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Love Island USA: Unpacking All the Season 7 Controversies

UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – Yulissa Escobar was removed from Love Island USA after old podcast clips with racial slurs surfaced, sparking over 17,000 petition signatures and a loss of 200,000 followers in 48 hours.

  • On July 6, Love Island USA's second episode, Yulissa Escobar was removed after racist comments resurfaced in old podcast clips.
  • After producers returned her phone, Escobar was initially unaware of podcast clips showing her using a racial slur, which later surfaced online and led to public backlash.
  • Escobar reacted to the resurfaced clips by saying, `I said a word that I should have not said`, and acknowledged, `It's tied to generations of trauma` in her public statement.
  • Following her removal, Cierra Ortega lost over 200,000 followers and over 17,000 signed an online petition demanding her exit.
  • In an unprecedented move, Love Island USA's Season Seven becomes the first to remove two contestants—Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega—for racist comments, highlighting a broader industry shift toward accountability.
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World News broke the news in United States on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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