During the Sunday, July 6, episode of “Love Island USA,” narrator Iain Stirling announced that Cierra Ortega had left the show due to a “personal situation.” Prior to her shocking exit, many fans called for Ortega’s removal after discovering that she used a slur for Chinese people in several social media posts.

Love Island USA contestant Cierra Ortega has left Season 7 of the show, days after social media posts resurfaced in which she used racial slurs. During Sunday’s episode of the Peacock dating series, narrator Iain Stirling revealed that “Cierra has left the villa due to a personal situation.

The 25-year-old’s shocking departure left fellow contestant Nic Vansteenberghe single. Her parents released a lengthy statement via Instagram.