Alannah Keyser has been removed from Love Island USA after a resurfaced clip allegedly shows her using the N-word while singing along to Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” with additional posts allegedly showing her using the word in an Instagram comment.
By the time Thursday night’s episode ended, the Casa Amor story for Alannah Keyser was already over.
Another Love Island USA contestant has left the villa after online backlash erupted over a resurfaced video. Keyser’s time on the hit reality dating series ended abruptly after a clip allegedly showed her using the N-word while singing along to Roddy Ricch’s hit song. “The Box.” A separate alleged post also circulated. showing screenshots of her using the word in an Instagram comment.
Peacock confirmed that Keyser would no longer appear on the series following Thursday night’s episode. The timeline matters here: production sources told TMZ that the video and related social media posts were not circulating publicly until after Keyser had already joined the show.
Before the cancellation fully landed, Keyser’s father defended her in a statement to TMZ earlier this week. He said he doesn’t believe she is racist, adding that she has always had friends from diverse backgrounds. He also called the online backlash “ridiculous.”
Social media wasted no time picking up the thread. Instagram user @d3vintd.03 wrote. “Now we wait for the video of her saying how she loves black people so much and would never do this again 😂😂.” @_naturalafrolatina posted. “I still see her on love island what episode she gonna be gone 😂.” @_foreverkee said. “Just waiting for her long post and apology. At least she got good taste in music,” while @prettytice_ wrote, “I knew it ws coming..”.
Other comments reflected harsher views about consequences. @vonjaee said, “Should’ve just kept it to herself. Free speech but that doesn’t mean u won’t face consequences. ” and @j.myaaaa added. “lmfao boy they don’t f*** around 😭.” @selfmaderuss_ pointed to the casting process. writing. “They do a horrible job at doing background checks 😭.. glad she gone though.”.
Still others debated what was coming next for Keyser. @theycallinmeemani joked about other players, writing, “Welp Zach going back empty handed and Kayda finna be posted up with a big dawg 😂😂😂😂😂😂,” while @__1Kgorgeous declared, “One thing love island don’t play about! 👏🏾.”
Keyser’s exit is not the first time Love Island USA has been forced to deal with resurfaced racial slur controversies. Keyser entered the villa as one of Casa Amor’s bombshells and is now the second contestant to leave this season after past social media content came back online.
Earlier in the season, cast member Vasana Montgomery was removed shortly after Peacock announced the Season 8 cast. Her departure followed resurfaced videos allegedly showing her using the N-word. After leaving. Montgomery addressed the backlash in a statement shared to her Instagram Story. apologizing for using the racial slur in videos from her teenage years and acknowledging the harm caused by her past actions.
Keyser’s removal also mirrors incidents from Season 7, when contestants Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega were both removed after their past use of racial slurs resurfaced online.
Now that Keyser is gone, the question on social media is simple: what happens next—how quickly fans want an apology, and whether Love Island USA will keep responding in the same way when old clips find a new audience.
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