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Love Island USA Axes Alannah Keyser After N-Word Clip

6/26/2026

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Alannah Keyser Exits

Peacock confirmed contestant Alannah Keyser will leave Love Island USA after episode 20, June 26, 2026.
The removal followed a Casa Amor video June 21, 2026 showed her singing the N-word in “The Box.”
Producers edited her out of pre-taped segments and removed her after fan backlash.
She is the second contestant cut this season after contestant Vasana Montgomery’s pre-premiere removal as season 8 logged a Peacock record of 824 million viewing minutes in three days.

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Love Island Daily

Love Island USA airs new episodes daily except Wednesdays, filming each installment only days earlier.
Ariana Madix hosts while Iain Stirling narrates the season.
ITV America produces the series in association with Lifted Entertainment and Motion Entertainment.
Contestants vie for a $100,000 prize, with the mid-season Casa Amor twist adding new islanders to test relationships, as seen with Keyser’s brief appearance.

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Alannah Keyser Leaves

Alannah Keyser, a 21-year-old Miami-born film student, entered the Love Island USA villa during the Casa Amor twist.
She has not issued any public comment regarding the resurfaced video or her subsequent removal from the series.
Peacock and the Love Island USA production team have not released a detailed official statement explaining the decision.
A production source said the team felt “disappointed and embarrassed” that the incident occurred.

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Alannah Keyser Exits

Peacock confirmed contestant Alannah Keyser will leave Love Island USA after episode 20, June 26, 2026.
The removal followed a Casa Amor video June 21, 2026 showed her singing the N-word in “The Box.”
Producers edited her out of pre-taped segments and removed her after fan backlash.
She is the second contestant cut this season after contestant Vasana Montgomery’s pre-premiere removal as season 8 logged a Peacock record of 824 million viewing minutes in three days.

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