Cancelled Island

Who will be cancelled and who will redeem themselves via apology video? 

Welcome to Cancelled Island, a Love Island spinoff where instead of finding love, contestants find the consequences of their actions. Watch your favourite guilty social media stars battle it out in the ultimate test of remorse and redemption. Will they rise from the ashes of their scandals or sink into the depths of cancellation?  

And who is the host? Well Tana Mongeau of course, an influencer who some would say has the most experience with being cancelled, apologising, and forever being controversial. Not to mention she co-hosts the popular podcast Cancelled with recently problematic Brooke Schofield.  

Art by Luka Maresca

James Charles  

3rd of July 2021, An Open Conversation

A juicy BBL, trouty lip filler, and eyebrows thick as a brick — this alleged groomer will call you his ‘sister’. After getting caught chasing underage boys, he ditched the humble living room for a white backdrop and studio lights.  

Mid-apology, he seamlessly transitioned to a makeup tutorial because, why not combine remorse with a new eyeshadow look? Talk about a quick comeback! Cancelled Island viewers were stunned. Most influencers lay low for months after an apology, but James didn’t waste time. 

James manages to stay on the island for a while, bribing islanders by doing their makeup every night. But he is sent home in 4th, just shy of the final, after spilling one too many Starbucks Pink Drinks on his mic pack.  

Cody Ko  

20th of July, playing Sorry by Justin Bieber at a random DJ set  

Cody's scandal? He allegedly slept with a minor – fellow influencer Tana Mongeau, when she was 17 and he was 25. Within a few weeks, Cody had gone from being the beloved white man of YouTube, to well and truly cancelled.  

Although fans wanted Cody to join Cancelled Island, playing Justin Bieber song Sorry at a DJ set did not qualify as an apology video. As a compromise, the producers needed to find a DJ with less than a million Spotify streams, and who better than the freshly cancelled Cody Ko?  

The islanders are pumped for the performance, and Cody starts by playing his hit song, Knock It Off, featuring the lyrics, “Bullying - Knock it off”. This seems ironic after his scandals, and he was booed off decks.  

Colleen Ballinger  

29th of June 2023, hi.

Hop aboard everyone, I can see our next contestant arriving on the toxic gossip train! It’s the ukelele-playing, gaslighting groomer Colleen Ballinger.  

Colleen was accused of being sexual with her army of minors in livestreams, private chats, and DMs. In a surprising turn of events, Colleen responded to the allegations with a 10-minute ukulele song and taking no accountability.   

“All aboard the toxic gossip train,” Colleen sings via ukulele, and asks us who the real monster is. Hmmm, that’s a tough one.   

Colleen is kicked off Cancelled Island in week three, after calling everyone names for believing the hard evidence.  

Sienna Mae  

June 2022, After a month away...

Our youngest contestant this year is TikTok star Sienna Mae. At the Cancelled Island talent show, she brought out the same dance routine from her two-minute apology video.  

After being exposed for allegedly sexually assaulting her drunk friend, Sienna took a month-long social media break, returning with a dancing apology video. 

Viewers had to weigh the pros and cons of this ‘apology’. Despite the lack of actual remorse, it did have some action. All the pirouettes, moonwalks, popping, locking and dropping distracted viewers from deciding whether Sienna was cancelled or not.   

But the lack of backflips left viewers disappointed, and after two weeks, the public voted her off the island.  

David Dobrik  

22nd of March 2021, 03/22/21 

Vlog Squad ruler David Dobrik is our next contender, here for being complicit in a sexual assault. Not to mention in 2020 a man was left with lifelong injuries after David’s crane ‘prank’ went wrong. 

David says in his apology video that his former friend accused of assault should apologise. I’d argue jail time would be better.  

On the island David attempts to redeem his YouTube career by ripping the villa cameras down so he can vlog. The producers get tired of paying for repairs and make sure he gets voted out in week two.  

Shane Dawson  

27th of June 2020, Taking Accountability

Hide your cats! Shane Dawson has just entered the villa. Bestiality, racism, paedophilia, and proposing to his partner on two knees — just a few of Shane’s internet crimes. 

He drops a new apology video every three years, each lasting about 20 minutes, which is painful to watch. If you've said sorry this many times, you shouldn’t have a platform. 

Viewers had to admit, Shane has perfected the apology video look – ring light reflection, humble setting, and no ads. His latest video was one mega apology, apologising for everything he did in the past, including apologising for previous apology videos.  

After multiple attempts at sneaking cats into the villa, Shane is cancelled on day three.  

PewDiePie  

13th of September 2017, My Response

Your favourite gamer — PewDiePie! He made it onto the island after dropping the n-word in a fit of gamer rage while dying... in a video game.  

PewDiePie says the word “sort of slipped out” in the “heat of the moment”, while proceeding to say he won’t make excuses. Among jump cuts, he tells viewers, “I’m just an idiot”.  

However, still standing with 111 million subscribers, the public fail to vote him out of Cancelled Island.  

Clinton Kane  

13th of July 2024, Who did I date not marry, lie #1-#25

Your favourite ‘Aussie orphan’ Clinton Kane enters the villa, only to be revealed as neither Australian nor an orphan. Talk about a plot twist! 

His ‘apology’ was a 25-part TikTok series where he slipped in and out of an Aussie accent like a bad soap opera, insisting his very alive mother is dead. Although the truth still seems blurry.  

In the villa he tries to gaslight fans into believing he is the victim (while admitting to being a lying, cheating man-child). He confuses so many viewers by clutching on to minor details of villa arguments, he is dumped in the first week. Cheers, mate.  

Bombshells 

Trisha Paytas 

She appears with her hubby Moses and daughters Malibu and Elvis. Despite numerous cancellations, Trisha is too iconic to truly cancel.  

Brooke Schofield 

After racist tweets emerged from Brooke a week ago, she expects special treatment from close friend and Cancelled Island host, Tana Mongeau. However, she is kicked off early after islanders complain to production that it’s unfair.  

Jeffree Star 

He’s cancelled before even reaching the island.  

Another thrilling season of Cancelled Island comes to a close. We’ve watched influencers squirm, apologise, and occasionally dance their way through the gauntlet of public scrutiny. Who do you think deserves to be cancelled next?