Cierra Ortega apologized for using a racial slur in past social media posts following her firing from "Love Island USA."

The Chicago native, who is of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent, said her post “not an apology video,” but rather “an accountability video.”

Just days after being quietly removed from Love Island USA, Cierra Ortega has now addressed the controversy around her using an Asian slur in the past that led to her exit.