Shortly after Peacock introduced the “Love Island USA” forged in late Might 2025, video clips of a brand new islander, Yulissa Escobar, saying the N-word on a earlier podcast went viral on-line.

In the course of the season’s second episode, which aired on June 4, 2025, the “Love Island USA” narrator, Iain Stirling, introduced that producers had eliminated Escobar from the villa, which many followers assumed was as a consequence of her previous problematic statements.

Now, after a while to course of the information that she’d now not be within the operating for the $100,000 grand prize on the latest season of “Love Island,” Escobar launched an apology, which has drawn a blended response from followers.

On Instagram, Escobar posted a graphic that learn, “Proudly owning my errors; talking my fact.”

Within the caption, she wrote, “First, I wish to apologize for utilizing a phrase I had no proper in utilizing,” referring to viral clips of her utilizing the N-word whereas talking about males throughout a earlier podcast episode.

“In these clips, I used a phrase I by no means ought to’ve used, a racial slur,” she wrote. “I used it ignorantly, not totally understanding the burden, historical past, or ache behind it.”

She continued, “I wasn’t attempting to be offensive or dangerous, however I acknowledge now that intention doesn’t excuse impression. And the impression of that phrase is actual. It’s tied to generations of trauma, and it isn’t mine to make use of.”

Elsewhere, in her caption, Escobar defined that when she used the phrase, she was “talking casually in dialog” and wasn’t pondering “deeply or critically” about how her phrases may impression others.

“The reality is, I didn’t know higher then, however I do now. I’ve taken the time to mirror, to study, and to develop from that second,” she added.

“I’ve modified so much since then, not simply in how I communicate, however in how I present up, how I carry myself, and the way I honor the experiences of others,” Escobar continued. “Progress means recognizing while you have been mistaken, even when it’s uncomfortable, and selecting to maneuver ahead with humility and accountability.”

As she completed, the now-former actuality star defined that she was selecting to talk for herself and didn’t need anybody commenting on her behalf.

“I’m selecting to talk for myself as a result of I take full possession of my actions. Don’t hearken to the faux statements. That is my official assertion. That is me, talking on to you,” she wrote.

On X, previously Twitter, many “Love Island” viewers voiced their opinions about Escobar’s assertion, with many questioning its sincerity.

“Lady, you simply acquired kicked out of the villa,” one consumer wrote. “How a lot time have you ever actually taken to mirror on this?”

“I perceive why they selected to have her exit the villa, however she did not study something by that,” one other consumer commented. “This apology could or could not have been real. Having her keep within the villa and perceive the burden of the phrase would have both been a greater lesson or proven viewers how she actually feels.”

“Not understanding the burden, historical past, or ache of the phrase? I do not purchase it,” a consumer posted.

“It would not take pondering ‘deeply or critically’ to know to not say the primary racial slur,” one other consumer shared. “That is so embarrassing.”

Nevertheless, below Escobar’s Instagram put up, the 27-year-old additionally obtained assist from a handful of followers.