Ortega's family wrote that she has been receiving threats and "cruel messages" since the past comments came to light

The Peacock reality series announced a week before the Season 7 finale that Ortega, 25, had left due to a "personal" situation, leaving fellow contestant Nic Vansteenberghe officially single. But online, viewers had resurfaced multiple posts of Ortega using a racist slur against Asian people, including one as recently as 2023, according to People.