WARRING Love Island exes Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki have clashed online again over claims he used 'racial slurs' during their relationship.
Last week we revealed Lochan, 27, is taking legal action against Whitney, 27, after she accused him of calling her skin 'dirty'.
In new leaked messages, she also claims he called her 'Sophia' – a black character in the classic novel The Color Purple who is forced to work for a white mayor and his wife.
Over the top of a fan comment criticising Lochan, Whitney wrote: " "calling me Sophia (a slave) but I guess that was a joke too. why can't you tell the world how funny you are now? @lochan_nowacki."
Lochan took to Instagram tonight to issue a statement in which he said: "I categorically deny and refute the information that has been spread about my family and myself online."
He went on to share messages between himself and Whitney in which he demanded she delete posts she'd made online which he felt led fans to believe he had been racist.
Lochan added that he never called Whitney 'Sophia' and that nothing he said to her ever "related to slavery or racial inferiority".
He shared a message from Whitney in which she told him: "It's fine I know you didn't do it with any bad intentions but just think sometimes how things can be perceived x."
However, Whitney fired back immediately and said: "I will never be bullied / intimidated into silence by retracting ignorant statements made by you."
In response to Lochan's posts, Whitney shared a message allegedly from Lochan in which he begged for forgiveness.
It read: "Please speak to whit she is fully done and I feel awful but I never said it thinking her skin is dirty I feel sick I crossed line with joke but she said she can't look at me the same. I don't know what to do Liz
"I f**ked up bit I can barely her or your family thinking I'm racists or think that.
"I crossed a boundary I will educate myself better and not ever make jokes but she's done."
He went on to say he did not want to lose her and that he was "not racist at all".
Whitney then tagged Lochan and added: "@if you can apologise privately, apologise publicly."
Whitney previously claimed Lochan's mum, Kulminder, joked "where's Whit gone?" when the lights went out – before adding: "Whit, smile."
Lochan has now instructed the same lawyers who represented David Williams in his legal dispute with Britain's Got Talent.
Tonight, he said: "A series of posts have been released making defamatory comments about my family, friends and I. I never wanted things to reach this stage, and I did try to take this situation through to resolution. I felt I was left with no other choice but to take this course of action.
"Taking this step was not about taking anything from Whitney, it's about clearing the serious reputational damage that has been caused to me and my family.
"For the avoidance of doubt, I categorically deny and refute the information that has been spread about my family and myself online.
"I have no desire to prolong this situation. More than anything, I want to close this down and for us both to move forward separately."
Lochan is suing Whitney in the High Court for defamation and malicious falsehood and is seeking "substantial damages".
A spokeswoman for Whitney said last week: "Whitney has instructed her own legal team and is very confident in her position.
"If any claim is issued by Mr Nowacki, it will be vigorously defended."
The couple starred in the 2023 series of the ITV2 dating show and were the bookies' favourite to win the final.
But they were beaten into second place by Sammy Root and Jess Harding.
Entrepreneur Whitney also claimed Lochan's friends used the n-word and accused him of "condoning it" by remaining pals with them.
She went on: "I was like, why are you hanging around with people who obviously have that word in their vocabulary and I'm obviously a black woman.
"We broke up when that racial slur happened."
She claimed their relationship outside the villa was "up and down" and accused him of being "a culture vulture".
The reality star said: "He clocks that his audience obviously is predominantly black so he's constantly trying to tap into the culture.
"The same culture he stripped me of. He told me I was too ghetto, I was too loud."
A source said her comments about his mum were the "final straw".
They added: "One of the reasons for the legal action is because she dragged his mum into it.
"She accused his mum of racism and the family think that is a step too far.
"She's defamed her to millions of people as a racist.
"Lots of attempts have been made behind the scenes to resolve this. but she refuses
"That's the problem with social media these days. No one wants to be reasonable anymore because it affects their online platform.
"As a result, particulars of claim are being drafted and the claim is being lodged at the High Court."
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