"Love Island USA" contest Yulissa Escobar has broken her silence about her sudden exit from the show.

After being dropped from the reality dating series in Episode 2, Escobar took to Instagram to address speculation about her departure and apologize.

People connected Escobar's departure to backlash she was receiving for using racist language on podcasts. The controversial clips resurfaced on social media after Escobar was announced as a Season 7 cast member.

In her Instagram post, Escobar said she wanted to "apologize for using a word I had no right in using."

"Podcast clips from years ago have recently resurfaced, and I want to address it directly," she wrote. "In those clips, I used a word I never should’ve used, a racial slur. I used it ignorantly, not fully understanding the

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