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Popular beauty brand Huda Beauty has ended its partnership with “Love Island USA” Season 7 contestant Huda Mustafa following a recent racism scandal.
In an Instagram post shared on Oct. 31, the cosmetics company said one of its “recent collaborators” had “demonstrated behavior inconsistent with our company’s values.”
Mustafa went viral this week after a clip from a recent livestream with his Netflix Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match partner Lewis Russell went viral on social media after a fan allegedly used a racial slur towards Mustafa’s Love Island co-star, model Orlando Carsen.
“We are truly disappointed by Huda Mustafa’s recent live performance and take all forms of racism very seriously,” they said in a statement. “While we do not believe her actions are reflective of her character, we found her extremely upsetting.”
“We know that many members of our community and team were hurt and offended by these actions.”
Huda Mustafa’s boyfriend Louis Russell’s livestream included racial slurs
During a recent livestream on Russell’s Instagram, Mustafa and Russell responded to a call from an unknown caller who used a racial slur directed at Carsen.
A video shared online by TMZ shows the pair laughing in shock and Russell ending the call by saying, “Hey, hey, hey.”
“As a result, we have decided to end our partnership and remove related content from our social platforms and in-store displays,” Huda Beauty said.
The company went on to say, “Accountability is critical in moments like this, and we hope it will lead to meaningful change.”
Hollandria Kalten calls for true responsibility in Huda Mustafa case
Kazen said in an Instagram Story on Wednesday, Oct. 29, that the language used during the livestream was unacceptable. She added that she does not condone racism of any kind, “in anger, in jest, in no way.”
“Words like that hurt for generations, and pretending otherwise only continues the cycle,” Carsen said in part. “Defending it, laughing it off, or making excuses for it is even worse. I will not let this moment deviate from my purpose of uplifting our community. I stand firm in who I am and will use this as an opportunity to demand true accountability and recognition.”
She pledged to personally donate to organizations that educate and uplift the black community, including UNCF, the NAACP, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and encouraged others to do the same.
Kazen had previously publicly expressed his disappointment in Mustafa. At the Season 7 reunion, which aired on August 25, Kazen criticized Mustafa for not giving a speech. Racism shown by her fansArd She and another castmate, Cherry Visanes, After they all left the Fiji villa.
Huda apologizes after downplaying incident
Mustafa initially downplayed his anger over his reaction, but on Wednesday he posted another statement and publicly apologized to Kazen.
Mustafa said he spent much of the day reflecting and summarizing his thoughts so that his statements would not come across as insincere. She acknowledged in a short statement shared late Tuesday, Oct. 29, that she was not fully accountable for her actions.
“Olandria, it’s clear this comment was directed at you. I apologize for reacting so quickly. My reaction in that moment was not because I thought the words or the situation were funny, but because I was caught off guard. It was a nervous and uncomfortable reaction that I recognize was inappropriate,” she wrote.
“I want to be clear that I do not condone or tolerate anyone who uses language like this. I urge the individuals responsible to reflect deeply on their words and the harm they have caused.”
She added that she would personally donate to the NAACP and encouraged others to do the same.
Taylor Eardley is a news reporter for USA TODAY. Contact tardrey@gannett.com.
