‘Love Island’ Miami contestant speaks out after a shock firing. ‘Broke my heart’
Alannah Keyser didn’t have a very long run on “Love Island USA.”
The season 8 contestant lasted just four days in the villa after an old video of her using a racial slur came to light. In the resurrected Snapchat clip, Keyser allegedly sings along to the NSFW lyrics of rapper Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” which include the n-word.
On Friday, Peacock announced the 21-year-old had been fired from the popular reality dating show.
Now for the apology tour. The next day Keyser took to TikTok for her mea culpa.
“I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and has been offended by it; that was never my intention,” she said to the camera. “The video is from six years ago, and that word is just not in my vocabulary anymore.”
Keyser, who is studying film at the University of Southern California, added that she is really hurt by the fallout.
“When I first found out that these things were going around online, it really broke my heart, and I couldn’t do anything about it,” said the Young Women’s Preparatory Academy alum. “This has definitely been a learning lesson for me, and it sucks that I didn’t get a chance to really show my personality and who I am.”
The model-influencer seemed locked in to meet Mr. Right, or at least Mr. Right Now. In her introduction video, she explained her mating style.
“I’m definitely going in for the kill. I’m gonna get what I want,” she said. “These boys don’t know what’s coming.”
This isn’t the first time a local contestant has been sacked from “Love Island USA” for an unsavory reason. Last season’s Yulissa Escobar was dismissed after Redditors unearthed old videos of the event planner dropping the n-word on a podcast discussing an ex-boyfriend.
Escobar, now 28, also later issued an apology on her social media:
“In those clips, I used a word I never should’ve used, a racial slur. I used it ignorantly, not fully understanding the weight, history, or pain behind it. I wasn’t trying to be offensive or harmful, but I recognize now that intention doesn’t excuse impact. And the impact of that word is real. It’s tied to generations of trauma, and it is not mine to use.”
This story was originally published June 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
