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A few days ago Love Island in the USA Set to begin its eighth season, Islander Vasana Montgomery has been pulled from the cast after social media posts of her using the N-word surfaced.
Montgomery, a business owner from Beaverton, Oregon, was left out of the cast. Hollywood Reporter And he confirmed. Her removal from the cast comes just days after the initial roster for Season 8 of The Islanders was announced on Thursday, and following Season 7 which also saw two cast members removed from the show due to their previous use of racial slurs.
Yulisa Escobar was an original cast member Love Island in the USA Season 7. After she entered the villa, clips of her using the N-word surfaced online, and she was pulled from the show. Nearly a month later, Sierra Ortega was also removed from the villa after receiving backlash over a social media post that showed her using racial slurs.
THR You understand that the videos that have appeared online appear to be privately owned and were not shared publicly until after the Season 8 cast was announced, meaning they were not accessible for advance screening. Following the casting reveal, two videos of Montgomery using the N-word surfaced online, sparking immediate backlash.
It is unclear whether Montgomery actually entered Love Island in the USA Villa and filming for the eighth season has begun.
Despite facing some controversy with its seventh season airing during the summer of 2025, the show became Peacock’s most-watched original series, with season seven accounting for 18.4 billion minutes of viewing time over six weeks. Amaya Espinal and Brian Arenales were ultimately chosen as the winners of season seven.
Love Island in the USA Season 8 premieres on Peacock on Tuesday.
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