We’re only one episode into Love Island USA Season 7, and there’s already a contestant on the verge of cancellation. Love Island fans have called out a new Islander named Yulissa Escobar for casually dropping the N-word.
To be clear, this didn’t happen on the show. Peacock hasn’t gotten that out of control. However, her comments happened during two separate podcast appearances. The clips are circulating online, and the situation has Love Island fans livid.
Yulissa Escobar used the N-word on two podcasts before her Love Island USA cast reveal
Season 7 of Love Island USA premiered on Tuesday, June 3. In the days leading up to the premiere, fans had somehow resurfaced clips of Yulissa on a podcast using the N-word a total of three times. The clips show her using the racial slur when talking about some boyfriend drama.
Yulissa’s Instagram comments started getting flooded with angry fans. If you didn’t believe us, just take a peek at her cast announcement from the show’s Instagram account. There are hundreds of comments from fans promising to use the Love Island USA app to vote this woman out of the Villa.
“America this is your chance to finally getting the voting right,” wrote one fan. Another added, “Get her out of my villa.”
As reported by TMZ, Yulissa has been getting dragged on her personal Instagram as well. She’s too busy looking for love in the Villa to know, but one of her friends is on Instagram defending Yulissa’s use of the slur.
“lol… y’all act like you never said the N word before, stop being so f*cking sensitive,” commented Yulissa’s friend, Maria.
Unfortunately, Yulissa isn’t the first Islander to get busted using anti-Black language. Season 6’s Hannah Smith got arrested outside of a Gracie Abrams concert after throwing a racially-charged tantrum and threatening to kill a police officer. Maybe Hannah and Yulissa should start a podcast.
Love Island USA continues tonight at 9/8c on Peacock.
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