Love Island reunion addresses cheating rumors and unseen footage

Most of Love Island USA season seven's cast returned to one room to hash out the summer's biggest feuds, cheating rumors and previously unseen footage during a reunion special that streamed Monday night on Peacock. Hosts Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen reunited winners Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales with fellow islanders in New York for a taping that producers and cast said had been filmed earlier in August.

The reunion picked up on the season's flashpoints. In a moment previewed in the show's trailer, Cohen directly addressed viral allegations that Bryan had cheated, prompting the 28 year old to acknowledge what he called a "lapse in judgment" tied to a night out. Bryan said on air that he had been paid to appear at the event, that he was pouring and giving out shots, and denied an act of infidelity. Amaya, his season seven partner, told the room they had spoken about the incident and said she would not remain with someone who did not respect her, signaling the couple had worked through the matter at least through the reunion taping.

The special also brought long-running tensions back into focus. The trailer and clips showed Jeremiah Brown confronting Ace Greene after his early...