Peacock's reality dating show "Love Island USA" has dropped newly announced contestant Vasana Montgomery after videos emerged of her using a racist slur.
The 25-year-old salon owner from Salem was introduced as one of 12 original bombshells for the upcoming season.
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Montgomery owns Vanity Square Studios, a Salem-based business specializing in tattoos, lashes, and brows, which she has operated for nearly six years.
An Instagram account called "The Reality Rundown" shared clips on May 30, 2026, showing Montgomery singing along to a song in one video and speaking in another.
In the second recording, she says, "knock, knock, (expletive)."
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This marks consecutive years where the show has disqualified participants for using offensive language.
During the previous summer season, contestant Yulissa Escobar left the production after the second episode for using the same slur.
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Another contestant from that season, Cierra Ortega, also exited the show late in its run after using a slur directed against Asian people.
