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Love Island USA‘S. Closes ortega Breaking her silence at last after leaving the villa in the middle of a racism scandal.
“Now that I’ve been back in the US for about 48 hours and I’ve had a chance to process, I now feel like I’m in a space where I can talk about this without being very emotional because I’m not the victim in the situation,” said Cierra in Instagram Video shared on Wednesday, July 9. “While I was in the villa, some posts that re -faced my past where I was very naive using an incredibly offensive and derogatory term. I want to start first by tackling not only anyone I have hurt or crime deeply – but most importantly – the whole of the whole Asian community.” I’m sorry, honestly, honestly, honestly, honestly, honestly, honestly, honestly, honestly, honestly,
Shut admit that she did not know She was using slurry at the time.
“I had no idea that the word caught so much pain, so much harm and coming with the history he did or would never have used. I had no bad intention when I used it but that is not at all excuse because intent does not excuse ignorance. It does not,” he noted. “I need you to know I’m so angry – but this is not an apology video. This is a video liability. I want to hold my hands up and say that I take liability for using the word, but I want it to be known that I had no real idea that it was slurry. I had no idea of its meaning.”
When addressing the post -faced post from 2024, Cierra remembered getting a message from a follower who called his attention “Extremely damaging.”
“At that moment, I was ashamed. I – of course – removed the post immediately. I apologized and I did education not only myself on the true meaning and history of the word but also any of my scope that was accidentally accidentally accidentally accidentally accidentally “I immediately made the correction. The work was removed from my vocabulary immediately.”
Cierra explained that there were no recent screwrabs of alleged conversations where he really refused to remove the word from his vocabulary.
“The truth is, in that moment, the lesson was taught, the word was removed and it was a real learning moment for me. Since that moment, I’ve done so much growing as an individual and I’ve tried my best to educate others who may be accidental for these kinds of words that could be offensive in their vocabulary,” he continued. “I totally agree with the network’s decision to draw me from the villa. I think this is something that deserved punishment and the penalty has certainly been accepted.”
After leaving the villa, Cierra has had the backlash on -lein is “very difficult to deal with,” adding, “I can do my best to drown the noise and pay attention to the truth. But what has been extremely difficult is the way people approach my family and my loved ones. Different, I promise you that will happen.
Cierra promised to take the necessary steps to Growing from the experience.
“I know no apology could ever be enough for the harm I have caused and the crime that has happened. I know that moving on my actions and how I decide to live my life from now on is going to speak louder than any apology could ever be,” he said. “But I need to be known that I am sorry and I didn’t mean any harm. Hope there are people out there who can use my mistake as a learning moment and be better because that’s what I’m doing. I’m going to take today and tomorrow and I’m going to take great strides to be better.”
He concluded: “All I can ask for is even if you don’t give me forgiveness, if you can allow me to grow with grace. Instead of sitting here and trying to convince you that I am this amazing person who spreads light in the world and celebrates culture and dynamics and backgrounds, one day you will find that.
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During the July 6 chapter of the Peacock series, a narrator Iain Stirling She confirmed that Cierra “left the villa because of a personal situation,” meant her partner at the time, Nic Vansteenberghe. is “official single.”
Close came an exit after She re -faced a racist job of her social media while filming in Fiji. Islanders are seized while on Love Island USAAnd in order to keep them focusing on finding a fight, they have no contact with the outside world until they officially leave. That’s when they restore their phones and catch up on how the public responded to their time on the show.
Before Cierra is officially out of the villa, her social media handler and her friend MJ Hiserman announced that she is taking “Step back” in the middle of the play.
“Hello Bois, I see your comments about someone I love and worry about. I want to be clear that I do not condone racism, bigotry or hatred in any way shape or form, and I was not aware of the recent screenshots until they were posted,” read an Instagram story in July MJ. “I found it at the same time as all of you did.”
MJ continued: “I can’t speak for anyone or make any statements other than my own, and I decided to take a step back from running her account. Her family asked me to turn off comments and refrain from speaking on her behalf. This situation has been very difficult, and I’m still processing everything.”
Cierra expanded on the debate in a separate statement added to his Instagram stories.
Cierra’s parents also addressed the backlash before she got her phone back.
“I have not, and I have never condone the racism or oppression of any cultural group in any form. We will never use any word deliberately, especially slurry, to tear anyone’s culture or community. When I used that word, I did not quite understand what it meant or how much pain she carries,” she wrote on Wednesday. “I know that an apology means nothing without accountability and real change, and that’s what has done my best to live since then and what I will continue to do.”
Close a note She had “no bad intention,” Adding, “I fully understand that that effect is more important than intent. I do not expect overnight forgiveness. Hopefully I can show in time that it can be more than an error, label, or character on a highly edited reality show.
He continued: “My experience in the villa was nothing less than magical. The memories I made and the people I met are some that I will cherish forever. Although I was heartbreaking I had to be broken short, I understand that mistakes, especially some like this, deserve results. Again, to the Asian community.”
New chapters of Love Island USA released six days a week – except Wednesday – on Peacock. The end of season 7 is expected on Sunday, July 13.
