Melissa Barrera On ‘Scream VII’ Firing: “It Was The Darkest & Hardest Year Of My Life”

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Melissa Barrera recalls how she felt after being fired from Scream VII over her comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. In a new interview, the Your Monster star said she had a difficult time during that period and said big acting offers diminished due to the backlash. “It was quiet for like 10 months,” Barrera told The Independent about her acting jobs. “I was still getting offers for small things here and there – I’m not going to lie and say there was nothing – but [the message] was, ‘Oh, she probably doesn’t have work, she’ll say yes to anything.'” On how she felt during that period, the singer and actress said, “It was the darkest and hardest year of my life, and I had to reevaluate everything.

There were times when I felt like my life was over.” Barrera was slashed from reprising her role of Sam Carpenter in a third film after she took to social media to call for a ceasefire.

The production company behind the film, Spyglass Media Group, said in a statement that they had “zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form” and dropped her.

Soon after, Jenna Ortega would also leave the film, citing scheduling conflicts with her Netflix series Wednesday. Scream 7 is now moving forward.