{"id":677096,"date":"2026-11-06T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/677096\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:12:12","slug":"why-kay-kay-and-kassy-from-love-island-usa-are-feuding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/677096\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kay Kay and Kassy From \u2018Love Island USA\u2019 Are Feuding"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best thing about Love Island USA<\/a>: The drama doesn\u2019t end when the Islanders leave the Villa. In fact, Islanders can make headlines years after the fact, as evidenced by the fact that season 5\u2019s Vickala \u201cKay Kay\u201d Gray and Kassandra \u201cKassy\u201d Castillo are currently engaged in a heated online battle…and reportedly, it revolves around season 2\u2019s Johnny Middlebrooks. Confused? Same! So let\u2019s break it down.<\/p>\n

It all (seemingly) began in September, when Kay Kay posted a TikTok<\/a> talking about how \u201cfriendship breakups low-key hurt way more than regular relationship breakups.\u201d She didn\u2019t name any names, but fans couldn\u2019t help but notice that she hadn\u2019t been posting with her bestie Kassy as frequently…and the two seemingly no longer followed each other.<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t until November that things really heated up. Starting with…<\/p>\n

Daniela posts a video seemingly calling out Kassy<\/p>\n

On November 5, Daniela Ortiz (who became friends with Kassy when she appeared as a Bombshell on season 6) got involved, posting a (since-deleted) TikTok<\/a> in which she calls out people who act like victims despite being in the wrong.<\/p>\n

Names are not mentioned, but fans jump to the conclusion that\u2014just like with Kay Kay\u2014she\u2019s talking about Kassy.<\/p>\n

Andrea seemingly drops a story about Kassy <\/p>\n

Not long after, season 6 alum Andrea Carmona enters the chat, taking to TikTok to tell a story that\u2019s seemingly about an interaction with Kassy at an October 2025 Celsius event (though once again, the name \u201cKassy\u201d is never mentioned)…and Andrea seemingly accuses Kassy of hitting on her boyfriend, Matt Dubost (aka DJ Acaze).<\/p>\n

The video has since been deleted, but of course, the internet has receipts.<\/p>\n

Kassy breaks her silence to respond to Andrea\u2019s video<\/p>\n

Kassy posted a TikTok<\/a> in response to Andrea\u2019s story, saying she isn\u2019t sure where these rumors started, but she never came on to Andrea\u2019s boyfriend at the Celsius event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to know I didn\u2019t say anything,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI didn\u2019t try to ever disrespect you or your partner, and I\u2019m sorry that you believed I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrea makes a second video claiming Kassy \u201cslept with the guy her best friend was hooking up with\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to a fan who asks, \u201cWhy does this need to be public…like text her,\u201d Andrea posted a response TikTok (which, again, has been deleted) with text reading, \u201cShe slept with the guy her best friend was hooking up with then lied about it when confronted. So why would I reach out? We all unfollowed her for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrea also dropped a comment reading, \u201cALSO DISCLAIMER: I got permission from the friend to speak on this bc she over it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which of course has everyone asking, \u201cWhich friend? Which guy?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kassy posts a rebuttal, tagging Kay Kay, Daniela, and Andrea<\/p>\n

Finally, names are names. Kassy posted a second TikTok<\/a>, where she (1) calls out Andrea for getting involved in a situation that doesn\u2019t involve her, (2) shares that she and Kay Kay are no longer friends, and (3) reveals that it\u2019s because she had a \u201cone-night stand\u201d with season 2\u2019s Johnny while he was hooking up with Kay Kay.<\/p>\n

Oh, and about her fallout with Daniela? It apparently had to do with a confessional from the Unwell Summer Games<\/a> (on which Kassy and Daniela both appeared), where Kassy admitted to \u201ckind of stealing her man\u201d when asked about her relationship with Daniela.<\/p>\n

According to Kassy, that comment was made in reference to Rob Rausch and it was very much meant to be a joke…but apparently, Daniela didn\u2019t take it that way!<\/p>\n

Kay Kay says the drama doesn\u2019t have to do with a \u201cman\u201d <\/p>\n

Kay Kay commented on Kassy\u2019s second video, writing, \u201cKassy we both know this has so little to do with a man and everything to do with the betrayal of our friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response, Kassy apologized for taking the drama online but pointed out that Andrea posted about it first and \u201cmentioned she got approval\u201d to talk about the situation from Kay Kay.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

TikTok<\/p>\n

Andrea posts a third video claiming there are \u201cfour other girls\u201d she can name who have been wronged by Kassy<\/p>\n

Andrea posted her third (and, hopefully, final) TikTok<\/a> about the drama, alleging that \u201cthere are four other girls I can name that were quote unquote your friends that you have intentionally went for their ex-boyfriend or their current situationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniela posts a second video saying she has her \u201cown reasons\u201d for no longer being friends with Kassy<\/p>\n

After sliding into Kassy\u2019s TikTok comments to write, \u201cThis was just the tipping point\u201d and \u201ceveryone has their own stories to tell about you,\u201d Daniela posts yet another TikTok<\/a>, saying, \u201cI have my own reasons for not being friends with Kassy. They have nothing to do with this whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnnie is pulled into the mess<\/p>\n

Following Daniela\u2019s second video, fans decide to slide into season 5 alum Johnnie Garcia\u2019s comments to ask what her reason was for ending her friendship with Kassy, as people had noticed that they were seemingly no longer friends as well.<\/p>\n

Johnnie\u2019s response? She said her reason \u201chad nothing to do with Kay Kay\u201d and that her and Kassy\u2019s \u201cfriendship ended many months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

TikTok<\/p>\n

Kassy posts a third video asking the internet to move on<\/p>\n

In her third TikTok<\/a>, Kassy asked fans for grace, saying she just \u201cwants this to stop\u201d and that she \u201cdid not sign up for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kay Kay finally posts her own video<\/p>\n

At long last, Kay Kay broke her silence with a nearly 18-minute-long video<\/a> (!!), basically saying that the problem isn\u2019t about Kassy sleeping with Johnny but the way Kassy went about doing so, since Kay Kay claims Kassy actively pursued Johnny.<\/p>\n

Oh, and when asked why she wasn\u2019t willing to accept Kassy\u2019s apology, Kay Kay posted a second video<\/a>, saying that Kassy only apologized to fans, not to Kay Kay herself.<\/p>\n

Kay Kay also revealed that Kassy allegedly slept with season 6\u2019s Connor Newsum, despite her friendship with his ex, Carmen Kocourek.<\/p>\n

Johnny breaks his silence…by playing the victim<\/p>\n

Most recently, Johnny entered the discourse with a video reading, \u201cPOV: Me preparing for my Netflix documentary on why I\u2019m always the villain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyhoo, I\u2019m exhausted!!!<\/p>\n