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 Friday to address speculation about her departure and apologize.

Love Island USAseason 7's Yulissa Escobar, who was removed from the show after clips from a previous podcast appearance resurfaced of her using racially insensitive language, has been the major casting news of the season,

"I used it ignorantly, not fully understanding the weight, history, or pain behind it," Escobar wrote in an Instagram post Friday, shortly after clips of her using the N-word resurfaced