Sherif Lanre has accused Love Island bosses of double standards after he claimed one contestant used the ‘N word’ but was not removed from the villa.
Lanre, 20, “mutually agreed” with producers to quit the show after he kicked Molly-Mae Hague in the crotch during a play fight before telling Tommy Fury: “That’s a c*** punt.”
But Lanre has claimed the rules did not apply to one of the boys who he said used racial slurs while rapping the lyrics to a song by Canadian artist, Drake.
“There was one guy, who I will not name, who repeatedly used the N-word as he rapped in front of me,” Lanre told The Sun.
“He said it two or three times and he was not pulled aside even though the code forbids racist language.
“The same rules did not seem to apply to the other contestants.”
A Love Island spokesperson slammed his claims, insisting there is no evidence of the alleged behaviour.
“We monitor the islanders 24/7 and we have no recording of the use of this offensive language,” they said in a statement.
“And, at no point, does anyone use that offensive language in rap lyrics or any other time. We do have clear rules on the use of language in the villa.”
Lanre made the claims in his first interview since leaving the villa last week for breaking the rules. He shut down speculation over the reason behind his departure after rumours included drugs use, contacting the outside world and fighting with fellow islander Anton Danyluk.
“This has been blown out of all proportion and I have been made to look like a terrible person when I am not,” he told the publication.
Addressing the incident with Molly-Mae he said: “I've never used the word before and I don't know where it came from. I think I have heard other people saying it and it just popped out.
"But I realise it can be offensive and, as someone that was raised by a strong and loving mother, I want to say that I would never intentionally harm a woman.
"I know I have been stupid and let myself down, but I was not being malicious.”
Love Island is on ITV2, tonight at 9pm
