Love Island USA’s Tigerlily Cooley Alleges She ‘Disappeared’ After Rejecting Sexual Advances: ‘I Was Bullied Off the Show’

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Leaving paradise behind. After Tigerlily Cooley’s brief stint on Love Island USA, she has opened up about her mysterious departure.“Hundreds of people have been asking why [I] disappeared on Love Island and I feel it’s only fair to the public to address my experience during Casa Amor, to the extent I am allowed to disclose,” the Peacock personality, 24, tweeted on Friday, August 26, alongside a lengthy statement.Tigerlily originally joined season 4 earlier this month as part of the reality TV series’ “Casa Amor” twist, where the original male Islanders leave the villa — and their partners —for a second abode.

The purpose of Casa is for the contestants to test the strength of their budding romances when tempted by newcomers.“Coming onto the show, I was genuinely interested in getting to know one of the Islanders,” the model noted in her Friday statement without revealing who had caught her eye. “However, their behavior off-screen crossed my boundaries and made me extremely uncomfortable.”She continued: “After refusing sexual advances, I was treated with complete disrespect by this Islander.

I was humiliated in group settings and the false rumors spread by this Islander made me feel slut shamed. It became so unbearable [that] I considered leaving, but ultimately felt it was unfair that this Islander would be allowed to stay while I was bullied off the show.”While Tigerlily never addressed her alleged bully by name, Jesse Bray, Chazz Bryant, Isaiah Campbell, Timmy Pandolfi and Jared Hassim traded the original villa for a “mini break” in Casa.

Following Tigerlily’s initial entrance and subsequent alleged encounter, she then started receiving less screen time.“Many of you have observed, however, I was basically never shown