Love Island USA bombshell Alannah Keyser is speaking out after her abrupt exit from the reality TV show.
In a TikTok posted on Saturday, June 27, Alannah addressed a resurfaced video of her singing a Roddy Ricch song containing a racial slur, while taking issue with screenshots that were circulating online.
“Hello everyone, I’m here to address some things that have been circulating online,” Keyser began.
“I want to start by addressing the video of me singing a Roddy Ricch song that contains a racial slur. I am sorry to anyone who saw this video and was offended by it. That was never my intention,” she said.
“The video is from six years ago and the word is simply no longer in my vocabulary.”
The 21-year-old admitted the negative reaction was difficult to deal with.
“When I first found out everything that was going on, it really broke my heart,” she said, adding, “But it was definitely a learning lesson for me. And it’s a shame that I didn’t get the opportunity to really show my personality and who I am.”
Peacock confirmed Alannah’s departure during the June 25 episode.
According to the network, the video and online posts that resurfaced only became public after she entered the villa and were therefore not available during the vetting process prior to filming the series.
Keyser’s removal comes after another candidate, Vasana Montgomery, was also expelled over a similar controversy.
