Alannah Keyser apologized for using a racial slur in a resurfaced video after being booted from “Love Island USA.”
“I’m coming on here to address some things that have been circulating online,” the TV personality said via TikTok Saturday.
“I do want to begin by addressing the video of me singing along to a Roddy Ricch song that contains a racial slur,” she said, referring to the rapper’s 2019 track, “The Box.”
“I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and has been offended by it, that was never my intention,” Keyser, 21, added. “The video is from six years ago, and that word is just not in my vocabulary anymore.”
She also addressed circulating screenshots she claimed to “have been falsified,” adding, “What has been shared does not reflect the truth, and it’s 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,” the reality star continued.
“When I first found out that these things were going around online, it really broke my heart, and I 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.”
The video was cut off, but Keyser concluded by reassuring that it was in her “nature to spread positivity and help others.”
“And I will continue to do so,” the USC film school student concluded.
Keyser, 21, was fired from Season 8 of “Love Island” after the video of her resurfaced last week.
“Producers edited Alannah out as much as possible from episodes that were pre-taped before the resurfaced racial slur video was exposed,” an insider told the US Sun.
“She couldn’t be removed completely, but her scenes were significantly trimmed down.”
According to the insider, “producers were disappointed and embarrassed that this has become another mishap.”
Keyser’s time on the show was short-lived, as fans found the clip of her singing the Ricch track just hours after she arrived at Casa Amor.
Additionally, Vasana Montgomery, 25, was also kicked off the show ahead of filming last month when a similar video surfaced.
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