Love Island USA contestant Alannah Keyser has broken her silence after leaving the villa and the resurfacing of old videos showing her using a racial slur.
The 21-year-old former contestant shared a TikTok video on Saturday, saying she wanted to address the controversy.
“I do want to begin by addressing the video of me singing along to a Roddy Ricch song that contains a racial slur,” she said. “I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and been offended by it. That was never my intention.”
Keyser said the video was recorded six years ago and added that the word “is just not in my vocabulary anymore.”
She also denied screenshots shared online that appeared to show her using the same slur in messages.
“What has been shared does not reflect the truth,” she said. “It’s never been in my character to discriminate against anybody’s skin color. I do not support racism or discrimination of any kind.”
Keyser joined the show during the Casa Amor twist, which aired on June 21.
Soon after her arrival, a short video began circulating on social media that appeared to show her mouthing the racial slur while singing at a party.
She briefly appeared in Thursday’s episode alongside Zach Georgiou. After a commercial break, narrator Iain Stirling announced that she had left Casa Amor. No reason for her exit was given during the episode.
Keyser said learning that the video had resurfaced “really broke my heart.”
“This has definitely been a learning lesson for me,” she said. “It sucks that I didn’t get a chance to really show my personality and who I really am.”
The video ended with a written message saying she has always tried to spread positivity and will continue to do so.
Keyser is the second contestant to leave Love Island USA this season after old videos showing the use of a racial slur resurfaced online.
Before the season premiered, contestant Vasana Montgomery was removed from the show for the same reason.
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