Love Island USA has been hit with another racism scandal as a contestant was axed only days before the season eight premiere.
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Love Island USA Faces New Racism Controversy
Love Island USA has been hit with another racism scandal as a contestant was axed only days before the season eight premiere. Vasana Montgomery, 25, will no lon...
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Vasana Montgomery, 25, will no longer made an appearance on the reality dating show after videos recently resurfaced of her allegedly using the N-word.
In a clip, she allegedly could be heard saying the racial slur while rapping to a track and in a separate occurrence, Montgomery said it with a pal who was playing a game, per TMZ.
Sources close to the production told the outlet that the business owner was pulled from the show.
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Insiders also told TMZ the social media videos had been private which was why the production did not see the clips while screening Montgomery before she was cast on the new season.
Daily Mail has reached out to NBC for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Love Island USA has been hit with another racism scandal as a contestant was axed only days before the season eight premiere
Vasana Montgomery, 25, will no longer made an appearance on the reality dating show after videos recently resurfaced of her allegedly using the N-word
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The eighth season of Love Island USA, which is hosted by Ariana Madix, is set to .
Earlier this week on Thursday, the 12 cast members were unveiled ahead of the premiere.
Contestant Yulissa Escobar was notably removed from the show over her past use of racist slurs
Another contestant Cierra Ortega was also removed from the show last year after multiple racist posts from her Instagram were uncovered by Love Island fans, in which she used a slur offensive to Chinese people on two separate occasions
Escobar further apologized and explained that she takes 'full ownership of my actions.'
Another contestant Cierra Ortega was also removed from the show last year after multiple racist posts from her Instagram were uncovered by Love Island fans, in which she used a slur offensive to Chinese people on two separate occasions.
Ortega's parents broke their silence after their daughtersocial media posts.
They shared a statement to their daughter's Instagram stories about 'the most painful weeks of our lives.'
'We've seen the posts, the headlines, the hurt and the hate. And while Cierra hasn't seen any of it, we have. And so have people who love her,' the statement began.
Her parents continued, 'We're not here to justify or ignore what's surfaced. We understand why people are upset, and we know accountability matters. But what's happening online right now has gone far beyond that.
Ortega's parents broke their silence after their daughter was removed from season seven for past derogatory social media posts
Ortega's loved ones added that they 'know her heart' and believed she would 'face this with honesty, growth, and grace'; Ortega seen above on Love Island USA
'The threats. The cruel messages. The attacks on her family, her friends, even her supporters, it's heartbreaking.
'It's uncalled for. And no one deserves that kind of hate, no matter what mistake they've made.'
Ortega's loved ones added that they 'know her heart' and believed she would 'face this with honesty, growth, and grace.'
In conclusion, they asked for 'compassion' as well as both 'patience' and 'basic human decency.'
Past Instagram posts surfaced of Ortega using a racial slur towards Chinese people in two separate instances many years apart
There was also an Instagram story post from February 2023, showing her getting Botox treatments, again using the slur to describe her smile, and many fans are furious, calling for her immediate removal
Past Instagram posts surfaced of her using a racial slur towards Chinese people in two separate instances many years apart.
One post from January 2015 showed a snap of her at the top of a mountain, using a version of the slur to describe how she smiles.
There was also an Instagram story post from February 2023, showing her getting treatments, again using the slur to describe her smile, and many fans are furious, calling for her immediate removal.
Many fans and viewers at the time had called for Ortega to be kicked off the island when the posts resurfaced.
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