11 July 2-8, 2026 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | NEWS | NIGHT+DAY | CULTURE | CAFE | MUSIC | 3201 RICKENBACKER CWY, KEY BISCAYNE, FL 33149 305.361.3818 | WWW.THERUSTYPELICAN.COM BE SOCIAL WITH US! /RUSTYPELICANMIAMI Join us for SUNSET HOUR EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-6:30PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K World Cup Qtr page Ad.pdf 1 6/2/26 9:09 AM miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | RIPTIDE | METRO | NIGHT+DAY | STAGE | ART | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | Again?! Another Miami woman is reportedly kicked off “Love Island USA” for using racial slurs. BY ASHA ELIAS N o, you’re not having déjà vu. An- other hometown woman has reportedly been booted from Peacock’s “Love Island USA” for using the n-word. This time around, it’s Season 8’s “bombshell,” Alannah Keyser, who was accused of lip-synching and texting the pejorative in resurfaced Snapchat videos and messages. Shortly into last Thursday’s episode of “Love Island USA,” producers confirmed Keyser was no longer on the show. As with last year’s dismissal of Miami’s Yulissa Esco- bar, producers kept the explanation brief, simply flashing the statement, “Alannah has left Casa Amor” across viewers’ screens. Es- cobar was kicked off the show last year after internet sleuths uncovered a podcast episode in which she repeatedly used the n-word. “Love Island USA” did not explicitly cite the scandal as the reason for her exit — in a now- infamous clip, production simply stated, “Yulissa has left the villa” — but her departure came after intense public outrage. Keyser joined the villa on Sunday, June 21 (Episode 17), during “Casa Amor,” when new bombshells are left alone with male cast members in hopes of luring them away from existing partnerships. Adding fuel to the on- line chatter about perceived racism, Keyser seemed friendly and outgoing during the epi- sode, but was criticized for appearing to only kiss white men while playfully rebuking the Black contestants. As online chatter grew following the re- surfaced clip of Keyser allegedly lip-synching the n-word while singing along to Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” her dad came to her de- fense in an interview with TMZ on Monday, June 22. Papa Keyser claimed his daughter is an “educated sweetheart,” and not racist. New Times previously reported that while three male cast members from Season 8 had Miami ties, no local women had yet entered the villa, and surmised that Escobar’s behav- ior last season was to blame. It turns out we spoke too soon. For the uninitiated, “Love Island USA” brings bikini- and bathing-suit-clad singles to a remote part of the Fiji Islands, where they are stripped of communication with the outside world and asked to either cou- ple up with a rotating cast of strangers or face elimination. Their only tie to technol- ogy comes from producers messaging their flip phones, instructing them on what activ- ity to do next. Season 8 pre- miered on Tuesday, June 2, with former University of Miami track star Sincere Rhea and Miami- based model/DJ Ga- briel Vasconcelos looking for love in the villa. Local lux- ury travel consultant and fitness enthusiast Corbin Mims joined the cast as a “bombshell” on Episode 4, which aired Friday, June 5. Vasconcelos, who is also known as the “re- verse Leonardo DiCaprio” because he hooked up with a 52-year-old woman, was voted off the show, ostensibly because the la- dies felt he wasn’t looking to settle down. Now, Keyser has joined the ranks of Miam- ians who’ve left the villa, albeit for very differ- ent reasons. “Love Island USA.” 9 p.m. weekdays, except Wednesdays, on Peacock. [email protected] ▼ Culture Love Island “bombshell” Alannah Keyser Photo by Ben Symons/Peacock PAPA KEYSER CLAIMED HIS DAUGHTER IS AN “EDUCATED SWEETHEART,” AND NOT RACIST.
