On July 9, she issued an apology for having used the "incredibly offensive and derogatory term." Ortega isn’t the first Season 7 Islander to be removed from the villa following controversy.

Contestants Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega were removed from 'Love Island USA' for past use of racial slurs.

In a candid TikTok post, Yulissa walked fans through what she says actually happened behind the scenes, clarifying that she wasn’t “dragged out” or removed in the middle of the night. “So, regular a– day. I did not wake up in the middle of the night, they didn’t get me in the f---ing morning. They didn’t drag my a-- out of bed,” she said.