Love Island USA Season 7: All the controversies that have rocked the scandal-hit villa so far
Racial slurs and removed contestants: Love Island USA controversies explained
- Love Island USA season seven has been marked by controversy, with two contestants quietly removed due to resurfaced problematic content.
- Yulissa Escobar was the first to exit after old podcast clips emerged showing her using a racial slur, which she later acknowledged and apologized for.
- Cierra Ortega subsequently left the villa on Sunday’s episode, following uproar over an old Instagram post containing a derogatory term for Chinese people.
- The show's narrator briefly announced their departures without detailing the reasons, though Cierra's parents issued a statement requesting compassion amidst online backlash.
- A third contestant, Huda Mustafa, is now facing similar scrutiny over an old TikTok video where she is debated to have lip-synced a racial slur.