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14 hours ago
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Love Island USA Cast Member Yulissa Escobar Thrown off Show After Using N-Word
Life comes at you fast. One day, you're looking for a match on Love Island USA . The next day, you're packing your bags and leaving the villa because of your repeated use of the N-word. That's the case for Season 7's Yulissa Escobar, whose flippant use of racial slurs got her booted from the competition. We've got all the details on what you need to know about Episode 2's casting shakeup. Yulissa's controversy started quickly after Peacock confirmed her as part of the Season 7 cast. Two clips surfaced of her on podcasts using the N-word to refer to men from her past. Somehow, people on the internet found those podcasts, but the casting team didn't. Fans lit up her Instagram comments, vowing to use their Love Island USA votes to push Yulissa out of the competition. The fact that one of Yulissa's hometown friends was on Instagram fighting with fans in the comments didn't help her case. Ultimately, it turns out that fans didn't need to use their votes to get Yulissa out of the villa. The producers took care of it. On Love Island USA Season 7 Episode 2, the Islanders were waking up to start their day when the narrator randomly announced, 'Yuilssa has left the villa.' It happened around the 18-minute mark with very little context shared on screen. Peacock did not mention Yulissa's controversial online presence. However, it's safe to assume that's why she randomly left the show. Prior to that, she seemed ready to stir up some quality mess in the villa. She coupled up with Ace Green, knowing good and well he had already expressed interest in Chelley Bissainthe. Yulissa is just one element of a messy start to Love Island USA Season 7. Peacock suffered technical issues ahead of the June 3 premiere, resulting in a nearly 45-minute delay. Let's keep our fingers crossed that the rest of Season 7 can go smoothly. Love Island USA is streaming on Peacock, with new episodes dropping daily at 9/8c. TELL US – WERE YOU SURPRISED BY YULISSA'S DEPARTURE ON LOVE ISLAND USA SEASON 7 EPISODE 2? DO YOU THINK THE CASTING TEAM COULD DO A BETTER JOB AT VETTING THE ISLANDERS? The post Love Island USA Cast Member Yulissa Escobar Thrown off Show After Using N-Word appeared first on Reality Tea.
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3 days ago
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‘Love Island USA' Star Chelley's Team Addresses Claim She Had Secret Romance, Baby With Ace Pre-Show
Friends of Love Island USA star Michelle 'Chelley' Bissainthe have addressed growing speculation about her pre-show relationship status with Ace Green. 'We want to be transparent and clear the air as some of the rumors have gotten far from the truth,' a statement shared via Chelley's social media profiles read on Thursday, June 19. 'Chelley and Ace briefly crossed paths in New York and later connected on social media.' Chelley, 27, and Ace, 22, are currently coupled up on season 7 of Peacock's Love Island USA. While they did admit to briefly meeting before entering the villa, they downplayed a further connection. Fans, however, have circulated a series of unfounded rumors that Chelley and Ace are allegedly lying about their connection, claiming that they are secretly married with a baby outside of the show. 'Love Island USA' Week 2 Recap: Megan Thee Stallion Introduces 2 New Bombshells and More (Updating Daily) 'They were never in a relationship, never lived together and there are no children or hidden past,' Chelley's team statement added. 'What's unfolding now is real, unscripted and could change at any moment.' Her friends added, 'We're fully supporting Chelley, wherever her heart leads and with whomever she chooses to couple [up] with.' Neither Chelley nor Ace — who are currently in isolation in the Fiji villa — has further addressed the rumors. Upon Chelley's arrival on Love Island USA, she and Ace told host Ariana Madix that they briefly crossed paths before walking into the villa. The model explained that they met outside a club in Los Angeles at the start of the year. Since then, they exchanged occasional DMs on social media but made it clear that their bond was never anything serious. Ace was first partnered with Amaya Espinal, who was stolen by Austin Shepard during the recent recoupling held behind closed doors. After getting to know both Chelley and bombshell Iris Kendall, he opted to choose Chelley. Every Theory on Why Love Island USA's Ace Chose to Save Huda From Elimination After Jeremiah Drama 'I really like Chelley because she's challenged me and help me let down my walls, be vulnerable and she's helped me be a better person here in this villa,' Ace said in his recoupling speech, which aired on Peacock earlier this week. 'She's challenged me to be creative and step outside of the box, and that's something that doesn't come often for me.' He added, 'She's gorgeous. Every time she walks those stars, no matter who she's with, she lights up the room. I'm just excited to get to know her every day.' After opening up Chelley's door handle, they shared a sweet kiss while their fellow Islanders cheered. 'I'm feeling great [and] I'm feeling like [it's] about time,' Chelley quipped afterward. 'Like, it was a lot of emotions and processing. I'm actually really happy.' Love Island USA airs daily — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.
