Love Island USA bombshell Alannah Keyser is speaking out after she was removed from the show over a racism scandal.
“Hi everyone, I’m coming on here to address some things that have been circulated online. I do want to begin by addressing the video of me singing along to a Roddy Ricch song that contains a racial slur. I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and has been offended by it. That was never my intention,” Alannah said in a Saturday, June 27, TikTok. “The video is from six years ago and that word is just not in my vocabulary anymore.”
She continued, “I’d also like to address the screenshots that have been going around online that have been falsified. What has been shared does not reflect the truth and it has never been in my character to discriminate against anybody’s skin color. I do want to say directly that I do not support racism or discrimination of any kind and I never have.”
Alannah explained that when she first learned she was making headlines over the scandal, it “really broke [her] heart” and alleged that she “couldn’t do anything about it.”
“But 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,” she concluded.
The clip then stopped, with Alannah writing, “The video cut but it’s always been in my nature to spread positivity and help others & I will continue to do so.”
She captioned the post, “Remember that reality tv is HEAVILY edited & my chats/kisses with the other boys were unfortunately not aired.”
Peacock confirmed Alannah’s exit from the show during the Thursday, June 25, episode. The video and posts that circulated online were not made public until after Alannah appeared on the show, meaning that they were not accessible during the show’s pre-filming vetting process.
During the scandal, Alannah’s friend Nick Rogers publicly defended her.
“She is very caring and the nicest person ever. She has never exhibited any racist traits around me at all,” Nick said via TikTok on Monday, June 22. “I have never once considered the fact that Alannah would be someone who’d be racist.”
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