Vasana Montgomery is breaking her silence after she was removed from Love Island USA forward of the season eight premiere after movies surfaced of her allegedly utilizing the N-word.
“I want to address a couple videos from my teen years that have recently resurfaced,” she wrote on her Instagram Story Wednesday. “In these movies, I used a racial slur. There is no such thing as a excuse for it, and I’m deeply sorry. I’m embarrassed and dissatisfied by my phrases. I take full duty for what I stated and perceive why it has damage and upset folks.
Montgomery continued,” Since then, I’ve grown lots as an individual and brought the time to coach myself, pay attention, be taught, and higher perceive the affect that language can have. That progress doesn’t erase my mistake, and I’m not asking anybody to excuse it. I consider folks must be held accountable for his or her actions, however I additionally consider in progress, studying, and changing into higher. To anybody I damage or dissatisfied, I’m really sorry.”
Shortly after it was introduced on Could 28 that Montgomery was part of the brand new slate of Islanders heading to Fiji for the brand new season of Peacock‘s hit actuality relationship present, two clips started to emerge on social media that appeared to function Montgomery utilizing the racial slur. This prompted instantaneous backlash from followers.
The Hollywood Reporter later discovered that she had been dropped from season eight earlier than the primary episode aired on June 2.
It’s understood that the movies in query gave the impression to be privately owned and never shared on-line till after the solid announcement, that means the clips wouldn’t have been accessible for prior vetting by the Love Island USA crew.
Montgomery’s departure got here after two Islanders had been faraway from season seven final 12 months for previous use of racial slurs. Yulissa Escobar was pulled from the present days after coming into the villa after a video resurfaced of her utilizing the N-word, and Cierra Ortega was removed later within the season after she acquired criticism for a social media submit that confirmed her utilizing a racial slur.
Love Island USA season eight airs Thursdays by means of Tuesdays on Peacock. Check out THR‘s show coverage here.
