‘Love Island’ Contestant Apologizes After Clips Of Her Using The N-Word Go Viral

Shortly after Peacock announced “Love Island USA“You will act in late May 2025, video clips from the new archipelago, Yuli in Escobar, Saying the previous podcast’s n-word went virus online.

During the second episode of the season, which was performed on June 4, 2025, the “Love Island USA” report Iain Stirling announced that producers had removed the Escobar villa, which many fans expected to be due to his previous problematic statements.

Now, after a while, to deal with the news that he is no longer in the winner of the $ 100,000 grand prize for the last season of “Love Island”, Escobar published an apology that has received a mixed reaction from fans.

On Instagram, Escobar sent a graphic graphics that reads, “Owning errors; talking about my truth”.

In the caption he wrote, “First, I want to apologize for using the word I did not have the right to use”, referring to his virus clips who use n-word when talking about men Previous Podcast episode.

“In these games, I used a word I never should have used, for race,” he wrote. “I used it without knowing it, I did not fully understand the weight, history or pain behind it.”

He went on, “I did not try to be offensive or harmful, but now I admit that the intention is not sorry for the effect. And the effect of the word is real. It is tied to the trauma generations, and it is not to use.”

Elsewhere, in the caption, Escobar explained that when he used the word, he “spoke occasionally in the conversation” and did not think “deeply or critically” on how his words could influence others.

“The truth is that I didn’t know better then, but I’m doing now. I’ve taken time to ponder, learn and grow from that moment,” he added.

“I’ve changed a lot since then, not only how I speak, but how I look, how I carry myself and how I respect the experiences of others,” Escobar continued. “Growth means identification when you were wrong, even if it is uncomfortable, and you choose to move forward with humility and responsibility.”

When he graduated, now a newer reality star explained that he decided to speak for himself and did not want anyone to comment on him.

“I decide to speak for himself because I take a complete ownership of the activity. Don’t listen to fake statements. This is my official statement. This is me, I speak directly to you,” he wrote.

X, former Twitter, many “Love Island” viewers expressed their opinion on Escobar’s statement, and many questioned its sincerity.

“Girl, you just kicked out of the villa”, one user write. “How much time have you really taken to think about this?”

“I understand why they decided to make him leave the villa, but he didn’t learn anything with this,” the other user comments. “This apology may have been genuine. His stay in the wool and understanding the weight of the word would have been either a better lesson or showed to the viewers how he really feels.”

“I don’t understand the weight, history or pain of the word? I don’t buy it,” the user sent.

“You don’t have to think” deeply or critically “so you know not to say racial sludge,” the other user shared. “This is so embarrassing.”

However, in Escobar’s Instagram message, the 27-year-old also received support from handful followers.