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
At 47, Melissa Joan Hart was cast as a grandmother in a Lifetime movie called Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story. Melissa Joan Hart is a grandma! Well, sort of. In a perhaps telling sign of the industry’s idea of roles women of a certain age should be playing, the actress recently … Read more
Melissa Barrera was set to reprise her leading role in Scream VII, but was recently fired from the role by the company producing the sequel, Spyglass Media Group. This comes after Barrera had made a number of posts about the ongoing military conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel. Barrera supposedly shared a post that accused Israel … 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
Melissa McBride returns to The Walking Dead Universe as Carol Peletier for Daryl Dixon season 2, currently in production in France. AMC announced today that Melissa McBride will be returning as Carol Peletier in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2, which will now be titled The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of … Read more
Melissa Joan Hart reveals that she was nearly fired from Sabrina the Teenage Witch over a Maxim photo shoot. Melissa Joan Hart revealed “the worst day of my life” while speaking on the Pod Meets World podcast, which involved breaking up with her boyfriend, being dropped from a movie, and almost being fired from Sabrina … 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