Days earlier than Love Island USA is about to kick off its eighth season, islander Vasana Montgomery has been pulled from the forged after social media posts emerged of her utilizing the N-word.
Montgomery, a enterprise proprietor from Beaverton, Oregon, has been dropped from the forged, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Her removing from the forged comes a couple of days after the preliminary slate of season eight islanders was announced on Thursday, and following its seventh season which additionally noticed the removing of two forged members from the present for previous use of racial slurs.
Yulissa Escobar was an authentic forged member on Love Island USA season seven. After she entered the villa, clips of her utilizing the N-word resurfaced on-line, and she or he was pulled from the present. Roughly a month later, Cierra Ortega was additionally removed from the villa after receiving backlash for a social media submit that confirmed her utilizing a racial slur.
THR understands that the movies that surfaced on-line look like privately owned and never shared publicly till after the season eight forged was introduced, which means they might not have been accessible for prior vetting. Following the forged reveal, two videos of Montgomery utilizing the N-word surfaced on-line, prompting prompt backlash.
It’s unclear if Montgomery had already entered the Love Island USA villa and started filming for season eight.
Regardless of dealing with some controversy with its seventh season that aired through the summer time of 2025, the present grew to become the Peacock’s most-watched original series, with season seven accounting for 18.4 billion minutes of watch time over its six-week run. Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales have been finally named the winners of season seven.
Love Island USA season eight premieres on Peacock on Tuesday.
