“Love Island USA,” the reality dating series that smashed viewership records for Peacock last summer and became an unavoidable cultural event, returns with a new season Tuesday night—but not without controversy, as one islander has already been booted from the show for past use of a racial slur.
"Love Island USA" returns Tuesday night on Peacock with Ariana Madix as host. — (Photo by: Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Images)
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Vasana Montgomery, a 25-year-old from Oregon, won’t be part of the cast of the eighth season of “Love Island USA” as planned when the hugely popular reality show returns Tuesday night after videos surfaced of her using a slur against Black people.
Peacock confirmed Montgomery was dropped from the show, and the New York Times reported the videos were privately owned and were not released until after her casting was announced, making it inaccessible while the program vetted contestants.
