Love Island USA’s Jeremiah Brown on Cierra Ortega’s Exit

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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