“Weaponized her” — Love Island USA fans call out Ace for clocking Austin while defending Amaya

As emotions soared in Love Island USA's Episode 26, Ace Greene came under criticism for confronting Austin Shepard about his worries about Amaya Espinal's emotional health. Ace quickly changed the subject to defend Amaya after Austin challenged him about his shifting allegiances, sparking a new round of villa drama and public scrutiny. Ace brought up Austin's conflicting messages about Amaya in an effort to defend his behavior.

Ace characterized Amaya's behavior as passionate and recommended that she be "met halfway" on emotional boundaries rather than directly addressing Austin's worries. According to fans, he used Amaya's name as a weapon to avoid taking responsibility, which viewers perceived as manipulative and a sign of emotional deflection.

Despite being meant as a defensive measure, many fans saw Ace's remarks as a cunning diversion that put Austin on the defensive and diverted attention from his own behavior. On social media, viewers have been outspoken in their accusations of Ace gaslighting and using Amaya as a shield; some have even referred to his actions as a deliberate blunder.

An admirer of Love Island USA posted,

"NO, he did NOT stand up for Amaya. He weaponized her against Austin. #loveislandsusa"

"ace standing at the podium watching his master deflection tactics work on Austin and Amaya instead of taking accountability for being the 5’5 gremlin he really is #loveislandusa," another fan shared on X.

"Ace doesn’t like Amaya cause she didn’t fall in line with the big daddy Ace sh*t. She was not willing to allow him to set the tone for how they act and he ain’t like that. Ace don’t like being challenged, look at how heated he got with Austin #LoveIslandUSA," a tweet read.

Other fans of Love Island USA, however, called out Austin and praised Ace for saying what he said.

"AUSTIN GOT COOKED BY ACE AND AMAYA🤯🤯😆😆😆 STOOD ON BUSINESS!!! COOK THAT WHITE BOY!!!!!! #LoveIslandUSA #LoveIsland," a fan wrote.

"Say what you want but Ace has heart and is a natural leader. He speaks his mind all the time to everyone’s face and Austin is a coward. Point blank period #LoveIslandUSA," a comment read.

“Gets a whole different side of Austin” — Ace calls out Austin on Love Island USA

Ace Greene wasn't harsh when confronting Austin Shepard's lack of emotional commitment to Amaya Espinal amid the escalating villa tension on Love Island USA. After a heated argument, Ace called out Austin. The discussion turned to affection, or lack thereof, for Amaya.

"When it comes to Amaya and saying about how you feel about you, and you telling us a story, she gets a whole different side of Austin," the Ace said.

The incident highlighted Ace's mounting dissatisfaction with Austin's passive behavior in the relationship, transforming what should have been a lighthearted conversation into a dramatic altercation that made viewers and Islanders question the sincerity, timing, and fidelity of their developing relationships.

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