Casa Amor bombshell Alannah Keyser is breaking her silence after she was faraway from Love Island USA season eight when a video resurfaced of her utilizing the N-word.
Within the video, Keyser, whose ultimate look on the present was throughout episode 20, gave the impression to be singing alongside to Roddy Ricch’s 2019 tune “The Field,” which included a racial slur within the lyrics.
On Sunday, she took to her TikTok to deal with her exit and the resurfaced clip, saying, “I’m approaching right here to deal with some issues which were circulating on-line. I do wish to start by addressing the video of me singing alongside to a Roddy Ricch tune that comprises a racial slur. I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and has been offended by it; that was by no means my intention. The video is from six years in the past, and that phrase is simply not in my vocabulary anymore.”
“I do wish to say immediately that I don’t help racism or discrimination of any variety, and I by no means have,” Keyser added. “Once I first came upon that this stuff had been going round on-line, it actually broke my coronary heart, and I couldn’t do something about it. However this has positively been a studying lesson for me, and it sucks that I didn’t get an opportunity to actually present my persona and who I’m.”
The Hollywood Reporter understands that the resurfaced social media video seems to haven’t been shared publicly till after her look on Love Island USA, which means they weren’t accessible at any time throughout the vetting course of.
Keyser is the fourth castmember to be faraway from Love Island USA within the final two seasons because of backlash surrounding resurfaced movies or posts. Vasana Montgomery was eliminated from season eight forward of the June 2 premiere when social media posts emerged of her utilizing the N-word.
Final yr, two Islanders had been additionally eliminated throughout season seven. Yulissa Escobar was kicked off the present at the start of the season after clips of her utilizing the N-word resurfaced on-line, and some weeks later, Cierra Ortega was dropped after receiving backlash for a social media publish that confirmed her utilizing a racial slur.
New episodes of Love Island USA, hosted by Ariana Madix and narrated by Iain Stirling, drop Thursdays by Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, with Love Island Aftersun (hosted by Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa) airing each Saturday. Try all of THR‘s season eight protection right here.
