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 the arguable societal media videos that outgo her a spot successful the deed world TV bid this week.

Peacock swiftly dismissed Vasana Montgomery from the Season 8 formed of “Love Island USA” arsenic she faced backlash implicit precocious surfaced societal media videos successful which she tin beryllium seen utilizing a radical slur. In a connection shared to her Instagram stories connected Wednesday, Montgomery said the videos of her utilizing the 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 instrumentality afloat work for what I said and recognize wherefore 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 the radical slur. She besides tin beryllium heard saying the N-word portion playing a shooting crippled astatine an arcade, according to TMZ and Variety.

Montgomery is the 3rd “Love Island USA” contestant successful 2 years to look scrutiny for seemingly utilizing a radical slur: contestants Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar besides faced consequences implicit 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, larn and amended recognize the interaction that connection tin have.” She acknowledged that her advancement implicit the years does not undo the mistakes and wrote that she is “not asking anyone to excuse it.”

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

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

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