Love Island USA removes Alannah Keyser over racial slur posts
Love Island USA has removed Casa Amor bombshell Alannah Keyser after historic social media posts surfaced that appeared to show her using a racial slur. Peacock confirmed she would not appear after the episode aired on 25 June. She is the second Season 8 Love Island contestant dismissed over racist language.
Alannah Keyser joined the Peacock dating series on Sunday as a mid-season Casa Amor bombshell, entering the villa to test existing couples. Within days, viewers began sharing a video and screenshots that allegedly linked her to racist language. The show acted quickly, mirroring a pattern that has now shadowed multiple seasons of the franchise.
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Key Takeaways
- Alannah Keyser was removed from Love Island USA after private social posts that appeared to show a racial slur became public.
- A video showed her apparently lip-synching the slur in a song; screenshots also circulated from Instagram and Snapchat.
- The material was not flagged during Peacock's vetting because it came from a private account and surfaced only after she entered the villa.
- Narrator Iain Stirling told viewers on Thursday: "Alannah has left Casa Amor."
- Keyser is the second Season 8 cast member removed for racist language, after Vasana Montgomery.
Why was Alannah Keyser removed from Love Island USA?
Keyser was removed after historic social media posts emerged that appeared to show her using a racial slur, according to reporting from the BBC and The New York Times. Peacock, the show's broadcaster, confirmed she would no longer appear on the series following the episode that aired on Thursday, 25 June.
Keyser had debuted just days earlier during the franchise's Casa Amor twist, when new islanders arrive to challenge established pairings. The timing made the exit especially abrupt: she had been on screen only since Sunday's episode before the controversy ended her run.
What did the resurfaced social media posts show?
The BBC reported that a video showed Keyser apparently lip-synching to the n-word in a song. Separate screenshots also appeared to show her using the same slur in an Instagram comment and a Snap message.
The posts spread quickly online once they became visible to the public. Keyser had been approached for comment, the BBC noted, but had not publicly responded at the time of reporting.
Why did Peacock miss the posts during contestant vetting?
According to the BBC, the posts came from a private account and were not made public until after Keyser entered the villa. They were therefore not flagged during Peacock's vetting process, sources told U.S. publications including Variety.
The New York Times reported similar details on 25 June, citing a Peacock representative who said the footage was not accessible during the series' vetting process. That gap has become a recurring issue for Love Island USA when cast members' private history surfaces only after they join the show.
How does this compare to earlier Love Island USA removals?
Keyser is the second contestant removed from Season 8 over racist language. Vasana Montgomery was dismissed after the season's lineup was announced, before Montgomery appeared on air, the BBC reported.
The pattern extends beyond this season. The BBC noted that two further contestants were also removed during the seventh series of Love Island last year. Thursday's episode offered little on-screen explanation beyond the narrator's brief announcement that "Alannah has left Casa Amor."
Before that line, Keyser appeared in the first 20 minutes of the episode conversing with one of the male contestants, then briefly in two further non-speaking scenes. The exit underscores how swiftly the franchise acts once resurfaced material draws public scrutiny.