Melissa Barrera is fired from Scream VII after defending Palestine

Melissa Barrera was fired from the Scream franchise. The information was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter.

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The actress who is one of the protagonists of the last two films in the franchise would be part of the cast of the new Scream VII, she was fired from the project after posting on her social networks about the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

In a text, she criticized the attacks on the Gaza Strip and classified them as “genocide and ethnic cleansing”.

“Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp. Leaving everyone together in a corner with nowhere to go, no electricity and no water… People have learned nothing from our stories. And just like our stories, people are watching this silently. This is genocide and ethnic cleansing”, wrote the actress.

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Producer Spyglass, responsible for the film, did not comment on the case.

Barrera is one of the protagonists of the slasher franchise alongside Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and was a confirmed presence in Scream VII, the new feature film in the series.

The film will be directed by Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) and is expected to feature Ortega, Jasmin Savoy-Brown and Mason Gooding.