Melissa Barrera sparks more controversy with social media posts leaving her representatives wondering whether they should drop her. Melissa Barrera was expected to reprise her role of Sam Carpenter for Scream 7, but the actress was fired by Spyglass media last year after the studio alleged that she made anti-Semitic comments on social media following … Read more
Hayden Panettiere calls the firing of co-star Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 “very unfair and upsetting.” It was announced last year that Spyglass Media had fired Scream star Melissa Barrera after alleging that the actress made anti-Semitic comments following the attack in Israel and the invasion of Gaza. Hayden Panettiere came to the defence of … Read more
Melissa Barrera breaks her silence with a statement just a day after she was fired as the star of Scream 7. The world of Scream was thrown into chaos yesterday when it was revealed that Melissa Barrera had been fired from Scream 7 due to social media posts which Spyglass Media deemed to be antisemitic. … Read more
Melissa Barrera has been fired as the star of Scream 7 following a few controversial social media comments. Update: Spyglass Media had initially declined to comment on the story when it broke, but they have since made a statement to Variety concerning why Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream 7. “Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We … Read more
A major star has been removed from the Scream franchise. Melissa Barrera, who has played the central figure in the two recent Scream revivals, has reportedly been dropped from the upcoming seventh film in the series in the wake of posts she made to social media about the Israel-Hamas War. Per THR, her posts included comments like “Gaza is … Read more
Sony Pictures Classics has announced that Carmen — the musical drama film starring Melissa Barrera (Scream VI) and Paul Mescal (Normal People) — will release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital tomorrow, July 11. What is Carmen about? Directed by Benjamin Millepied in his feature directorial debut, Carmen originally premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival … Read more
Scream star Melissa Barrera to reunite with Radio Silence as she will star in their secret monster thriller for Universal Pictures. Deadline has reported that Melissa Barrera is set to reunite with Radio Silence for an untitled monster thriller set up at Universal. Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett will direct the project which … Read more