‘Love Island’ Contestant Apologizes After Clips Of Her Using The N-Word Go Viral

Shortly after Peacock announced the “Love Island USA“Cast at the end of May 2025, video clips of a new insular, Yulissa Escobar, To say that the word n ​​on a previous podcast has become viral online.

During the second episode of the season, which was broadcast on June 4, 2025, the narrator “Love Island USA”, Iain Stirling, announced that the producers had withdrawn Escobar from the villa, that many fans have supposed to be due to his past problematic declarations.

Now, after a while to treat the news that she would no longer be in the running for the Grand Prix of $ 100,000 in the last season of “Love Island”, Escobar published excuses, which has drawn a mixed reaction from fans.

On Instagram, Escobar published a graphic that said: “Having my mistakes; telling my truth.”

In legend, she wrote: “First of all, I want to apologize for having used a word that I was not right to use” Previous Podcast episode.

“In these clips, I used a word that I should never have used, a racial insult,” she wrote. “I used it ignorant, without fully understanding the weight, history or pain behind.”

She continued: “I was not trying to be offensive or harmful, but I now recognize that the intention does not excuse the impact. And the impact of this word is real. It is linked to generations of trauma, and it is not mine.”

Elsewhere, in her legend, Escobar explained that when she used the word, she “spoke with casualness” and did not think “deeply” about the way her words could have an impact on others.

“The truth is that I didn’t know better then, but I do it now. I took the time to think, learn and grow from that moment,” she added.

“I have changed a lot since then, not only in the way I speak, but in the way I introduce myself, how I wear myself and how I honor the experiences of others,” continued Escobar. “Growth means recognizing when you are wrong, even if it is uncomfortable, and choose to move forward with humility and responsibility.”

As she finished, the star of reality now training explained that she chose to speak of herself and only wanted anyone who was starting in her name.

“I choose to speak for myself because I am fully owner of my actions. Do not listen to the false declarations. It is my official declaration. It is me, who speaks to you directly,” she wrote.

On X, formerly Twitter, many viewers of “Love Island” expressed their opinions on the Declaration of Escobar, many questioning his sincerity.

“Girl, you just got expelled from the villa,” a user wrote. “How long did you really take to think about this?”

“I understand why they chose to get her out of the villa, but she learned nothing by that,” said another user. “These apologies may or may not have been authentic. Having it in the villa and understanding the weight of the word would have been a better lesson or showed viewers what it really feels.”

“Do not understand the weight, history or pain of the word? I do not buy it,” posted a user.

“We must not think” deeply “to know how to say the first racial insult,” said another user. “It’s so embarrassing.”

However, as part of the Escobar Instagram post, the 27 -year -old also received the support of a handful of followers.