During Sunday night's episode of the hit Peacock reality show, fans learned of Ortega's departure from narrator Iain Stirling, who revealed that Ortega ⁘left the villa due to a personal situation.⁘
The shocking exit came amid backlash over resurfaced past posts on a social media account belonging to Ortega that allegedly used a derogatory term against the Asian community, which led fans to call for her removal from the show.
As fans learned of Ortega's departure, her parents shared a statement on her Instagram story on behalf of their family, asking for ⁘compassion⁘ and ⁘patience.⁘
⁘While she'll always be our little girl, she's also a woman, one who will take responsibility in her own time and her own voice,⁘ they added. ⁘Until then, we're simply asking for compassion. For patience. For basic human decency. Not just for her, but for everyone caught in the middle of this. Thank you to those who've continued to show love, even when it's not easy.⁘
The controversy stems from alleged Instagram posts tied to Ortega from 2015 and 2023, which appeared to have included an anti-Asian slur.
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