Melissa Barrera is fired from Scream VII over social media posts critical of Israel amid ongoing war with Hamas

• Barrera, 33, played Sam Carpenter in this year’s Scream VI and 2022’s Scream
• She had had labeled Israel as a ‘colonized’ land in one of her social media posts 
• Spyglass said it had ‘zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form’ 
• DailyMail.com has reached out to Barerra’s reps and Spyglass for further comment on the story 

Melissa Barrera has been let go from the upcoming film Scream VII by the film’s production company Spyglass over social media posts critical of Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas.

The Monterrey, Mexico-born actress, 33, was ‘quietly dropped’ from the cast of the horror film, source told Variety Tuesday, over multiple posts she has put up since Hamas militants stormed the Supernova music festival October 7, beginning the ongoing military conflict.

Barrera, who played the role of Sam Carpenter in this year’s Scream VI and last year’s Scream, had labeled Israel as a ‘colonized’ land and posted content containing an antisemitic trope in regards to Jewish people controlling the media.

Barrera, who has also appeared in films such as In the Heights, Carmen and the upcoming Bed Rest, posted a statement that read, ‘Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself.’

A Spyglass spokesperson issued a statement to Variety Tuesday explaining why Barerra was let go from the motion picture for her remarks.

The latest: Melissa Barrera, 33, has been let go from the upcoming film Scream VII by the film’s production company Spyglass over social media posts critical of Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas. Pictured in LA this past April 

Barrera played the role of Sam Carpenter in this year’s Scream VI and last year’s Scream 

‘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 spokesperson said.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barrera said in another Instagram Stories post that ‘Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp.’

She added: ‘Cornering everyone together, with no where to go, no electricity no water … People have learnt nothing from our histories. 

‘And just like our histories, people are still silently watching it all happen. THIS IS GENOCIDE & ETHNIC CLEANSING.’

Barrera on Monday posted a number of war-related clips to her Instagram Stories, including footage of American-Israeli forces in Gaza; demonstrations in favor of a cease fire in Philadelphia; and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib calling for an immediate cease fire. 

Barrera played a key role in both of the hit horror films, as 2022’s Scream made $137.7 million in box office revenues globally, while Scream V, released this past March, took in $168.9 in global totals.

A number of Barerra’s fans chimed in on the comment section of a post she put up on September 16, offering up support for her amid the news of her scuttled Scream role.

One fan said, ‘We stand with you queen & we’ll be boycotting scream 7.’

Another fan remarked, ‘Thank you for being brave enough to care! I know me and others will continue to support you!’

Said one fan, ‘Please tell me that you being let go from Scream VII isn’t true? How could they let you go for calling for a ceasefire?’

Christopher Landon is slated to direct the film, on which production has not yet commenced, THR reported. Paramount is expected to distribute the motion picture. 

Barrera had labeled Israel as a ‘colonized’ land in one of her posts 

Barrera posted content containing an antisemitic trope in regards to media control

Barrera on Monday posted a number of war-related clips to her Instagram Stories, including footage of American-Israeli forces in Gaza 

A number of Barerra’s fans chimed in on the comment section of a post she put up on September 16, offering up support for her amid the news of her scuttled Scream role 

The film’s development has ‘been slow amid the actors and writers strikes,’ according to the outlet.

The issue has impacted the employment of others in show business, as Variety reported that Tom Cruise intervened in a situation with his agent Maha Dakhil at CAA.

Dakhil, an agent at the Hollywood powerhouse, was removed from her position on the board of the agency’s motion pictures department after posting about the war, ‘What’s more heartbreaking than witnessing genocide? Witnessing the denial that genocide is happening.’

Cruise, 61, ‘took the rare step of going in person to show support for his embattled agent’ November 15 at CAA’s offices in Los Angeles, an insider told the outlet.

Sources told he outlet that ‘a group of CAA assistants threatened to walk out’ over how Dakhil, 48, had been ‘railroaded by management,’ but did not follow through; other agents upset about Dakhil’s posts were ‘disillusioned’ after she was allowed to retain her position as an agent with the firm.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Barerra’s reps and Spyglass for further comment on the story. 

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