‘Love Island: USA’ Fans React to Cierra Ortega’s Tone-Deaf TikTok Video: ‘This Was a Hard Watch’ first appeared on Parade on Jul 15, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.

Cierra Ortega hit back at cyberbullies while sharing a barrage of disturbing messages she’s received since getting ousted from “Love Island USA” Season 7 following a racial slur scandal. “hey so is this still about accountability or…?” Ortega wrote on her Instagram Story Sunday alongside screenshots of trolls telling her to hurt or kill herself.

On Sunday, July 13, the former reality TV show star took to her Instagram Story where she posted a series of screenshots of threatening messages from fans following her exit from Love Island USA. Cierra was kicked off the show after fans resurfaced multiple racist posts from her past, which she has since profusely apologized for.

Cierra Ortega has addressed her exit from Love Island USA after a social media post resurfaced where she used a racist slur.