Melissa Barrera says she couldn’t find work in Hollywood for months after Scream firing because she spoke out in support of Palestine

Melissa Barrera says she couldn't find work in Hollywood for months after Scream firing because she spoke out in support of Palestine

November 27, 2024 06:00 PM IST

Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream 7 last year after criticizing Israel’s actions in Palestine.

Actress Melissa Barrera, who was unceremoniously fired from Scream 7 last year following her comments on the Israel-Palestine war, has said that roles dried up in Hollywood after her post. In a new interview, the actor addressed the fallout from the firing and fans’ reactions to it. ,Also read: Scream VII fires Melissa Barrera after series of social media posts on Israel-Hamas conflict,

Melissa Barrera played Sam Carpenter in the Scream franchise

Melissa Barrera on Scream 7 firing

Melissa played Sam Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream 6 (2023). He was cast to reprise the role in Scream 7 right after the release of Part 6. However, in November 2023, he was fired from the project days after his social media posts in support of Palestine described Israel’s actions in the Israel–Hamas war. “Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing”.

In a new interview with Independent“It was quiet for about 10 months,” Melissa recalls of that time. “I was still getting offers for little things here and there – I’m not going to lie and say nothing. was – but [the message] It was like, ‘Oh, she probably doesn’t have a job, she’ll say yes to anything.'”

However, the actress says she has no resentment towards the makers of Scream showing her the way out as ‘they have given me a lot in my career.’ However, she also says that one result of this has been that she has received a lot of sympathy and pity from fans she meets at conventions. She said, “They’re like, ‘What they did to you is so messed up, I’m so sorry it happened!’ And I think that’s something that will never end because I still have a lot of love for it. [those movies]The memory of that very sour moment makes it a little strange.”

Melissa Barrera’s upcoming work

The 34-year-old actor began his career in the Mexican telenovelas Always Yours Acapulco (2013) and So Much Love (2015). She moved to mainstream Hollywood in 2018, and gained recognition from the series Vida. But it was Scream that put him on the map as a fan-favorite actor. She will next be seen in The Collaboration, a biographical drama about the partnership of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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