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Why did Mike Stark slam Sarah Hyland? 'Love Island USA' Season 5 host dubbed 'disrespectful' by islander

'Love Island USA' Season 5 fans speculate Mike Stark may have been eliminated for talking back to Sarah Hyland

PACIFIC HARBOUR, FIJI: Saturday's unseen bits of 'Love Island USA' Season 5 shocked fans. The one moment that turned most of the heads around was when one of the contestants called out host Sarah Hyland in front of everyone.

As Vickala 'Kay Kay' Gray decided to leave the villa along with Keenan Anunay, Sarah confirmed whether Kay Kay was certain about her decision. This seems to have come off as an offense to some of the contestants.

Why did Mike Stark slam Sarah Hyland on 'Love Island USA' Season 5?

On Friday's episode, Kay Kay decided to walk out of the villa with her partner Keenan. She affirmed, "It's OK, I'm not upset."

Seeing this, Sarah found herself bound to ask Kay Kay, "Before you go anywhere, I just want to make sure that you are absolutely happy with your decision."

To this, Kay Kay replied, "No regrets," clearly happy. Seeing Sarah ask Kay Kay this question, Mike turned around and asked, "Why are you saying it like that?"

Sarah surprisingly asked Mike, "Me?" He replied, "Yeah, that sounded mad disrespectful." 

This shocked Sarah. With her eyes wide open, she asked Mike, "I'm being disrespectful?" Without apologizing and feeling regret over his comment, Mike said, "Yeah."

Sarah was visibly angry as Leonardo Dionicio, who was standing right next to her, whispered in her ear, "Sarah, I apologize for his reaction, I think it's just the heat of the moment."

Sarah moved on without any further drama, thanking Leo and saying, "Boys will be boys, right?"

Was Mike Stark voted out of 'Love Island USA' for disrespecting Sarah Hyland?

Mike was ruled out of the house soon after he called out Sarah for being "disrespectful." Seeing this, many wondered whether the elimination was fixed by the producers.

Fans believed it was Leonardo Dionicio who was meant to be eliminated from the show, but Mike got ruled out instead after his move, especially after Leo apologized to Sarah for no fault of his own.

A fan tweeted, "The producers switching from Leo leaving to Mike...after Mike smart-mouthed Sarah!" Another commenter called out Mike as they said, "I acc wanted Mike to stay but talking back to Sarah was not a good move."

A fan wrote, "If Mike didn't do that to Sarah it'd be Leo leaving instead of him."

One fan of the show declared, "I don’t like the way people coming for Sarah either. She’s literally just there to do her job. She has no opinion either way so why are people being rude to her. I don’t like that."

Who is 'Love Island USA' Season 5 host Sarah Hyland?

Born on November 24, 1990, Sarah Hyland is a Manhattan, New York native. Being an actress, she is known for her role in 'Private Parts', 'Annie', and 'Blind Date'. She is also famed for playing Haley Dunphy in 'Modern Family'.

Sarah previously dated Matt Prokop. However, their relationship turned bitter and the actress obtained a domestic violence temporary restraining order.

She later came into a relationship with Wells Adams and tied the knot with him in a California vineyard in 2022.

New episodes of 'Love Island USA' Season 5 premiere from Thursday to Tuesday, 9 pm ET on Peacock.