"Love Island USA season seven ended months ago, so how are we still getting racial-slur scandals from the cast? Huda Mustafa appeared on her boyfriend's (Perfect Match's Louis Russell) Instagram Live, during which people called in. One caller, seemingly a child, called Love Island's Olandria Carthen the n-word. Both Russell and Mustafa laughed at the comment before expressing confusion. "Woah, hey, hey," said Russell, while Mustafa said, "Yo, what the fuck, what did they say?" The clip went viral, with all parties involved responding and Huda Beauty dropping Mustafa as a brand partner."
"After the IG Live clip circulated, Mustafa quickly addressed it on Stories, calling the situation "click bait." She wrote that she and Russell didn't hear what the person said, only the racial slur, and that they hung up immediately. "I don't condone anything of the sort," she wrote per TMZ. Mustafa said her laughter came because the moment was "awkward," but she maintained that "whoever said it is in the wrong." Mustafa noted whoever was on the other side of the phone had no caller ID."
"The next day, Olandria Carthen responded on her Instagram Stories. As captured by Yahoo! Entertainment, she wrote, "That kind of language is never acceptable. Not in anger, not as a joke, not ever. Words like that carry generations of pain, and pretending otherwise only keeps the cycle going. Defending it, laughing about it, or making excuses is even worse." Carthen also called those who "participated in the stream" to donate to organizations like "UNCF, NAACP, and/or the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. I will be making a personal donation as well.""
An Instagram Live featuring Huda Mustafa and Louis Russell included callers; one caller, seemingly a child, used the n-word directed at Olandria Carthen. Russell and Mustafa initially laughed and expressed confusion, then ended the call. The clip went viral and Huda Beauty dropped Mustafa as a brand partner. Mustafa posted Stories calling the moment "click bait," saying they did not hear the full remark, hung up immediately, and do not condone racism, describing the laughter as awkwardness. Russell posted a now-deleted Story that he does not condone racism. Carthen condemned the language and urged donations to UNCF, NAACP, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, pledging a personal donation.
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