Melissa Barrera has reportedly been fired from “Scream VII” over her controversial comments on social media about the Israel-Hamas war.
Sources reportedly told Deadline that Barrera, 33, was let go from the Spyglass Media production due to “her Instagram stories which have been perceived as anti-Semitic.”
The actress started posting about the conflict last month, writing in one Instagram story, “I too come from a colonized country” beside a Mexican flag logo.
“Palestine WILL be free,” she added in her caption, also writing that “they tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Barrera shared further posts about the war more recently, with one on Monday reading, “At the end of the day, I’d rather be excluded for who I include, than be included for who I exclude.”
The Post has contacted reps for Barrera and Spyglass Media for comment.
Barrera posted this message to her Instagram Story on Monday.
Melissa Barrera/Instagram
In another post, Barrera wrote, “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp. Cornering everyone together, with no where to go, no electricity no water … People have learnt nothing from our histories. And just like our histories, people are still silently watching it all happen. THIS IS GENOCIDE & ETHNIC CLEANSING.”
Barrera portrayed Sam Carpenter in 2022’s “Scream,” alongside Jenna Ortega, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, and in this year’s “Scream VI.”
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Barrera’s first outing in the horror series earned $137.7 million globally, while her “Scream” encore, which was released in March 2023, topped its predecessor by grossing $168.9 million worldwide.
Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera played sisters in “Scream VI.”
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“Scream VII” is expected to be released in 2025, as it was pushed back due to this year’s actors’ and writers’ strikes.
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