Love Island USA Dismisses Cast Member Vasana Montgomery Days Before Season 8 Premiere Over Resurfaced Video of Racial Slur
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Natalie Oganesyan
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Summary
Love Island USA cast member Vasana Montgomery (25, Beaverton, Oregon) has been dismissed from the show days before its Season 8 premiere after a video surfaced of her using a racial slur (the N-word). Peacock stated the videos were privately owned and not publicly shared until after her casting announcement, making them inaccessible during the vetting process.
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· 2 pulledVasana Montgomery of Beaverton, Oregon will no longer feature on the series, Deadline can confirm.
A Peacock spokesperson notes that the videos of the incident, in which the 25-year-old Montgomery uses the N-word, appear to be privately owned and were not shared publicly until following her announcement, and as such were inaccessible to vet prior to her ousting.
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