The 33-year-old Mexican performer Melissa Barrera has been removed from her role as Sam Carpenter in the upcoming “Scream 7.” According to Variety, Barrera’s termination resulted from her social media comments expressing solidarity with Palestine during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Reportedly, the production company Spyglass decided to part company with Barrera after she shared social media posts describing Israel as “colonized” territory. Supposedly, the actress conveyed on her Instagram Stories: “Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself.”
In response to Barrera’s dismissal, a recent tweet from X user highlighted the challenges encountered by Mexican actors when transitioning from the telenovela industry to achieving breakthroughs like she did.
The Melissa Barrera situation is indeed distressing. The challenges faced by Mexican actors as they transition from the
Spyglass Allegedly Released Barrera from “Scream” Franchise After Her Pro-Palestine Posts
According to USA Today, Barrera’s dismissal from the cast of “Scream 7” was supposedly associated with her public backing of Palestine during the Israel-Hamas conflict. She had consistently voiced her supportabout her support for Palestine and shared numerous updates on social media advocating for the cause.
Her Instagram post last month urged her followers to join her in calling on Congress and President Biden to intervene for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. She emphasized the urgent need to end the ongoing bombings in the area.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barrera expressed her stance on her Instagram stories. It was reported that she posted: “Gaza is currently undergoing treatment similar to a concentration camp.”
In different Instagram stories, which some fans suspect might have led to Barrera’s dismissal, the actress stated that Israel and the United States “manipulate the [war’s] narrative to suit their interests,” and claimed that the countries were “working tirelessly to prevent”She expressed that there is an obvious attempt to conceal something from us from witnessing what is happening. The two Instagram stories that might have caused Melissa Barrera’s situation seem to involve the use of a dollar sign to deceive the algorithm and a suggestion of racism, which could be interpreted differently.
Furthermore, in another Instagram story, she commented on the undeniable reality of censorship. Some individuals perceived Barrera’s remarks as in line with damaging stereotypes about Jews controlling the media. She later added, “Western media solely presents the [Israeli] perspective. I’ll leave it to you to infer why they do so.”
She also stated, “Palestinians are well aware of this; they comprehend that the world has been trying to render them unnoticed for many years.”Variety (@Variety) tweeted on November 21, 2023.
In light of Barrera’s remarks, Variety reported yesterday that producers of “Scream 7” removed her from the forthcoming film.
Spyglass confirmed their “zero tolerance policy for antisemitism”
Following Barrera’s dismissal, Spyglass, the production company behind the “Scream” series, declared their steadfast stance against antisemitism.
The studio conveyed to Variety, “Spyglass’ position is crystal clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the promotion of hatred in any form.”
Spyglass affirmed that this policy encompasses “inaccurate mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, manipulation of the Holocaust or anything that overtly constitutes hate speech.”
Despite not yet issuing a statement regarding her removal from “Scream 7,” Barrera shared a possible response on her Instagram stories.
The reposted message conveyed, “When the day ends, I would rather be excluded for who I encompass, than be encompassed for who I exclude.”To exclude others is more important to me than who I include, rather than being included for who I exclude.
In a related development, the filmmaker of the forthcoming movie, Christopher Landon, also wrote on X regarding the decision to release Barrera. “This is my statement: 💔 Everything sucks. Stop yelling,” he communicated to the franchise’s fans. He also made it clear that he was not part of the decision-making process: “This decision was not mine to make.”
Nonetheless, many fans of “Scream” are sharing their thoughts on Barrera’s departure from the production. Indeed, one X user outlined their proposal for what the remaining “Scream 7” actors should do in solidarity. “The rest of the ‘Scream 7’ cast has the chance to accomplish a truly remarkable act and walk away together,” they expressed.
In the meantime, another individual highlighted the importance of Barrera’s character, Sam Carpenter, to them: “[She] embodied the essence of SCREAM VI and her absence will be deeply felt.”
While expressing the belief that Spyglass made a “poor decision,” they also conveyed their “great admiration” for the actress’s “boldness and fearlessness” in this situation.
Considering specific reports about Jenna Ortega’s potential desire to end her “Scream” agreement, the dispute is anticipated to persist:
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