Actress Melissa Barrera has been dropped from the upcoming new Scream movie after reportedly sharing social media posts which criticised Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza.
The Mexican star was in the cast for Scream 7 but has now been fired by the production company Spyglass, according to Variety magazine.
A spokesperson for Spyglass said the posts were viewed as antisemitic.
They told Variety: “Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech.”
The actress has posted regularly on Instagram about the conflict, and the magazine reported she shared a post that accused Israel of “genocide and ethnic cleansing”.
The 33-year-old has starred in the two most recent films in the hit murder mystery and slasher franchise – Scream – released in 2022 – and Scream VI, which came out earlier this year. She played Sam Carpenter in both movies.
Scream 7 is due to be directed by Christopher Landon who reportedly commented on Barrera’s exit in a post on X that has since been deleted.
According to Variety, he wrote: “Everything sucks. Stop yelling. This was not my decision to make.”
It is not known when the new movie will be released.
Meanwhile, Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon, 77, has also been dropped by a Hollywood company over comments about the Israel-Hamas war.
Sarandon, a political activist known for her left-wing views, was dropped by the United Talent Agency after she made remarks at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York on 17 November, according to a spokesperson for the firm.
She was criticised after she said at the event that people who are “afraid of being Jewish at this time” are “getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence”.
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