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Clarke Carraway, Jaden Duggar, Olandria Carthen, Gracyn Blackmore, Huda Mustafa, Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe and Iris Kendall from Season 7 of “Love Island USA” on Peacock.
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A local reality star is facing backlash after her reaction to a cast mate being called a racial slur.
Huda Mustafa from “Love Island USA” Season 7 issued a public apology to her costar Olandria Carthen, for the incident caught on a livestream with her boyfriend from Netflix’s “Perfect Match,” Louis Russell, UsWeekly reported.
According to a clip published by TMZ, the couple appeared to be laughing after a caller used a derogatory term when referring to Carthen, who is Black.
Afterward, the 25-year-old Raleigh fitness coach posted on Instagram Stories saying she and Russell didn’t hear what was said, except the racial slur and “hung up immediately,” People Magazine reported, adding that “I don’t condone anything of the sort.”
In her own social media statement, Carthen expressed that she does not condone racism of any kind, or entertain it.
“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,” she stated in part Wednesday, Oct. 29.
“ I encourage those who have participated in the stream and their followers to demonstrate a genuine commitment to anti-racism by donating to organizations and foundations dedicated to educating and uplifting this community such as UNCF, NAACP, and/or the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.”
Following her initial statement, Mustafa took to social media a second time further address and apologize for her reaction.
“I want to take this moment to more fully take accountability for my actions. I want to begin by saying I completely respect Olandria and it’s extremely disheartening that anyone, especially a presumed child, would find it excusable to use this type of language, and doing so only underlines the ignorance of the gravity that such a word carries,” Mustafa said in part on an Instagram story posted Wednesday, Oct. 29.
“Olandria- it is now clear that this comment was targeted at you, and I apologize for my immediate reaction. My reaction in that moment came from being caught off guard, not from finding the word or situation funny. It was a nervous, uncomfortable reaction that I recognize was inappropriate. I want to be clear that I do not condone or tolerate anyone who uses such language, and I strongly encourage the individual responsible to reflect deeply on their words and the harm they’ve caused.”
She then said she’s making a personal donation to the NAACP and encouraged others to do the same, providing links to organizations The Loveland Foundation and the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective.
The News & Observer reached out to a representative for Mustafa for comment but has not yet heard back.
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