Peacock has not clarified why Ortega left the show, but her exit occurred amid online controversy over posts she allegedly made that included a derogatory term for Chinese people.

"I do want it to be known that I genuinely had no idea that it was a slur," the content creator said in a video.

Cierra Ortega officially left the Love Island USA villa following a racism controversy. This comes as the 25-year-old's old social media posts surfaced with fans slamming her and demanding her removal for using an anti-Asian slur.