in SO QUICK and kept it PUSHIN good riddance."
A third added: "'alannah has left casa amor' i wasn’t paying attention to the episode and i just found out they kicked her out AYYYEEEEEEEEE."
Second contestant to leave over resurfaced videos
Keyser is the second contestant to exit Love Island USA Season 8 following backlash over past social media activity.
Earlier in the season, contestant Vasana Montgomery left the show on May 30 after similar videos resurfaced online.
The 25-year-old later addressed the controversy in an Instagram statement shared on June 3, one day after the season premiered.
"I want to address a couple videos from my teen years that have recently resurfaced," Montgomery wrote. "In those videos, I used a racial slur. There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry. I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words."
She continued: "I take full responsibility for what I said and understand why it has hurt and upset people."
The influencer also reflected on how she has changed since the videos were recorded, saying she has worked to better understand the impact of her actions and has "grown a lot as a person".
"That growth does not erase my mistake, and I am not asking anyone to excuse it," she added. "I believe people should be held accountable for their actions," while also believing in "growth, learning, and becoming better."
Two contestants were removed from the seventh series
The latest controversy follows a string of similar incidents involving the franchise.
During last year's seventh season, Yulissa Escobar was removed from the villa after videos emerged of her using a racial slur on a podcast.
After her exit, she addressed the situation in a TikTok video, saying: "I get it. I said a word that I should have not said. But I wish I would have never said that. It is what it is. I can't go back in time. I am sorry that I said that word."
Later in the same season, contestant Cierra Ortega also left the show after previously using a racist slur targeting Asian people.
She later apologized, saying she "genuinely had no idea" the term she had used was considered a slur.
