THE cast of Love Island have been rocked by claims their close friend Murad Merali is racist and held sex slaves.
The YouTuber – who is known for interviewing all the Islanders – has come forward to apologise after a series of shocking videos emerged showing him engaging in foot fetish content and “raceplay”.
Murad Merali – who is close friends with Amber Gill – has spoken out after old videos emerged
Murad – pictured her with Rachel Finni -is known for interviewing Love Island stars
Raceplay is a form of sexual roleplay in which the players act out racially-charged situations, such as interracial slave-master relationships.
A series of screengrabs have gone viral, in which the person, who is believed to be Murad, is seen acting as a ‘master’ in shocking sexual situations, while making derogatory comments to ‘slaves’ of other races.
Murad addressed the allegations in a video last night and denied using racially charged language, insisting he did not write the captions.
He said the videos were made five to six years ago in order to make money as he explained a very troubled background led him to make those decisions.
In a very candid video he claimed to have been sexually assaulted as a child, adding: “Just to reiterate the very racist captions were not written by me. I did not sit there and do that at all.”
Murad is close friends with a number of Islanders, who are said to be distressed by the news.
A source said: “Everyone is very surprised because Murad is a huge part of the Love Island community.
“They are ready to listen to what he has to say but also understand that some boundaries have been broken. It’s a hard time for everyone.”
Amber Gill, who is close friends with Murad, refused to comment when quizzed by her fans and her rep did not return our request for comment.
She wrote on Twitter: “Not you all tagging me in madness constantly.
“You always want me to say something. Pick somebody else.”
Murad has been busy in recent weeks interviewing the stars
He denied being racist after foot fetish videos were leaked
