Love Island USA Dismisses Cast Member Over Surfaced N-Word Video Ahead of Season 8

Vasana Montgomery, a Love Island USA cast member from Beaverton, Oregon, was dropped from the Peacock reality dating show just days before Season 8 after resurfaced videos showing her using the N-word; the clips were privately owned and not publicly accessible when the show vetted her. Deadline notes this is the second straight year a contestant on Love Island USA has been removed for racist remarks, following Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega from Season 7. The article also lists the new islanders who will enter the villa (aside from Montgomery): Aniya Harvey, Beatriz Hatz, Bryce Dettloff, Gabriel Vasconcelos, KC Chandler, Kenzie Annis, Melanie Moreno, Sean Reifel, Sincere Rhea, Trinity Tatum and Zach Georgiou. Season 8 premieres June 2 at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.