Love Island USA’s Jeremiah Brown Addresses Cierra Ortega’s Exit Amid Racism Allegations

“But I wanted to wait until they left the villa and were able to address the situation, genuinely apologize, and commit to learning from the experience,” she continued, “before deciding how our relationship would look moving forward."

The 22-year-old, who was the first Islander dumped from the villa during the June 8 episode, went on to explain why her mentality on the situation shifted.

"As screenshots continued to surface, it became clear that I could no longer support this person, and made the decision to unfollow them a couple of days ago," she explained. "Asian hate is oftentimes overlooked and dismissed. But being a first-generation American, I have personally witnessed and experienced how real and hurtful comments like these are."

And while Cierra, 25, has yet to publicly address the controversy, her parents, who at the time noted their daughter was still in Fiji, shared a message encouraging people to treat their daughter with compassion amid “one of the most painful weeks” of their lives.

“We're not here to justify or ignore what's surfaced,” they wrote in a message shared to Cierra’s Instagram Story July 6. “We understand why people are upset, and we know accountability matters. But what's happening online right now has gone far beyond that."

"The threats,” they continued. “The cruel messages. The attacks on her family, her friends, even her supporters, it's heartbreaking. It's uncalled for. And no one deserves that kind of hate, no matter what mistake they've made.”

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