Overview

• Ortega used an anti-Asian slur in posts from 2015, 2020 and 2023.
• Screenshots of those posts went viral in early July, driving a loss of more than 100,000 Instagram followers.
• Fans have called for her removal from the villa, citing the precedent of Yulissa Escobar’s midseason exit for similar misconduct.
• Production held a crisis meeting on July 3 to decide whether to expel Ortega from Season 7 in Fiji.
• NBC and Peacock have not responded to requests for comment and Ortega remains in the phone-free villa as deliberations continue.