Kassy: apology for fans, not Kay Kay—Love Island USA friendship fallout gets messy; here's what apparently happened

A dispute goes public

Season 5 alumni Vickala “Kay Kay” Gray and Kassandra “Kassy” Castillo became involved in a heated online dispute. The conflict was reportedly connected to season 2 alum Johnny Middlebrooks, though the account does not explain that connection in detail.

The dispute intensified in November. In posts that did not name Kassy, fans concluded that some comments referred to her.

Andrea shares allegations

Season 6 alum Andrea Carmona posted a TikTok story seemingly about an encounter with Kassy at an October 2025 Celsius event. Andrea appeared to accuse Kassy of flirting with her boyfriend, Matt Dubost, also known as DJ Acaze. The video was later deleted, though copies circulated online.

Other friendships enter discussion

Andrea later claimed in a third video that four other women could be named as people Kassy had wronged. Daniela, who appeared with Kassy on Unwell Summer Games, posted that she had her own reasons for ending their friendship.

The account links their fallout to a confessional in which Kassy said she had “kind of stolen her man” when asked about her relationship with Daniela. Johnnie said her friendship with Kassy had ended months earlier and was unrelated to Kay Kay.

Kay Kay explains her response

Kassy apologized for taking the dispute online, while saying Andrea had posted first and had said she had permission from Kay Kay to discuss the situation. Kay Kay later said Kassy had apologized to fans but not directly to her. The account also describes the dispute as reportedly revolving around Johnny Middlebrooks, but provides no further details about his role.