Cierra Ortega’s team addressed a racist job before Love Island USA exit

Closes ortegaFriends broke their silence about her re -faced racial post a few days before she left Love Island USA.

During Sunday’s episode, July 6, from Peacock’s series, narrator Iain Stirling revealed that Cierra “left the villa because of a personal situation,” leaving the partner Nic Vansteenberghe “Officially single.” This came As a surprise to some viewers But the scandal was brewing for days leading to Cierra’s departure.

Eagle-eyed social media users caught a wind from Cierra’s past post, which included offensive slurry, as season 7 was filming. As a result, her social media handler and her friend MJ Hiserman took a “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 of shape or form, and I was not aware of the recent screenshots until they were posted,” read an MJ Instagram story from Friday, July 4. “I discovered it at the same time as 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.”

Meanwhile Cierra’s other friend Johnnie Olivia release a similar statement about the debate.

“I’m sure many of you noticed that I had refrained from talking about Love Island and stopped supporting my friend publicly on the show. This was after I saw a post featuring racist slurry for the first time,” he wrote through Instagram on Friday. “I was delighted to support her during her time on the show, but once I came across that post, I felt that a step was needed.”

Johnnie made it clear that she removed from Cierra, adding, “I do not support or condone that kind of language, never, never. Racism in any form is unacceptable. And to be clear unless you are Asian, you do not have to decide if that word is thorough.

Multiple cast members of this season face backlash for re -faced posts After entering the villa. Islanders are seized while filming Love Island USA And 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.

Yulissa Escobar Was the first islander removed from the villa earlier this season. Her departure came after clips of Yulissa using racial slugs on podcast circulated on -lein.

“I was called to the front and then I met one of the producers and asked me to take off my bike,” explained in Tiktok in July. “I figured something serious was kind of happening. Honestly I thought something had happened with a family member. They didn’t really tell me anything. They said a video had re -faced on the internet and doesn’t look too good. I didn’t really know what video or what I did or what I did.”

He continued: “I didn’t get my phone back for two more days. They were waiting for the two episodes I was in in the air. I was literally in my hotel room losing my mind because I didn’t know what was happening. I knew that video was out there. I get it. I said and said a word I shouldn’t be back I would have said.

Austin Shepard was the other cast member who apologized for his Jobs on -lein.

“I want to take a moment to tackle my recent repost that has caused some of you to offense,” he wrote through his Instagram stories on Saturday, July 5. “As you all know, I have a very dry sense of humor, and I didn’t really think before sharing that content.”

Austin added, “My intention was never to hurt or upset anyone. I appreciate and respect all individuals and their views.”

Competition Season 7 Jeremiah Brown recently revealed how the islanders who still films usually learns about someone’s unexpected exit.

“Personally, they never told me anything. They never told us in the villa,” he said during the show “Speedy Morman” on Monday, June 30, about Yulissa gone. “They said she left for personal reasons – I can say that. I discovered later after getting my phone back it was because of whatever happened.”

New chapters of Love Island USA released six days a week – except Wednesday – on Peacock.