Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega are great friends. The 33-year-old Mexican actress told how the interpreter of Merlina, with whom she worked in the films of screamwas a great support after his dismissal from the film.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Barrera spoke again about her firing from Scream last year and how her former castmates supported her, especially Ortega.
“She has supported me a lot and we are sisters for life,” Barrera said of the 21-year-old actress.
Jenna Ortega played Tara, the younger sister of Barrera’s character Sam Carpenter, in Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023). The Merlina actress also left the project a day after the news of Barrera’s dismissal for another reason.
Barrera also highlighted the support of his work team. “”It’s definitely difficult, because I was very confused, but I was very lucky,” she said. “I had a lot of support from the people around me: my team and specifically my publicists, they just supported me,” she added.
Last year, Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream VII after she shared a post on her social media about the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
After the actress’s publication, Spyglass Media, the film’s producer, indicated in a statement at the time that Barrera’s stance on the conflict was anti-Semitic.
“We have zero tolerance for anti-Semitism or hate speech in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, distortion of the Holocaust or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech,” the producer said in a statement. release.
After a while, The actress responded to the statement reaffirming her position. “I have a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and that is why I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues that matter to me and lend my voice to those in need,” he said on his social networks.
“I will continue to speak for those who need it most and I will continue to advocate for peace and security, for human rights and freedom. Silence is not an option for me,” she added.
After Barrera was removed from the project, it was confirmed that Jenna Ortega will not return to the Scream horror franchise due to the filming schedule of the second season of the Netflix series Merlina.
Reunion with the cast of Scream
In January, Melissa Barrera met with the cast of scream. Recently, the actress attended the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s annual The Evening Before gala, where she hung out with her former castmates.
Barrera, who was quietly removed from the upcoming film Scream in November, shared a photo on her Instagram account alongside Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Liana Liberato, Tony Revolori, Skeet Ulrich and Jack Quaid.
Barrera accompanied the image only with a “Yes” and a love face emoji. For his part, Skeet Ulrich commented: “Sweet reunion!!”, while Quaid added a “HELL yes”, and Gooding wrote: “I just love you.”
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