Dismissed 'love Island Usa' Contestant Vasana Montgomery Apologizes For Racial Slur Video: 'no Excuse'

A “Love Island USA” contestant says she takes afloat ownership for nan arguable societal media videos that cost her a spot successful nan deed reality TV bid this week.

Peacock swiftly dismissed Vasana Montgomery from nan Season 8 formed of “Love Island USA” arsenic she faced backlash complete precocious surfaced societal media videos successful which she tin beryllium seen utilizing a group slur. In a connection shared to her Instagram stories connected Wednesday, Montgomery said nan videos of her utilizing nan N-word were taken during her teen years. “There is nary excuse for it, and I americium profoundly sorry,” she said.

“I americium embarrassed and disappointed by my words,” Montgomery, based successful Beaverton, Ore., continued successful her post. “I return afloat work for what I said and understand why it has wounded and upset people.”

A little video that circulated connected societal media past play shows Montgomery rapping on to a opus and saying nan group slur. She besides tin beryllium heard saying nan N-word while playing a shooting crippled astatine an arcade, according to TMZ and Variety.

Montgomery is nan 3rd “Love Island USA” contestant successful 2 years to look scrutiny for apparently utilizing a group slur: contestants Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar besides faced consequences complete societal media posts.

On Wednesday, Montgomery said she has “grown a batch arsenic a person” since her teen years and has dedicated clip to “educate myself, listen, study and amended understand nan effect that connection tin have.” She acknowledged that her advancement complete nan years does not undo nan mistakes and wrote that she is “not asking anyone to excuse it.”

Peacock announced past week that Montgomery was among nan bombshells entering nan villa successful Fiji for nan latest season. On Monday, The Times confirmed that nan reality TV bid parted ways pinch Montgomery. A root acquainted pinch “Love Island USA” accumulation said earlier this week that nan videos surfaced connected societal media from a backstage relationship and were not published until aft nan formed announcement. The root besides noted that, if nan videos were private, they would not person been viewable during Peacock’s vetting process.

In nan formed reveal, Montgomery described herself arsenic “the afloat package.” In Wednesday’s statement, Montgomery took a different reside and underlined her belief successful accountability but besides successful “growth, learning and becoming better.” She ended her statement: “To anyone I wounded aliases disappointed, I americium genuinely sorry.”

“Love Island USA” Season 8 premiered Tuesday connected Peacock, pinch big and “Vanderpump Rules” alumna Ariana Madix backmost astatine nan helm. The bid streams connected Peacock astatine 6 p.m. and airs caller episodes regular isolated from connected Wednesdays.