Three Hunt for Love Stars Were Reportedly Sent Home — But One Twist Just Changed the Whole Story

90 Day: Hunt for Love Season 2 premiered on October 5 in Puerto Rico — and within days, reports claimed THREE men had already been sent home before filming even wrapped. Razvan Ciocoi, newcomer Landon, and newcomer Malik Holbert were allegedly cut over separate incidents. But just when fans thought they had the full story, a twist surfaced: Jamal Menzies reportedly says Malik was never fired at all.

Here is everything we know so far — strictly according to reports, because TLC has confirmed none of it.

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The Reported Timeline: Three Exits, Three Separate Incidents

According to the Instagram insider account @90DayFianceUpdate, the first to go was Razvan Ciocoi. Razvan, previously seen on Before the 90 Days with Amanda Wilhelm, reportedly got into an on-set argument during which he allegedly directed a racial slur at Jamal Menzies. TLC allegedly ended his contract and pulled him from the resort. The premiere had shown Razvan hitting it off with Emma Perry — even handing her his necklace on night one.

Next came Landon, a complete newcomer who was shown pursuing Chloe — she dismissed him as “too country,” according to TLC News. According to reports, Landon allegedly used a racial slur multiple times, production conducted a brief investigation, and the remaining cast reportedly refused to interact with him afterward. A separate report from Complex is said to corroborate that he was removed after an internal investigation.

Then Malik Holbert, the 27-year-old from Jackson, Mississippi and a former Division I defensive lineman. Malik had already stirred controversy with his introduction — bragging that his best assets were “the size of my heart, the size of my spirit,” plus something far more explicit — with Chloe later claiming he showed photos to castmates to back it up. According to reports, he was allegedly dismissed following altercations and inappropriate conduct involving Jamal during filming.

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The Twist Nobody Saw Coming: Jamal Reportedly Defends Malik

Here is where the story takes a hard left. According to a follow-up report on soapstvseries, Jamal Menzies himself s ays Malik was never removed

That single claim split the fandom in a brand-new direction. One camp says Jamal’s word settles it: the Malik firing was either a misunderstanding or pure rumor. Another camp is suspicious — arguing Jamal might be protecting a friend, or that production leaked a softer version of events. And a third camp wonders if the insider account simply bundled a real Malik altercation with the Razvan and Landon exits to make a bigger headline.

Whatever the truth is, Jamal’s reported statement is the one detail nobody can wave away — because his name sits at the center of all three stories.

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Why Fans Are Now Pointing at Production, Not Just the Cast

As the dust settled, a growing number of fans turned the spotlight on TLC itself. The question spreading across comment sections: how did three allegedly problematic cast members end up on the same season?

Critics point to the franchise’s own history. TLC has cut people for this exact category of alleged behavior before — Alina Kozhevnikova’s storyline was scrapped after offensive posts surfaced, and Lisa Hamme was dropped from the franchise after she was accused of using a racial slur. Fans argue that if these incidents are true, the network’s vetting process failed three times on one cast.

Others are watching the edit instead. Reports claim production quietly reduced the three men’s screen time before their exits and kept filming — which, if true, means eagle-eyed viewers can already spot the gaps. Fans are now rewatching episodes looking for sudden disappearances and thin storylines, treating every edit like a clue.

What TLC Still Hasn’t Said — And What Comes Next

For now, the network has confirmed nothing: no firings, no investigations, no statements about Razvan, Landon, or Malik. New episodes of 90 Day: Hunt for Love Season 2 air Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on TLC and stream on HBO Max — and every episode is now a live experiment in whether viewers can see the exits play out in real time.

So here is the question that will decide this whole story: if Jamal is right about Malik, does the entire triple-firing narrative collapse — or do the Razvan and Landon reports alone prove the season had a serious problem? Drop your verdict in the comments.