Love Island USA' contestant Cierra Ortega left the show with just a week to go after a past racist comment surfaced online. Amid the backlash to her use of an Asian slur, Ortega's parents took to her Instagram account to issue a statement on her behalf.

Cierra Ortega's exit from the 'Love Island USA' villa was announced on July 6NEED TO KNOWCierra Ortega was a contestant on season 7 of Love Island USAOn the July 6 episode, narrator Iain Stirling announced that Ortega had left the villa because of a "personal situation"Ahead of her departure,

At the time of her departure, Cierra had been one of the season’s most talked-about contestants. She had a relationship with fellow islander Nic Vansteenberghe. But once the controversy hit the timeline, Cierra was gone, and Nic remained in the villa alone.