{"id":1309,"date":"2026-06-04T06:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:08:40","slug":"love-island-usa-contestant-who-was-expelled-for-using-the-n-word-apologizes-there-is-no-excuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1309","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Love Island USA\u2019 Contestant Who Was Expelled for Using the N-Word Apologizes: \u2018There Is No Excuse\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tVasana Montgomery, the 25-year-old from Beaverton, Ore. who was cast in \u201cLove Island USA\u201d Season 8 and promptly expelled for using the n-word in social media videos, made a public apology on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1308\">Doja Cat Slams Elon Musk as a \u2018Barrel Chested Ewok\u2019 While Requesting Changes to X: \u2018You Look Like You Eat Sand\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI want to address a couple videos from my teen years that have recently resurfaced,\u201d she wrote on her Instagram story. \u201cIn those videos, I used a racial slur. There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry. I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words. I take full responsibility for what I said and understand why it has hurt and upset people. Since then, I have grown a lot as a person and taken the time to educate myself, listen, learn, and better understand the impact that language can have. That growth does not erase my mistake, and I am not asking anyone to excuse it. I believe people should be held accountable for their actions, but I also believe in growth, learning, and becoming better. To anyone I hurt or disappointed, I am truly sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMontgomery was included in Peacock\u2019s announcement of the Season 8 \u201cLove Island USA\u201d cast on May 28. By May 30, she had been removed, following the circulation of two videos that were previously only available on private accounts. \u201cKnock knock, n\u2014-,\u201d she says in one, while the other shows her rapping along to song lyrics that include the n-word. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1306\">What the Backlash to Artists Booking or Backing Out of \u2018Freedom 250\u2032 Tells Us About the Fickleness of Fan Bases: Bret Michaels\u2019 Guitarist Speaks Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tMontgomery\u2019s dismissal marks the second year in a row Peacock has had to remove a contestant for using the n-word, following\u00a0Yulissa Escobar in Season 7. Later the same season, Cierra Ortega was also dismissed for using racial slurs, this time against Asian people.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1304\">Tribeca Kicks Off With Earth, Wind &amp; Fire Documentary and Robert De Niro Dissing Trump as \u2018Immoral, Cruel and Corrupt\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vasana Montgomery has made a public apology after being removed from &#8216;Love Island USA&#8217; for her use of the n-word in videos on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[924],"class_list":["post-1309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-love-island-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Love Island USA\u2019 Contestant Who Was Expelled for Using the N-Word Apologizes: \u2018There Is No Excuse\u2019 - 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