Melissa Barrera's firing from Scream VII comes following posts on social media amid the Israel-Hamas War.
Melissa Barrera, who played Sam Carpenter in 2022's 'Scream' and this year's 'Scream VI,' won't be back for the upcoming seventh 'Scream' movie.
Deadline cites sources confirming her removal was โdue to the reposts in her Instagram stories which have been perceived as anti-Semitic.โ
Barrera has starred in the past two Scream films as Sam Carpenter, a survivor of the Woodsboro murder spree and daughter of infamous killer Billy Loomis.
Barrera's firing was not originally planned for the sequel, but was a result of a controversial pro-Palestinian posts that were deemed to contain an antisemitic ...
Production company Spyglass confirmed that Melissa Barrera, who plays Sam Carpenter in recent "Scream" reboot films, was dropped from "Scream 7."
'In the Heights' breakout joined iconic slasher franchise in 2022.
She reshared posts on her Instagram stories accusing Israel of "genocide and ethnic cleansing" and referring to it as a "colonised land". "Gaza is currently ...
Mexican actor Barrera, who also starred in In the Heights and the drama series Vida, was cut from the horror films after production company Spyglass Media aired ...
Mexican actor Melissa Barrera has been dropped from Scream 7 over her pro-Palestinian social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Melissa Barrera has appeared to respond to the news she was fired from Scream VII due to her comments about the conflict in Gaza.