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Actress Melissa Barrera is speaking out about her dismissal from “Scream VII” for showing support for Palestine amid the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, the actress commented on the retaliation she suffered from the studio, which even accused her of “distorting the Holocaust”.
“Everything that happened was very transparent, on both sides. I know who I am, and what I said always came from a place of love, humanity, human rights and [valuing] freedom for people, which shouldn’t be controversial.”
With this, reinforcing that he is “at peace” with the developments in his support for the Palestinian people, Barrera also thanked the support of Jenna Ortega, who left the production in protest at her colleague’s dismissal, stating that the Wednesday actress is “a good egg ”. “She is a good person and we love each other. She would show up for me and I would show up for her no matter what.”
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Asked about the fact that, with the exception of Susan Sarandon, the vast majority of artists who have suffered retaliation for showing support for Palestine are non-white, Barrera said only that “I would like to know. I wish I had this answer.”
It is worth remembering that the departure of Barreira and Ortega, protagonists of “Scream IV”, threw the seventh film into a spiral of problems, also resulting in the departure of director Christopher Landon.
Now without a director, “Scream VII” is in the early stages of development and still has no set release date.