Life comes at you fast. One day, you’re looking for a match on Love Island USA . The next day, you’re packing your bags and leaving the villa because of your repeated use of the N-word. That’s the case for Season 7’s Yulissa Escobar, whose flippant use of racial slurs got her booted from the competition. We’ve got all the details on what you need to know about Episode 2’s casting shakeup.
Love Island USA fans campaigned for Yulissa Escobar to be ejected from the villa
Yulissa’s controversy started quickly after Peacock confirmed her as part of the Season 7 cast. Two clips surfaced of her on podcasts using the N-word to refer to men from her past. Somehow, people on the internet found those podcasts, but the casting team didn’t.
Fans lit up her Instagram comments, vowing to use their Love Island USA votes to push Yulissa out of the competition. The fact that one of Yulissa’s hometown friends was on Instagram fighting with fans in the comments didn’t help her case.
Ultimately, it turns out that fans didn’t need to use their votes to get Yulissa out of the villa. The producers took care of it. On Love Island USA Season 7 Episode 2, the Islanders were waking up to start their day when the narrator randomly announced, “Yuilssa has left the villa.” It happened around the 18-minute mark with very little context shared on screen.
Peacock did not mention Yulissa’s controversial online presence. However, it’s safe to assume that’s why she randomly left the show. Prior to that, she seemed ready to stir up some quality mess in the villa. She coupled up with Ace Green, knowing good and well he had already expressed interest in Chelley Bissainthe.
Yulissa is just one element of a messy start to Love Island USA Season 7. Peacock suffered technical issues ahead of the June 3 premiere, resulting in a nearly 45-minute delay. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the rest of Season 7 can go smoothly.
Love Island USA is streaming on Peacock, with new episodes dropping daily at 9/8c.
TELL US – WERE YOU SURPRISED BY YULISSA’S DEPARTURE ON LOVE ISLAND USA SEASON 7 EPISODE 2? DO YOU THINK THE CASTING TEAM COULD DO A BETTER JOB AT VETTING THE ISLANDERS?
