{"id":45243,"date":"2025-07-07T05:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45243\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T05:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:58:12","slug":"what-did-cierra-from-love-island-say-controversy-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45243\/","title":{"rendered":"What Did Cierra from Love Island Say? Controversy Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0a9c4892f8c3567c44c312b3f0b1ce4508-NUP-207595-02252.rhorizontal.w700.jpg\" class=\"lede-image\" data-content-img=\"\" alt=\"Love Island USA - Season 7\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n                  Photo: Peacock\/Ben Symons\/Peacock\n              <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqcbyi2000i0ilq6r79r1s5@published\" data-word-count=\"64\">Another Bombshell is being asked to leave the Villa by the fans. After a social media post with a racial slur made by Cierra Ortega resurfaced online, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/love-island-usa-season-7-best-moments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love Island USA<\/a> fans are asking Peacock to remove her from the island for good, similar to what happened with Yulissa Escobar earlier this season. So what did Cierra write, and what has <a href=\"#gone\">Peacock done<\/a> about it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqcnv97001t3b742quas16x@published\" data-word-count=\"93\">On July 1, a resurfaced Instagram Story that Cierra posted in 2023 was shared, where she talking about getting botox injected into her face. \u201cI am incredibly expressive with my face and I catch myself frowning for no reason throughout the day when I\u2019m focusing on something or thinking too hard lol,\u201d Cierra wrote. \u201cI can also be a little ch*nky when I laugh\/smile so. I love getting a mini brow lift to open up my eyes and get that snatched look.\u201d Another post from 2015 showed Cierra using the same slur again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">you can be a little WHATTTT?(?? i need cierra off love island NOWWWWW <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kH2aLgW6pv\">pic.twitter.com\/kH2aLgW6pv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 slutty the vampire slayer (@lesbian4milfs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lesbian4milfs\/status\/1940184320792277175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">something very crazy to me about Cierra using a slur twice and being friends with racists like brooke schofield and then having the audacity to bully other women at her grown adult age on live television.. not only a racist but also a massive loser <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loveislandusa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#loveislandusa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0s4qOb3CTJ\">pic.twitter.com\/0s4qOb3CTJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200d\u200dbrutus extremist (@elainarcheron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elainarcheron\/status\/1940242617985613981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqggoss00b23b74spxrjou1@published\" data-word-count=\"23\">Before the posts resurfaced, Cierra was getting close to 1 million followers on Instagram. Since July 1 she\u2019s lost an estimated 238,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqessz1006y3b74bcrs8fp0@published\" data-word-count=\"105\">Several influencers have spoken out, including former Love Island cast member Johnnie Olivia, disapproving of Cierra\u2019s language and separating themselves from her. \u201cI\u2019m sure many of you have noticed that I\u2019ve refrained from talking about Love Island and have stopped publicly supporting my friend on the show. This was after I saw a post involving a racial slur for the first time,\u201d Johnnie wrote. \u201cI loved supporting her during her time on the show, but once I came across that post, I felt it was necessary to take a step back. I do not support or condone that kind of language never have, never will.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Johnnie\u2019s IG story regarding her friendship with Cierra and her Love Island posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIslandUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LoveIslandUSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w2BzkbY2Dr\">pic.twitter.com\/w2BzkbY2Dr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kimberly (@antisocialkim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antisocialkim\/status\/1941330256318886304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqft8h0009v3b74pxndflwu@published\" data-word-count=\"112\">MJ, Cierra\u2019s friend who has been managing her social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bravoswiiftie\/status\/1941326777655459955\/photo\/1\">shared<\/a> that she\u2019ll be stepping back from posting on her behalf. \u201cI want to be clear that I do not condone racism, bigotry or hate in any way shape or form, nor was I aware of the recent screenshots until they were posted. I discovered it at the same time as all of you did,\u201d MJ shared in a statement on Instagram. \u201cI cannot speak for anybody or make any statements besides my own, and decided to take a step back from running her account. I was asked by her family to turn off comments and refrain from speaking on her behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqewsef008c3b74h9hfaqnw@published\" data-word-count=\"33\">Meanwhile, host Ariana Madix has told fans in the comments of TikTok posts that she is\u201cnot silent\u201d on the issue, hinting that she may be speaking up behind the scenes on Cierra\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqco1f1002x3b74ftzlj3hm@published\" data-word-count=\"38\">When the original cast was first announced, viewers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/love-island-yulissa-escobar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discovered<\/a> that Yulissa used a racial slur on a podcast several years ago and called for her removal. Producers acted swiftly, and after two days in Fiji, Yulissa was gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcqcowfp00473b74iizg0pl7@published\" data-word-count=\"37\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/cierra-leaves-love-island-usa-racism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday night\u2019s episode<\/a>, announcer Iain Stirling reported that Cierra had left the villa \u201cdue to a personal situation.\u201d Which was slightly more than what he\u2019d said for Yulissa: a completely contextless \u201cYulissa has left the villa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmcsfczk1000d3b7cm7yf7gd2@published\" data-word-count=\"132\">While there\u2019s no official statement from Love Island USA or Peacock, The Sun reports that producers are \u201cfurious\u201d that Cierra would use racist language in a post. An inside source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/14614652\/love-island-usa-producers-crisis-meetings-cierra-racist-post\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">alleges<\/a>, \u201cCierra is in deep trouble, that is for sure. This kind of language is unacceptable. It was a huge disappointment when we saw it. Everyone is very, very bothered and pissed about that. We will hold a meeting to decide what we should do\u2026 but it doesn\u2019t look great at all for Cierra as a lot of us want to take her out of the show as soon as possible.\u201d Many fans have taken offense at why it\u2019s taken so long for Peacock to take action, calling it<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Omg_its_Itzel_G\/status\/1940243225174057252\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> a double standard<\/a> in how quickly it was to remove Yulissa vs Cierra.<\/p>\n<p>  Related<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Peacock\/Ben Symons\/Peacock Another Bombshell is being asked to leave the Villa by the fans. 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