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How Netflix Clapped Back at Andy Cohen Over ‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 Reunion Shade
Nothing says Love Island USA reunion like a little drama — but this season, the biggest sparks flew between Andy Cohen and Netflix.
During the highly anticipated season 7 reunion, Andy put the streamer on blast after contestant Huda Mustafa claimed she wasn’t allowed to talk about her love life. “I can’t speak about my relationships outside the villa,” Huda told him, adding that there were “legal reasons” behind her silence. She clarified, “It’s Netflix, I’m not allowed to talk about it.”
Andy looked stunned and pressed further, asking, “Netflix won’t let you say whether you’re dating somebody?” He even tried to coax out some details, saying, “You were on a red carpet with somebody….Is that someone you’re seeing?” But Huda stood firm, refusing to spill. Eventually, Andy quipped, “Tell Netflix this was the number one streaming show of the summer.”
It didn’t take long for Netflix to clap back. The streamer updated its Twitter bio with a cheeky response: “DON’T @ ME IDK!!!” Fans immediately clocked the move, calling it Netflix’s way of throwing shade right back at the host.
Meanwhile, speculation about Huda’s relationship status has only grown louder. The 24-year-old North Carolina native, who entered the villa on Day 1, was spotted holding hands in July with fellow reality star Louis Russell — known from Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match. The pair later made a red carpet debut at the *Weapons* premiere and shared subtle TikTok hints, fueling rumors of a budding romance.
The timeline only adds to the drama. Netflix’s Perfect Match season 3 was still airing when Huda and Louis were seen together, and contestants are typically required to keep dating lives private until episodes finish dropping. That may explain the strict silence Huda cited at the reunion.
Still, the couple hasn’t exactly kept things low-profile. On Aug. 1, they were photographed hand-in-hand at the Hollywood Weapons premiere. Weeks later, Huda appeared in Louis’ Instagram content, with fans noticing her hand in one of his music promo videos. The lyrics of his new single, “She Pretty,” also raised eyebrows with lines like: “TikTok know she pretty / IG know she pretty / Going viral ’cause she pretty / They follow ’cause she pretty.”
Louis’ Perfect Match partner Sandy Gallagher, however, wasn’t impressed. On her What’s the Reality podcast, she admitted she was blindsided: “They quite literally hit a red carpet and hard-launched their whatever relationship the day that our show premiered.” She continued, “When you’re on dating shows, you have to keep your dating life on lockdown until the show is done because it ruins the show.”
Sandy confessed she was “upset” by how it played out — not personally, but for the sake of the production and its viewers. “It was, like, a little bit of a relief in a way, but for the sake of the show, the other castmates, our story line and, most importantly, the audience, I thought it was a really, really big slap in the face and a disrespect to the whole production.”
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