Alannah Keyser’s father has fired back at accusations of racism after an old video of the Love Island USA newcomer resurfaced online.
Stephane Keyser rushed to his daughter’s defense in an interview with TMZ published on Monday, June 22, just as Alannah, 21, was settling into Casa Amor and constructing a reference to Zach Georgiou.
Alannah’s dad described her as an “educated sweetheart” and noted that their family has at all times had friends from different backgrounds, making the hate she is facing ridiculous to him.
The season 8 Casa Amor bombshell has been at the middle of controversy after a video got here to light, appearing to indicate her saying the N-word while lip-syncing to a song. It has not been verified whether Alannah is the person seen within the video.
One other screenshot also appeared to indicate her using the racial slur in an Instagram comment.
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Meanwhile, Love Island viewers also identified that she seemingly kept her distance from KC Chandler, Corbin Mims and Sincere Rhea while packing on PDA with other contestants. One social media user claimed, “She was making out with Caleb, Bryce, and Zach, but KC, Corbin, and Sincere only get a twerk from a distance? after which she got mad when KC touched her.”
Amid the backlash, Alannah’s friend Nick Rogers also spoke out in her defense.
“She could be very caring and the nicest person ever. She has never exhibited any racist traits around me in any respect,” Nick said while addressing the accusations via TikTok on Monday, June 22. “I even have never once considered the proven fact that Alannah could be someone who’d be racist.”
Nick claimed screenshots on Snapchat which have since been making their rounds are “fake,” adding, “I just can’t imagine, me knowing Alannah, her posting that on social media. And everyone knows with this AI and every little thing like that, it might be very easy for most of these scenarios to be manipulated.”
“I checked out the video myself, and I cannot tell whether she is saying the N-word or not,” he continued. “That could be a very touchy subject that I do know … has been an enormous conversation through the years and clearly I do agree that it is vitally inappropriate for somebody who will not be an individual of color or Black to make use of that word.”