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Cierra Ortega's Parents Speak Out After Her Removal From Love Island

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Cierra Ortega's Parents Speak Out After Her Exit From 'Love Island'

Cierra Ortega has exited the villa.

Love Island USA announced during the show’s July 6 episode that the 25-year-old had left the villa due to a “personal situation,” leaving the other half of her former couple, Nic Vansteenberghe, single.

Cierra’s exit comes after multiple posts, which E! News has not authenticated, emerged online in which she used a racial slur for Asian people. The posts—and subsequent images of alleged DMs in which she claimed to have used the word in an inoffensive context—caused a swift online backlash, with many fans calling for producers to remove Cierra much like Islander Yulissa Escobar was earlier this season.

E! News has reached out to Love Island USA and Cierra for comment but has not yet heard back.

While Cierra has yet to address the controversy, her parents shared a message encouraging people to treat their daughter with compassion, calling this “one of the most painful weeks” of their lives.

“We're not here to justify or ignore what's surfaced,” they wrote in a message shared to Cierra’s Instagram Story July 6. “We understand why people are upset, and we know accountability matters. But what's happening online right now has gone far beyond that."

They continued, "The threats. The cruel messages. The attacks on her family, her friends, even her supporters, it's heartbreaking. It's uncalled for. And no one deserves that kind of hate, no matter what mistake they've made.”

And while they noted Cierra was not home yet and hadn’t had the chance to address the posts, they added they “believe she'll face this with honesty, growth, and grace.”

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“While she'll always be our little girl, she's also a woman, one who will take responsibility in her own time and her own voice,” the statement concluded. “Until then, we're simply asking for compassion. For patience. For basic human decency. Not just for her, but for everyone caught in the middle of this.”

Following the episode, Cierra’s fellow season seven Islander Belle-A Walker spoke out.

“As a proud Asian American woman, I'm deeply appreciative of the Love Island USA producers for taking a stand and making it clear that racism of any kind is not tolerated,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “Asian hate is oftentimes overlooked and dismissed. But being a first-generation American, I have personally witnessed and experienced how real and hurtful comments like these are. It is my hope that this situation can help shed light on how big of an issue anti-Asian hate actually is.”

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And while Belle-A noted that she personally had made the decision to unfollow Cierra on social media, she added, “I do not condone bigotry or racism of any kind. But I also don't condone hate either. Please think twice before leaving unkind comments to or about this person.”

For more on the cast of Love Island USA season seven, keep reading.

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Bryan Arenales

Boston, Massachusetts

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Elan Bibas

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

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Courtney "CoCo" Watson

Los Angeles, Calfornia

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Clarke Carraway

Columbia, South Carolina

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Chris Seeley

Fresno, California

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Zak Srakaew

Roi Et, Thailand

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Zac Woodworth

Portland, Utah

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JD Dodard

Dallas, Texas

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Jaden Duggar

Los Angeles, California

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Gracyn Blackmore

Bristol, Virginia

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Savanna "Vanna" Einerson

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Andreina Santos

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Thomas John "TJ" Thomas

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Belle-A Walker

Honolulu, Hawaii 

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Austin Shepard

Northville, Michigan

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Ace Greene

Los Angeles, California

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Chelley Bissainthe

Orlando, Florida 

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Huda Mustafa

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Nicolas Vansteenberghe

Jacksonville, Florida 

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Jeremiah Brown

Los Angeles, California

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Olandria Carthen

Decatur, Alabama

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Yulissa Escobar

Miami, Florida

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Taylor Williams

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Cierra Ortega

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Charlie Georgiou

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