{"id":55060,"date":"2026-06-05T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=55060"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:12:43","slug":"all-the-wild-love-island-usa-season-eight-controversies-already-causing-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/06\/05\/all-the-wild-love-island-usa-season-eight-controversies-already-causing-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"All the wild Love Island USA season eight controversies already causing backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One girl has been kicked off before she even entered the villa, while another contestant is being ripped for following <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/21\/members-only-palm-beach-cast-members-mortified-after-gale-vaped-in-front-of-donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Basically, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/06\/04\/love-island-usa-star-sincere-rheas-ex-girlfriends-are-piping-up-about-what-hes-really-like\/\">Love Island USA<\/a> has already been chaotic, and it&#8217;s been just two days. Forget the FBI, everyone watching has been digging!<\/p>\n<h2>Vasana was kicked off for racial slur<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">not vasana with the statement\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/loveislandusa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#loveislandusa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rqv6DNTPsz\">pic.twitter.com\/Rqv6DNTPsz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tyris \u2730 (@TYRISPRINT) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TYRISPRINT\/status\/2062321671164334228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0Yasana has apologised after she was dumped from the show. A couple of videos of her using a racial slur came out, which was taken during her teenage years. She wrote: &#8220;There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry. I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Gabriel accused of being MAGA<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It hasnt even been 10 hours since the cast reveal\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/loveislandusa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#loveislandusa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/kenzie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kenzie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/gabriel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gabriel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xvBkhCcNvy\">pic.twitter.com\/xvBkhCcNvy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 meyechelgossips (@meyechelgossips) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/meyechelgossips\/status\/2060190211879903296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0Gabriel follows Donald Trump on Instagram, leading people to accuse him of being a right-wing MAGA supporter. Some people have said that just because he follows him doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s right-wing politically, but he\u2019s already being labelled the \u201ccast Trumpie.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Trinity is already getting slammed<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMgdNqDSNv9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMgdNqDSNv9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Trinity &lt;3 (@soootrini)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\u00a0Trinity doesn\u2019t follow President Donald Trump, but she follows <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/26\/wait-has-nicki-minaj-really-been-banned-from-the-met-gala-following-huge-controversy\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>, who has recently been open about supporting MAGA. \u201cI\u2019m from a small town. You could be dating someone and that might be your second cousin. Ew. So I just want a fresh start,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trinity could genuinely just be a fan of Nicki, as she\u2019s been making music for years. Just because she follows her doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s a Trump supporter. She also doesn\u2019t appear to follow any other MAGA supporters in the public eye.<\/p>\n<h2>Sincere&#8217;s ex-girlfriend speaks out<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@allymlewis\/video\/7122265039066729770\" data-video-id=\"7122265039066729770\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@allymlewis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@allymlewis?refer=embed\">@allymlewis<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>like lets be grown and own up to our mistakes boo dont play dumb \ud83e\udd25<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c I am \u1455O\u144e\u15b4\u144c\u1614\u1614\u14aa\u15f4\u15ea - J.hauntyn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/I-am-\u1455O\u144e\u15b4\u144c\u1614\u1614\u14aa\u15f4\u15ea-7035425622474181382?refer=embed\">\u266c I am \u1455O\u144e\u15b4\u144c\u1614\u1614\u14aa\u15f4\u15ea &#8211; J.hauntyn<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/06\/03\/love-island-usas-sincere-was-a-college-hurdler-so-what-exactly-did-he-do-before-the-villa\/\">Sincere Rhea<\/a> has been on <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/06\/04\/i-am-embarrassed-vasana-montgomery-issues-statement-after-love-island-usa-removal\/\">Love Island USA<\/a> for all but five minutes and yet his ex-girlfriends are already piping up about what he\u2019s really like. Even people he was in the talking stage with are having their say, with one alleged ex, Ally Lewis, saying she\u2019s \u201cnot here to air business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ally posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@allymlewis\/photo\/7645186447879736607\">photo<\/a> of them together with the caption, \u201cHappy Birthday to my best friend,\u201d which appears to be from when they were together. She wrote, \u201cSincerely don\u2019t GAF and posting my ex because what\u2019s he gonna do,\u201d saying he\u2019s \u201cgoing to be a villa favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She revealed he\u2019s about 5ft 10in and, in a separate video, claimed, \u201cGuys trying to explain themselves after getting caught being sneaky MFs and expecting us to believe the most unbelievable lies a human could ever come up with,\u201d but this could be about literally any of her exes.<\/p>\n<h2>Kenzie&#8217;s family defend her after Trump video<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kenzieanniss\/video\/7037716928974146822\" data-video-id=\"7037716928974146822\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kenzieanniss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kenzieanniss?refer=embed\">@kenzieanniss<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Ayo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6905620159784831750?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Ayo<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kenzie reportedly reposted a video of someone getting deported, and has shared videos with USA and Trump flags. Her management posted a statement: \u201cLet\u2019s remind ourselves perspectives change as you move into adulthood ESPECIALLY over the span of 5+ years!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the deportation video, the initial video poster was talking about disliking Trump and deportation, which people believe suggests Kenzie is left-wing. However, her brother has now defended her, claiming their family is anti-Trump and that the video was taken in a friend&#8217;s room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality Shrine has reached out to Trinity, Gabriel and Kenzie for comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i> on <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s literally been two 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