{"id":460596,"date":"2026-06-04T12:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/460596\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:23:12","slug":"vasana-montgomery-breaks-her-silence-after-love-island-usa-removal-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/460596\/","title":{"rendered":"Vasana Montgomery Breaks Her Silence After &#8216;Love Island USA&#8217; Removal &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vasana-removed-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vasana cast photo for Love Island USA season 8\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   loading=\"eager\"\/>Credit: Peacock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/vasana-montgomery\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vasana Montgomery<\/a> is speaking out after being removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/love-island-usa\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Love Island USA<\/a> ahead of the show\u2019s upcoming season 8 premiere.<\/p>\n<p>The former contestant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/vasana_vibes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">shared a statement<\/a> on social media after videos resurfaced online that appeared to show her using a racial slur during her teenage years. The videos circulated shortly after the season 8 cast was announced, and Vasana was subsequently removed from the Peacock dating series before the June 2 premiere.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted to her Instagram Story, Vasana addressed the controversy and apologized for her past actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to address a couple videos from my teen years that have recently resurfaced. In those videos, I used a racial slur. There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry. I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI take full responsibility for what I said and understand why it has hurt and upset people.<\/p>\n<p>Vasana also said she has changed since the videos were recorded and has spent time educating herself about the impact of the language she used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then, I have grown a lot as a person and taken the time to educate myself, listen, learn, and better understand the impact that language can have,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThat growth does not erase my mistake, and I am not asking anyone to excuse it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reality TV hopeful added that she believes accountability and personal growth can coexist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe people should be held accountable for their actions, but I also believe in growth, learning, and becoming better. To anyone I hurt or disappointed, I am truly sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vasana-montgomery-statement.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vasana-montgomery-statement-788x1446.jpg\" alt=\"Vasana Montgomery's statement shared via Instagram Stories\" class=\"wp-image-2224322\"  \/><\/a>Credit: Instagram: @vasana_vibes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/30\/love-island-usa-season-8-contestant-vasana-removed-from-villa-ahead-of-premiere-after-videos-of-her-using-a-slur-resurface-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Just Jared<\/a> previously confirmed that Vasana would no longer appear on Season 8 after videos surfaced online before the premiere. At the time, neither Vasana nor Love Island USA publicly addressed her status on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Love Island USA season 8 premiered on June 2 and is now streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/love-island-usa\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Love Island USA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/nbc\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/peacock\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peacock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/reality-tv\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reality TV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Television<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/vasana-montgomery\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vasana Montgomery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Peacock Vasana Montgomery is speaking out after being removed from Love Island USA ahead of the show\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-460596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}