The UK “Love Island” cast member has been removed from Season 13 after being reported to be linked to a stabbing

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The Casa Amor bomb has been removed from the UK version of Love Island After reports emerged that he was linked to a stabbing incident in London.

Gabriel Garland, 24, appeared briefly in Sunday night’s Season 13 episode before being pulled from the popular ITV2 reality dating series. He entered the villa with five other men from Casa Amor. An ITV spokesperson said: “Gabriel has now left the villa and will not be returning.” The Guardian In a statement on Monday.

Hollywood Reporter ITV has also reached out for comment.

Although ITV did not mention the reason for his departure, The Guardian It was reported that producers removed Garland after learning that he was named in court documents linked to a 2019 stabbing in southeast London on New Year’s Eve. Vitor Mazer was found guilty after being found guilty of two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent.

Garland, who reportedly got into an altercation with the people Mazer stabbed, was not convicted of any crime, the newspaper reported.

As for Love Island in the USAtwo cast members were removed from season 8, which is currently airing. Casa Amor bombshell Alannah Keyser was removed from the Peacock series when a video of her using the N-word resurfaced, and Vasana Montgomery was removed ahead of the June 2 premiere when social media posts surfaced of her using the N-word.

Since their departure, both Kiser and Montgomery have apologized. “I’m sorry to everyone who saw this video and was offended by it; that was never my intention. The video is from six years ago, and that word is not in my vocabulary anymore,” Kiser said in a TikTok video.

Montgomery also wrote on her Instagram Story, “I want to talk about two videos from my teenage years that have recently resurfaced. In those videos, I used racial slurs. There is no excuse for that, and I am deeply sorry. I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words. I take full responsibility for what I said and understand why people were hurt and upset.”

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