Alannah Keyser was pulled from Love Island USA after historic social media posts surfaced showing her using a racial slur, ending her run on the show days after she first appeared in the villa. The cut came on Thursday’s episode, where she was shown in the first 20 minutes before the narrator told viewers, “Alannah has left Casa Amor.”
That makes Keyser the second contestant removed this season over racist language, a sharp turn for a franchise that has already been forced to police what turns up online after the fact. She had been on the dating series since Sunday and had entered as a bombshell during Casa Amor, the mid-season twist that brings in new islanders to test existing couples.
The posts that triggered her exit were not public when she entered the villa. They came from a private account and only surfaced later, meaning Peacock’s vetting did not flag them before filming, according to sources cited by US publications including Variety. The footage and screenshots that spread online were specific: a video in which she appeared to lip-synch to the n-word in a song, plus an Instagram comment and Snap message that appeared to use the same slur.
That gap matters because the show has already dealt with the same problem once this season. Vasana Montgomery was removed after the line-up announcement when two videos circulated online showing her appearing to use the n-word. Montgomery later wrote, “In those videos, I used a racial slur. There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry,” adding, “I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words. I take full responsibility for what I said and understand why it has hurt and upset people.” Last year’s seventh series saw two further contestants removed, including Yulissa Escobar, who was asked to leave after videos emerged of her using a slur in a podcast, and Cierra Ortega, who exited after using a racist term for Asian people.
Keyser has not commented, and the unanswered part is not whether the show acted — it did — but how many more private posts can survive a screening process designed to catch them before the villa does.
