Alina Kozhevnikova left the 90 Day Fiancé franchise after being fired from 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 5, but she hasn’t allowed her racism scandal to stop her from being a public figure. Alina was axed from the show early, alongside her friend, Caleb Greenwood, after fans uncovered several racist and offensive posts that she made over the past decade. Although Alina was immediately panned by 90DF fans, she has continued to share her life online.
Russian woman Alina and American fitness enthusiast Caleb had a long-term online friendship that was rekindled after several years of silence, after they unexpectedly matched on a dating app. The duo went to Turkey to find out if romance was in the cards for them. While they gave intimacy a shot, Caleb eventually realized that it was too difficult for him to be with Alina due to their lifestyle differences. Alina, who has Diastrophic Dysplasia, then got the couple edited out of the show early, after TLC fired her following the unearthing of her old posts. This caused many franchise fans to turn on the female celeb.
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Alina saw her popularity surge on Before the 90 Days, before it rapidly plummeted when her offensive online activity was revealed. She also lost fans for trying to pressure Caleb into being intimate with her. However, the friendship between Alina and Caleb persisted after the show. While Caleb deciding not to be with Alina did mean that they talked less, they remained close. She even credited him with helping her, and her best friend Elijah, to purchase tickets to flee Russia. They wanted to escape after their Russian credit cards were declined when they tried to make a purchase.
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