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Ben Symons\/Peacock via Getty Images<\/p>\nRiyah Collins<\/p>\n
BBC Newsbeat<\/p>\n
Ben Symons\/Peacock via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Narrator Iain Stirling told viewers Cierra Ortega had left Love Island due to a “personal reason”<\/p>\n
Love Island USA’s Cierra Ortega has left the villa “for personal reasons” after old social media posts emerged online. <\/p>\n
The 25-year-old content creator from LA was absent from season seven’s latest episode after a 2015 video about Botox treatments resurfaced.<\/p>\n
Fans shared and criticised the Instagram post, which contained a derogatory term for Chinese people.<\/p>\n
In a statement Cierra’s parents said she had been the target of a hate campaign and called for compassion.<\/p>\n
Cierra’s parents, who have been running her social media while she’s been in the villa, said she and her relatives had received threats and “cruel messages”.<\/p>\n
Describing the fallout as “one of the most painful weeks of our lives,” they said no-one deserved the hate Cierra had received.<\/p>\n
“We’re not here to justify or ignore what’s surfaced,” they wrote.<\/p>\n
“We understand why people are upset and we know accountability matters. But what’s happening online right now has gone far beyond that.”<\/p>\n
“No-one deserves that kind of hate, no matter what mistakes they’ve made.”<\/p>\n
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Islander Yulissa Escobar has apologised after clips emerged of her using a racial slur<\/p>\n
Cierra’s parents say that, while she’s left the villa, she “still hasn’t had the chance to process any of this or speak for herself”.<\/p>\n
“When she returns, we believe she’ll face this with honesty, growth and grace.<\/p>\n
“Until then, we’re simply asking for compassion. For patience. For basic human decency.”<\/p>\n
BBC Newsbeat has contacted Peacock, the makers of Love Island USA, for comment. <\/p>\n
‘A warzone’<\/p>\n
Cierra’s departure follows that of fellow islander Yulissa Escobar, who left the show after videos of her using a racial slur on a podcast in 2021 re-emerged.<\/p>\n
Yulissa later apologised, saying on Instagram she used the offensive term “ignorantly, not fully understanding the weight, history, or pain behind it”.<\/p>\n
She followed up her apology with a second post, saying she had received death threats and that she “came back to a warzone” after leaving the villa.<\/p>\n
“I’ve taken the time to reflect, to learn, and to grow,” she said.<\/p>\n
“Growth means recognizing when you were wrong, even if it’s uncomfortable, and choosing to move forward with humility and accountability.”<\/p>\n
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