A month after she was kicked off of Love Island USA for using racial slurs, Yulissa Escobar has shared the 'real story' behind her exit and how it went down behind the scenes

"Love Island USA" season seven is the TV event of the summer after earlier seasons (aside from the groundbreaking season six, of course) failed to grab viewers. Spotlight, a publication run by the entertainment data company Luminate,

Ortega was kicked out of the villa ahead of the Sunday, July 6, episode of “Love Island USA” after screenshots surfaced of her using a slur for Asian people in 2024. In a video shared to Instagram on Wednesday, July 8, Ortega apologized to the “entire Asian community” for using the offensive term.