LOVE ISLAND USA -- "Week 4 " Episode 817 -- Pictured: Alannah Keyser -- (Photo by: /Peacock via Getty Images)
Another ‘Love Island USA’ contestant has left the villa after online controversy erupted. Alannah Keyser‘s time on the hit reality dating series came to an abrupt end after a resurfaced video allegedly showed her using the N-word while singing along to a song.
According to TMZ, Peacock confirmed that Keyser would no longer appear on the reality dating series following Thursday night’s episode. Her exit comes after a resurfaced video allegedly showed her using the N-word while singing along to Roddy Ricch’s hit song, ‘The Box.’ Another alleged post showed screenshots of her using the word in an Instagram comment.
Production sources told TMZ that the video and related social media posts were not circulating publicly until after Keyser had already joined the show. As The Shade Room previously reported, Keyser’s father defended his daughter in a statement to TMZ earlier this week. He said he does not believe she is racist and noted that she has always had friends from diverse backgrounds. He also called the online backlash against her “ridiculous.”
Instagram user @d3vintd.03 wrote, Now we wait for the video of her saying how she loves black people so much and would never do this again
Another Instagram user @_naturalafrolatina wrote, I still see her on love island what episode she gonna be gone
While Instagram user @_foreverkee wrote, Just waiting for her long post and apology. At least she got good taste in music
Instagram user @prettytice_ wrote, I knew it ws coming..
Another Instagram user @vonjaee wrote, Shouldve just kept it to herself. Free speech but that doesnt mean u wont face consequences
While Instagram user @j.myaaaa wrote, lmfao boy they dont f*** around
Instagram user @selfmaderuss_ wrote, They do a horrible job at doing background checks .. glad she gone though
Another Instagram user @__1Kgorgeous wrote, One thing love island dont play about!
While Instagram user @theycallinmeemani wrote, Welp Zach going back empty handed and Kayda finna be posted up with a big dawg
Keyser entered the villa as one of Casa Amor’s bombshells and is now the second contestant to leave this season, following the resurfacing of past social media content.
Earlier this season, cast member Vasana Montgomery was removed from the show shortly after Peacock announced the Season 8 cast. Her departure came after resurfaced videos allegedly showed her using the N-word.
Following her exit, Montgomery addressed the controversy in a statement shared to her Instagram Story. She apologized for using the racial slur in videos from her teenage years and acknowledged the harm caused by her past actions.
Keyser’s removal also follows similar incidents during Season 7, when contestants Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega were both removed from ‘Love Island USA’ after their past use of racial slurs resurfaced online.
