“ Love Island USA ” contestant Yulissa Escobar has released a statement apologizing for using racial slurs in past podcast clips that resurfaced online.

“In those clips, I used a word I never should’ve used, a racial slur,” Escobar wrote on her Instagram account. “I used it ignorantly, not fully understanding the weight, history, or pain behind it. I wasn’t trying to be offensive or harmful, but I recognize now that intention doesn’t excuse impact. And the impact of that word is real. It’s tied to generations of trauma, and it is not mine to use.”

She continued: “At the time, I was speaking casually in conversation, not thinking deeply or critically about what I was saying. But that doesn’t take away from how wrong it was. The truth is, I didn’t know better then, but I do now. I’ve

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