One thing to “Scream” about?
“Scream” actress Hayden Panettiere is defending her co-star Melissa Barrera after she was fired from the franchise late final yr for her feedback on the Israel-Hamas warfare.
In an interview with The Messenger, Panettiere mentioned that it was “very unfair and upsetting” that Barrera was booted from the collection.
“After she [spoke out], then a complete bunch of different actors and folks within the trade began to do the identical factor, proper?” the actress, 34, declared.
“It was nearly like she simply did it sooner than everybody else,” she added.
Panettiere portrays Kirby Reed within the iconic horror collection, whereas Barrera, 33, appeared as Samantha Carpenter.
Panettiere additionally revealed that she spoke to Barrera after she was fired — one thing the booted magnificence was extraordinarily grateful for.
“You already know, lots of people hadn’t actually requested her how she felt,” Panettiere mentioned.
“[Barrera is] a badass as a human being and as an actress,” she gushed. “She was damage by [the firing], however I believe she took it in stride and was very, very gracious about it.”
In November 2023, Barrera professed pro-Palestine sentiments on social media after battle erupted between Israel and Gaza within the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on the Jewish state.
Spyglass — the manufacturing firm of “Scream” — swiftly dropped the actress from the upcoming seventh installment of the movie franchise.
After her exit, Barrera launched a press release.
“Firstly I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any form in opposition to any group of individuals,” she wrote on her Instagram story.
“As a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I really feel the duty of getting a platform that permits me the privilege of being heard, and subsequently I’ve tried to make use of it to boost consciousness about points I care about and to lend my voice to these in want,” she went on.
Shortly after the Mexican actress left the collection, her co-star Jenna Ortega and the director of “Scream 7” Christopher Landon additionally each left.
Ortega, 21, exited reportedly resulting from scheduling conflicts along with her Netflix present “Wednesday.”
Whereas filmmaker, 48, didn’t give a purpose for his go away in December, he wrote on social media that the gig “was a dream job that was a nightmare.”
“And my coronary heart did break for everybody concerned. Everybody. However it’s time to maneuver on,” he added. “I’ve nothing extra so as to add to the dialog.”