During episode two on Wednesday night, viewers learned Escobar left the villa when series narrator Ian Stirling quickly announced about 18 minutes into the show, “Yulissa has left the villa.” While the reason for her exit had yet to be revealed, it came shortly after clips of her using racial slurs resurfaced online.

Love Island USA contestant Yulissa Escobar has spoken out for the first time since she was suddenly kicked out of the villa after just one episode.