4 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Miami contestant booted from ‘Love Island' amid online backlash. What we know
Yulissa Escobar did not get off to an auspicious start on Peacock dating show 'Love Island USA.'
The bubbly Miami contestant was ousted during the second episode Wednesday night.
What happened? Redditors unearthed old videos of Escobar dropping the n-word repeatedly on an old podcast discussing a past partner. Once those clips went viral, the 27-year-old's fate was apparently sealed.
Viewers, who can vote on their fave pairings from the comfort of home, were introduced to Escobar last week. But this week, she vanished from Fiji (and TV screens) with narrator Iain Stirling announcing her departure midway through the show.
'Yulissa has left the villa,' Stirling said of the businesswoman who runs Aesthetic Events, a local mobile bar company.
Peacock offered no explanation, nor did Escobar when the Miami Herald reached out to her for comment. But one of her recent Instagram posts, announcing she was joining the show, was telling, with critics flooding the comments.
'Can't wait to send you home.'
'Oh girl you'll be the first to go.'
'Don't get too comfortable.'
In another promo clip, Escobar describes why she's a great catch.
'I'm here to find my knight in shining armor, I want that movie kind of love,' says the four foot 10 entrepreneur. 'I'm super fun ... like this bundle of joy that just came out of nowhere.'
