Alannah Keyser Removed from Love Island USA After Resurfaced Racial Slur Video

Alannah Keyser, a 21‑year‑old University of Southern California film student, was expelled from Love Island USA Season 8 after a video resurfaced showing her singing the N‑word in the rap song “The Box.” Peacock confirmed that Keyser was fired and that producers edited her out of pre‑taped footage as much as possible. Her departure follows a similar removal earlier this season of contestant Vasana Montgomery, who was also ousted for using the same slur in older videos. The show has previously dismissed participants for racist language, including Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega in Season 7. The incident sparked a wave of backlash on social media, prompting discussions about the adequacy of background checks for reality‑TV contestants. Production sources said the offending clips were posted on private accounts and were not available during the original vetting process, highlighting challenges of policing archived online content.