‘Scream 7’ Director Reacts To Melissa Barrera’s Firing

Director Christopher Landon supplied a brief, however succinct, response to information that actor Melissa Barrera had been fired from his forthcoming film, “Scream VII,” after making a collection of controversial social media posts in regards to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

“That is my assertion,” Landon wrote on X (previously Twitter) Wednesday, together with a damaged coronary heart emoji. “The whole lot sucks. Cease yelling. This was not my determination to make.”

The filmmaker deleted the publish shortly afterward, however it was captured for posterity by Newsweek and Deadline, amongst different retailers.

Spyglass Media Group, which is ready to supply “Scream VII,” confirmed to Selection in a press release Wednesday that Barrera had been dropped from the the movie as a consequence of social media posts the corporate had deemed antisemitic.

“Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have now zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any type, together with false references to genocide, ethnic cleaning, Holocaust distortion or something that flagrantly crosses the road into hate speech,” the assertion learn.

The corporate didn’t specify precisely which of Barrera’s posts they felt had crossed the road. In certainly one of her Instagram Tales final month, nevertheless, the Mexican actor blasted “Western” retailers for less than displaying “the [Israeli] aspect” of the battle, earlier than noting: “Why do they try this, I’ll allow you to deduce for your self.”

In one other publish, she wrote: “I too come from a colonised nation. Palestine WILL be free. They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we have been seeds.”

HuffPost reached out to a consultant for Barrera for remark, however didn’t instantly hear again.

The Israel-Hamas battle has confirmed to be a contentious situation throughout Hollywood. On Tuesday, actor Susan Sarandon was reportedly dropped by the United Expertise Company for remarks she made at a pro-Palestinian rally that was held in New York earlier this month.

Simply how “Scream VII” will recalibrate following Barrera’s exit stays to be seen. She first appeared in 2021’s “Scream” as Sam Carpenter, the daughter of late serial killer Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), from the 1996 unique. She reprised the function in “Scream VI,” launched in March.