‘Beloved’ Love Island USA producer James Barker has tragically died in Fiji during production

 

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“ITV America and Peacock will honour in Tuesday’s episode of Love Island USA series Executive Producer James Barker, who passed away last week in Fiji after suffering an unexpected medical emergency,” Peacock confirmed to TMZ on June 15th.

 

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He was a DJ and songwriter, as well as overall reality TV executive producer. James joined ITV America around August 2020 and spent years working on the franchise on and off before becoming a full-time executive producer in January 2026.

In June 2025, he wrote of Love Island USA’s music and how they choose the right tracks during each scene: “It takes a village to bring this show to air and I’m lucky to get to work with a giant team of people who are just as passionate about music as I am.

James bought an apartment with his partner, Adam Roth, in January. They wrote: “Did we just buy an apartment? We moved in almost two years ago and when presented with the opportunity to purchase we couldn’t think of anywhere else we wanted to live.”