Alannah Keyser Breaks Silence on Love Island Exit After 6-Year-Old Slur Video Resurfaces
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Updated · The Independent · Jun 28
Alannah Keyser Breaks Silence on Love Island Exit After 6-Year-Old Slur Video Resurfaces
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jun 28
Summary
21-year-old Alannah Keyser said in a TikTok video Saturday that her removal from Love Island USA after a resurfaced clip using the n-word "broke my heart" and became a "learning lesson."
The clip, which Keyser said was filmed six years ago while she sang along to a Roddy Ricch song, prompted her apology; she added that the racial slur is "not in my vocabulary anymore."
Keyser also disputed widely shared screenshots that appeared to show her using the slur in messages, calling them falsified and saying she does not support racism or discrimination.
Thursday's episode showed Keyser briefly with Zach Georgiou before narrator Iain Stirling announced after a break that she had left Casa Amor without further explanation.
Keyser is the second contestant removed from this season over resurfaced racial-slur evidence, after Vasana Montgomery was dropped before the June 2 premiere.