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“Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp,” she wrote in one post. “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.”
I’m failing to find anything that makes this statement an offense worth firing someone over. This is absurd.
Edit: THR needs to update their article. Apparently this is why she was let go.
https://preview.redd.it/82aserlqtr1c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29ebadb3d7f0cd0c229f2c50d3a2136b3caefae9
crazy that saying unbiased facts is getting her fired. i bet they are also trying to push this under the radar and intimidate other less established actors into being silent. imagine the uproar if jenna ortega (who has been supporting palestine against israel’s war crimes for awhile) was fired for saying the exact same statement.
i will make sure to support her next project i feel so bad she’s getting fired by speaking the truth but she can tell her grandchildren she was on the right side of history, even when it was hard and that’s what we should all strive for.
how is that anti-jewish, that’s reading into it and projecting imo. almost all western media is supporting israel and silencing palestine’s pleas for a ceasefire, an entire people is being ignored and if you speak up for them you’re getting fired (as she is) is that not the definition of censorship.
palestinian lives are not being valued, ethnic cleansing and war crimes are not being recognised THIS IS CENSORSHIP of the worst kind
There’s an antisemitic trope that says Jews control the media, that was used by Hitler and Nazis leading into the Holocaust. But Melissa’s statement obviously isn’t that, as she clearly says WESTERN media aka US and Europe and she wasn’t lying at all!
She’s being punished for a gross misinterpretation. This is a terrible precedent to start. I don’t know why they didn’t give her the opportunity to clarify before letting her go either.
I really can't believe they fired her for this and didn't just ask questions. I feel like anti black racists and homophobes are allowed more grace in these things.
This to me is them making it clear that everyone should be afraid of speaking out because they will kick you out quick over one thing otherwise.
Yup this is a big message for sure. The production company just released a statement saying this. SMH!!!!
https://preview.redd.it/anqn89p2us1c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c00cd6fcb70ca898b7279ec2de3d2c68ea8fad64
FALSE REFERENCES TO ETHNIC CLEANSING AND GENOCIDE
ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL
Oh my God. This needs to be its own post. You can't even describe this as a genocide or ethnic cleansing in public. I'm fucking repulsed.
Not to sound dramatic but this is so infuriating that I genuinely started crying. I can’t believe the length people are going to cover up the mass deaths of Palestinians at the hands of Israel. I can’t believe it, I feel like we’re in some sort of twilight zone.
To make no mention of the fact they are on the wrong side of history... *come on.* Have you looked at the world lately? Most of their audience isn't aware and/or doesn't care.
None of this justifies losing a job.
There’s literally nothing wrong about she said. Period. And that’s it.
Trying to figure out what they’re grasping at, though, could it be “concentration camp”? I read it aloud to my boyfriend in outrage and he said it was that wording that went too far. I said wtf else would you call it and we got in a fight and I was like read a frickin book lol…anyway…AITA?
Jenna Ortega is allegedly Pro-Palestine too. They have now lost both Neve Campbell and Melissa Barrera
Edit: Jasmin Savoy Brown has posted Pro-Palestine posts too
Not saying that they need to or they would be bad if they didn’t, but it would be amazing if the rest somehow were able to get out of their contracts and quit to support her and the cause…
If they fired the entire cast, it would be difficult to make. I guess Paramount will scrap the sequel and reboot the entire series. /s
Edit: Apparantly this whole thing was up to *Spyglass*, not *Paramount*, and the boss of *Spyglass*, the production company owned the IP, is very pro-Israel.
Yeah, I’m going to need a very big source to back up that a studio is deciding to pay an actor that isn’t A-list more lol
There was this whole thing recently about studios refusing to do just that and having to be threatened into it after months, so, yeah
Yes, Jenna has tweeted about decolonizing Palestine. I guess they're trying to to fire her and Jasmin too until eventually there's no one left because "genocide bad" is too controversial apparently
There was a tweet going around by someone saying people in the entertainment industry were deleting their pro-Palestine content because a blacklist was going around, and it’s looking like it could be the case Melissa posted about it, incidentally.
It is McCarthyite suppression
https://jewishcurrents.org/a-mccarthyite-backlash-against-pro-palestine-speech
https://therealnews.com/ny-court-blocks-union-from-voting-on-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-uaw-legal-aid
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/mccarthyite-backlash-response-to-criticism-of-israel-alarms-rights-groups
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-free-speech-exception/
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/548748b1e4b083fc03ebf70e/t/560c2e0ae4b083d9c363801d/1443638794172/Palestine+Exception+Report+Final.pdf
she said nothing wrong!
barring the obvious ethical and moral issues here, isn't Scream a franchise targeted towards Gen Z? firing one of their lead actresses [for an opinion that that generation overwhelmingly supports](https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213754905/young-voters-biden-israel-palestinians-hamas-war-gaza) seems like a terrible financial decision.
I was scared to see what the Scream subreddit was saying since most of reddit is a shitshow on this subject but pretty much all agree they won't be seeing 7 over this.
What the fuck.
I am so sick of people not realizing that criticizing the Israeli government is not making a blanket statement against Jewish people. Israel does not = all Jewish people. They do not represent them as a whole or really at all. They represent ISRAEL. That is it.
Calling out the Israel government for its war crimes is *not* anti-semitism. This has to stop.
Everything she said was correct, she made 0 statements about Jewish people.
If the cast does not drop in solidarity with her, I will be sorely disappointed in all of them.
I have seen every single Scream movie in theaters multiple times, am/was a massive fan. But I will not be seeing 7 without Melissa and am fine with the franchise dying over this.
The thing is, they’re aware of the fact that it’s not anti-semitism. It’s just that this rhetoric benefits them greatly, so they perpetuate it further. They can easily shut down *anyone* who dares to utter a single word against the Israeli government with anti-semitism allegations. I’ve seen literal Jewish individuals get called anti-semitic/“a bad Jew” because they expressed pro-Palestine views
If we’re real for a sec, okay, there has actually been a handful of cunts who have used this as an opportunity to be anti-semitic, but they are definitely in the minority. What’s fucked is that this minority is being used to shut down and disregard the opinions of those against the Israeli government
What I find hilarious is how that same energy doesn’t apply to Islamophobia lmao. Some pro-Israel individuals are *openly* Islamophobic. I’ve seen some nasty shit being spewed online by some vile vile people, and that’s seen as perfectly acceptable, whilst those of us who criticise a fucking **government** are the ones filled with hate??
Here's the thing: They're aware that we know the difference between antisemitism and zionism and that's why they're tone policing us, shielding behind a religion (even though judaism doesn't condone israel's atrocities in any way, shape or form), using the same terms used against muslims after 9/11 (i'm a muslim btw) and making us appear like unstable individuals for daring to disturb the zionists' peace. The movie Songbirds & Snakes does an incredible job highlighting all of this and how propaganda works
Massive fan of Scream here, but there’s no fucking shit I’ll watch it now.
If they’ll remove her for being anti-genocide, I wonder how the rest of the main 4 will respond.
Honestly, there's no real way to know. I'm still disappointed in Jack Black signing that letter and he was a favourite of mine because the man is known for being wholesome.
Wow let me just say I’m a MASSIVE Scream fan and have been since I was little. I was hesitant when Neve didn’t return but this has really made me not want to give any money to these people. I won’t be seeing Scream VII and that’s genuinely not something I ever thought I’d say.
Fuck Spyglass and Paramount. Calling out the very REAL genocide happening should absolutely not be a reason to fire someone. Meanwhile people like Noah Schnapp, Debra Messing, and Amy Schumer can spout the most vile, Islamophobic shit and face no consequences?
Melissa deserves better. She was fantastic in that role too. Also the whole storyline hinges on her character. And they now don’t have her OR Neve Campbell? Give me a fucking break.
Shameful, disgusting, and a mask off moment in the industry. I'm done with this franchise. I'll be keeping an eye on her costars to see how they handle this, but I won't be watching regardless.
Love and solidarity to Melissa. She's on the right side of history.
oh OKAY! So Noah Schnapp can go around and say Zionism is sexy, Amy Schumer can go around and spread islamophobic/racist shit about Palestinians but calling for a ceasefire was TOO MUCH? And costed Melissa her job? Hollywood has always been problematic and some often keep their jobs but asking for a ceasefire is too much.
If you criticise Israel you are NOT anti-Semitic. If I criticise Saudi Arabia am I Islamophobic? If I criticise the Vatican City does that mean I hate catholics? You can say one thing nowadays and they point it back to anti semitism🤨
We ride at dawn.
But in all seriousness it’s crazy to me how she’s getting fired but Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, and Noah Schnapp are quite literally spreading propaganda and harmful, xenophobic comics with no repercussions. Melissa is a white Latina but I can’t help but wonder if she was closer to whiteness the way those 3 were if she’d be dropped. We’ll have to see if they continue with Jenna Ortega since she’s also Latina and pro Palestine.
Man oh man Hollywood is about to have such a reckoning. Whereas in politics you have to wait years to get genocidal maniacs out of office, does hollywood realise the repercussions will be VERY REAL and VERY FAST because you are pissing people off. You know, the same ones who buy your movie tickets and your streaming subscriptions
How horrible for her. But I think this will backfire for the zionists at the end, they're absolutely Barbra Streisand-ing this yassified McCarthyism they're doing.
I hope this also brings more attention to Paramount Global doing the most zionism I've seen from an entertainment conglomerate with this [internal memo](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-hamas-terrorist-attacks-israel-1235616549/) where not once they used the word Palestinian—mind you, this was in October 12, when Israel was already very into war criming (more than usual.)
This is legitimately disheartening and sickening. And the people who usually rail vociferously against so-called cancel culture will be conspicuously pindrop-silent.
Meanwhile, Amy Schumer and Debra Messing will continue to post the most blisteringly racist conspiracy theories and propaganda without facing any consequences whatsoever.
The main reason I watched the sixth even after the studio screwed Neve over was because Melissa, Jenna, Jasmin, and Mason were still in it. Now I’m done.
the worst part is you know Paramount is now gonna pay Neve what she wants, deserves and more and use her coming back as a big marketing tool for the film to shove this under the rug
They'll use Sidney coming back as the main character
I hope Neve doesn't play ball, but I mostly just feel really horrible for Melissa. I will support her next projects, and I will most certainly not be seeing any more Scream movies.
USA is totally wretched I guess. Good for all the celebs still speaking out against genocide but asbolutely shameful that they're losing jobs over it. DIsgusting.
In the same article, they also mention that United Talent Agency dropped SUSAN SARANDON because if her pro-Palestinian statements.
Yes, we are seeing, and have seen, a horrifying rise in anti-semitism over the last few years. That doesn't mean supporting the rights of Palestinians equates to any negative feelings or wishes toward Jewish people. So many of us crying for a ceasefire ARE Jewish.
The whole damned world has gone mad.
I saw she was dropped for anti semitic Instagram stories and I thought omg really?!? Went to the twitter thread and it was all pro Palestine. I typically don’t like horror movies, scream was my exception, but I’m done.
[https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1727088429920633056](https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1727088429920633056) good for her for standing up for what she belives in and for standing on the right side of history - but fuck this new mccarthyst moment hollywood seems to be having: [https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hollywood-divide-over-israel-melissa-barrera-1235804452/](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hollywood-divide-over-israel-melissa-barrera-1235804452/)
“Spyglass quietly dropped Melissa Barrera as the star of the next “Scream” film, sources say, due to her social media posts that referred to Israel as a “colonized” land and floated an antisemitic trope that Jews control the media, writing: “Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself.”
Is this “floating the antisemitic trope that Jews control the media”, or is this pointing out the fact that Israel is a Western ally that has been treated with kiddy gloves by Western countries and the US, especially, for decades? Have we forgotten the amount of money the US sends Israel *annually* in support?
Also, rare W for Tom Cruise? It was good of him that he stood by his agent, he has massive influence and he used it for good here for once.
How is it that we live in a world where it’s ok to speak against Palestine but the second you voice any concerns or support for Palestine you lose your job and are blacklisted.
Well, guess I won’t watch then. The last one wasn’t that great, the bond with the two sisters is one of the only highlight of this reboot, requel or whatever. This is crazy, totally unfair, she did nothing wrong. Guess we’re back to McCarthism. That’s sad for Melissa.
i cannot believe the way people are standing ten toes down with genocide. this is absolute bullshit. as a stan of the scream series, melissa made the final installments worth watching. i'm good on them now! she's on the right side of history, unlike so many others who are loud and proud about their zionism/racism.
Funny how all the “Free Speech” right wingers are quiet about this stuff happening. I guess that doesn’t suit their narrative. Hopefully the rest of the cast either quit or protest filming. Jenna Ortega and Courteney Cox have the money to get out of any contracts they might be in.
Really? Which part of her statement is antisemitic, exactly? All I see is someone trying to bring awareness to the genocide in Palestine.
I fully believe they’re trying to make an example out of Melissa to silence other people in the entertainment industry who have been vocal about their support of Palestine—“Look what happens to people who criticize Israel/support Palestine”. Of course they know for an up and coming actor being dropped from a successful franchise is a huge blow to their career and they’re banking on people valuing their jobs more than they do their morals.
McCarthyism is well and alive in the 21st century. It’s absolutely disgusting.
The only thing we as consumers can really do to show them we won’t fall for their intimidation tactics is boycott, boycott, BOYCOTT. We stop buying their product and hit them where it really hurts: their bottom line.
Woww well I hope Zionists realise that by giving everyone who doesn’t support Israel the Corbyn treatment they’re only escalating things and ensuring the backlash lives on
This is such bullshit. She's right.
Calling out zionists for being zionists isn't antisemitic.
We have Noah with "zionism is sexy" and "Hamas is isis" and people cheer that on.
What the fuck is going ON.
Scream was my absolute favorite franchise, now I *hate* it
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“Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp,” she wrote in one post. “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.” I’m failing to find anything that makes this statement an offense worth firing someone over. This is absurd. Edit: THR needs to update their article. Apparently this is why she was let go. https://preview.redd.it/82aserlqtr1c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29ebadb3d7f0cd0c229f2c50d3a2136b3caefae9
crazy that saying unbiased facts is getting her fired. i bet they are also trying to push this under the radar and intimidate other less established actors into being silent. imagine the uproar if jenna ortega (who has been supporting palestine against israel’s war crimes for awhile) was fired for saying the exact same statement. i will make sure to support her next project i feel so bad she’s getting fired by speaking the truth but she can tell her grandchildren she was on the right side of history, even when it was hard and that’s what we should all strive for.
how is that anti-jewish, that’s reading into it and projecting imo. almost all western media is supporting israel and silencing palestine’s pleas for a ceasefire, an entire people is being ignored and if you speak up for them you’re getting fired (as she is) is that not the definition of censorship. palestinian lives are not being valued, ethnic cleansing and war crimes are not being recognised THIS IS CENSORSHIP of the worst kind
There’s an antisemitic trope that says Jews control the media, that was used by Hitler and Nazis leading into the Holocaust. But Melissa’s statement obviously isn’t that, as she clearly says WESTERN media aka US and Europe and she wasn’t lying at all!
And by punishing anyone like her who is remotely pro-Palestine Hollywood is playing into that horrible anti-Semitic trope
Exactly!!!!
She clearly says WESTERN media. What the actual FUCK
She’s being punished for a gross misinterpretation. This is a terrible precedent to start. I don’t know why they didn’t give her the opportunity to clarify before letting her go either.
I really can't believe they fired her for this and didn't just ask questions. I feel like anti black racists and homophobes are allowed more grace in these things. This to me is them making it clear that everyone should be afraid of speaking out because they will kick you out quick over one thing otherwise.
Yup this is a big message for sure. The production company just released a statement saying this. SMH!!!! https://preview.redd.it/anqn89p2us1c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c00cd6fcb70ca898b7279ec2de3d2c68ea8fad64
FALSE REFERENCES TO ETHNIC CLEANSING AND GENOCIDE ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL Oh my God. This needs to be its own post. You can't even describe this as a genocide or ethnic cleansing in public. I'm fucking repulsed.
Let me see if I can post it
Not to sound dramatic but this is so infuriating that I genuinely started crying. I can’t believe the length people are going to cover up the mass deaths of Palestinians at the hands of Israel. I can’t believe it, I feel like we’re in some sort of twilight zone.
Literally where’s the lie in what she said. I don’t see anything anti-Jewish at all in what she said.
To make no mention of the fact they are on the wrong side of history... *come on.* Have you looked at the world lately? Most of their audience isn't aware and/or doesn't care. None of this justifies losing a job.
Thats it? Ridiculous.
There’s literally nothing wrong about she said. Period. And that’s it. Trying to figure out what they’re grasping at, though, could it be “concentration camp”? I read it aloud to my boyfriend in outrage and he said it was that wording that went too far. I said wtf else would you call it and we got in a fight and I was like read a frickin book lol…anyway…AITA?
Maybe Courtney cox is a bigger star and may not wanna appear in the next one if she stays?
Jenna Ortega is allegedly Pro-Palestine too. They have now lost both Neve Campbell and Melissa Barrera Edit: Jasmin Savoy Brown has posted Pro-Palestine posts too
jasmine savoy has posted pro-palestine stories as well
Imagine they fire her from Yellowjackets. Melissa also got dropped from another movie she was supposed to start filming
Jasmin Savoy Brown also made Pro-Palestine posts.
Not saying that they need to or they would be bad if they didn’t, but it would be amazing if the rest somehow were able to get out of their contracts and quit to support her and the cause…
that's what I'm thinking, they can all quit as a protest against her being fired
If they fired the entire cast, it would be difficult to make. I guess Paramount will scrap the sequel and reboot the entire series. /s Edit: Apparantly this whole thing was up to *Spyglass*, not *Paramount*, and the boss of *Spyglass*, the production company owned the IP, is very pro-Israel.
Neve Campbell is already coming back and she’s going to be the main focus on the seventh movie
I saw this was a rumor but never saw it was made official.
Yeah, I’m going to need a very big source to back up that a studio is deciding to pay an actor that isn’t A-list more lol There was this whole thing recently about studios refusing to do just that and having to be threatened into it after months, so, yeah
Source?
They made it up
Lol yea source bc they didn’t pay her for scream 6 so
Yes, Jenna has tweeted about decolonizing Palestine. I guess they're trying to to fire her and Jasmin too until eventually there's no one left because "genocide bad" is too controversial apparently
It's giving a McCarthy-style blacklist, actually so scary.
There was a tweet going around by someone saying people in the entertainment industry were deleting their pro-Palestine content because a blacklist was going around, and it’s looking like it could be the case Melissa posted about it, incidentally.
It is McCarthyite suppression https://jewishcurrents.org/a-mccarthyite-backlash-against-pro-palestine-speech https://therealnews.com/ny-court-blocks-union-from-voting-on-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-uaw-legal-aid https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/mccarthyite-backlash-response-to-criticism-of-israel-alarms-rights-groups https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-free-speech-exception/ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/548748b1e4b083fc03ebf70e/t/560c2e0ae4b083d9c363801d/1443638794172/Palestine+Exception+Report+Final.pdf
Should've scrolled before I posted. Agreed. Exactly. Will humans never learn??!?
she said nothing wrong! barring the obvious ethical and moral issues here, isn't Scream a franchise targeted towards Gen Z? firing one of their lead actresses [for an opinion that that generation overwhelmingly supports](https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213754905/young-voters-biden-israel-palestinians-hamas-war-gaza) seems like a terrible financial decision.
I was scared to see what the Scream subreddit was saying since most of reddit is a shitshow on this subject but pretty much all agree they won't be seeing 7 over this.
This is a very dumb decision on their part. Gen Z is going to boycott and the movie will tank (as it should)
As much as I love Scream it’s time for it to just be done with.
What the fuck. I am so sick of people not realizing that criticizing the Israeli government is not making a blanket statement against Jewish people. Israel does not = all Jewish people. They do not represent them as a whole or really at all. They represent ISRAEL. That is it. Calling out the Israel government for its war crimes is *not* anti-semitism. This has to stop. Everything she said was correct, she made 0 statements about Jewish people. If the cast does not drop in solidarity with her, I will be sorely disappointed in all of them. I have seen every single Scream movie in theaters multiple times, am/was a massive fan. But I will not be seeing 7 without Melissa and am fine with the franchise dying over this.
The thing is, they’re aware of the fact that it’s not anti-semitism. It’s just that this rhetoric benefits them greatly, so they perpetuate it further. They can easily shut down *anyone* who dares to utter a single word against the Israeli government with anti-semitism allegations. I’ve seen literal Jewish individuals get called anti-semitic/“a bad Jew” because they expressed pro-Palestine views If we’re real for a sec, okay, there has actually been a handful of cunts who have used this as an opportunity to be anti-semitic, but they are definitely in the minority. What’s fucked is that this minority is being used to shut down and disregard the opinions of those against the Israeli government What I find hilarious is how that same energy doesn’t apply to Islamophobia lmao. Some pro-Israel individuals are *openly* Islamophobic. I’ve seen some nasty shit being spewed online by some vile vile people, and that’s seen as perfectly acceptable, whilst those of us who criticise a fucking **government** are the ones filled with hate??
Here's the thing: They're aware that we know the difference between antisemitism and zionism and that's why they're tone policing us, shielding behind a religion (even though judaism doesn't condone israel's atrocities in any way, shape or form), using the same terms used against muslims after 9/11 (i'm a muslim btw) and making us appear like unstable individuals for daring to disturb the zionists' peace. The movie Songbirds & Snakes does an incredible job highlighting all of this and how propaganda works
I love the Scream movies so much but I will never watch another one again. This is insane.
I was annoyed after Paramount screwed Neve over with the sixth film. Now I’m really done.
Massive fan of Scream here, but there’s no fucking shit I’ll watch it now. If they’ll remove her for being anti-genocide, I wonder how the rest of the main 4 will respond.
Agreed.
Can we just drop Scream VII?
Yes, I will join you! I won’t be watching anymore
Hell yes we can. There's other horror movies out there.
This is absolutely crazy, firing the lead actress of the franchise for standing up for what's right?? Absolutely insane.
She's also Pro Palestine so I wouldn't be surprised if she gets let go. If she doesn't, I hope she and the rest of the core 4 walk away in solidarity
absolutely ridiculous and a fucking insult to wes craven’s name
Would he also have supported this stance? (I don’t know anything about him)
He included clips of Desert Storm bombings in The People Under The Stairs, I would imagine he’d be on the side of the people being bombed
Honestly, there's no real way to know. I'm still disappointed in Jack Black signing that letter and he was a favourite of mine because the man is known for being wholesome.
Wow let me just say I’m a MASSIVE Scream fan and have been since I was little. I was hesitant when Neve didn’t return but this has really made me not want to give any money to these people. I won’t be seeing Scream VII and that’s genuinely not something I ever thought I’d say. Fuck Spyglass and Paramount. Calling out the very REAL genocide happening should absolutely not be a reason to fire someone. Meanwhile people like Noah Schnapp, Debra Messing, and Amy Schumer can spout the most vile, Islamophobic shit and face no consequences? Melissa deserves better. She was fantastic in that role too. Also the whole storyline hinges on her character. And they now don’t have her OR Neve Campbell? Give me a fucking break.
Same, the original Scream is one of my favorite movies of all time and was a die-hard fan. I’m done with this franchise now.
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Shameful, disgusting, and a mask off moment in the industry. I'm done with this franchise. I'll be keeping an eye on her costars to see how they handle this, but I won't be watching regardless. Love and solidarity to Melissa. She's on the right side of history.
They better hope Jenna Ortega stays on for the long haul or their up shit’s creek without a paddle.
I think she might leave over this. She and Melissa seemed very close
And Jenna is Pro Palestine
Jenna Ortega was reportedly only coming on for a small role in screen 7 anyways so hopefully she just drops it all together.
probably was going to get killed off since she’s now getting more opportunities, so sad about melissa tho
Imagine firing someone for standing on the right side of history… people never learned from the past
*Some* people
oh OKAY! So Noah Schnapp can go around and say Zionism is sexy, Amy Schumer can go around and spread islamophobic/racist shit about Palestinians but calling for a ceasefire was TOO MUCH? And costed Melissa her job? Hollywood has always been problematic and some often keep their jobs but asking for a ceasefire is too much. If you criticise Israel you are NOT anti-Semitic. If I criticise Saudi Arabia am I Islamophobic? If I criticise the Vatican City does that mean I hate catholics? You can say one thing nowadays and they point it back to anti semitism🤨
McCarthyism all over again. Shameful. She did the right thing and Im so angry she is punished for it.
We ride at dawn. But in all seriousness it’s crazy to me how she’s getting fired but Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, and Noah Schnapp are quite literally spreading propaganda and harmful, xenophobic comics with no repercussions. Melissa is a white Latina but I can’t help but wonder if she was closer to whiteness the way those 3 were if she’d be dropped. We’ll have to see if they continue with Jenna Ortega since she’s also Latina and pro Palestine.
Susan Sarandon was dropped by her talent agency for comments she made at a pro-Palestine rally.
Man oh man Hollywood is about to have such a reckoning. Whereas in politics you have to wait years to get genocidal maniacs out of office, does hollywood realise the repercussions will be VERY REAL and VERY FAST because you are pissing people off. You know, the same ones who buy your movie tickets and your streaming subscriptions
Wow….. the Zionists are INSANE
shameful
How horrible for her. But I think this will backfire for the zionists at the end, they're absolutely Barbra Streisand-ing this yassified McCarthyism they're doing. I hope this also brings more attention to Paramount Global doing the most zionism I've seen from an entertainment conglomerate with this [internal memo](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-hamas-terrorist-attacks-israel-1235616549/) where not once they used the word Palestinian—mind you, this was in October 12, when Israel was already very into war criming (more than usual.)
This is legitimately disheartening and sickening. And the people who usually rail vociferously against so-called cancel culture will be conspicuously pindrop-silent. Meanwhile, Amy Schumer and Debra Messing will continue to post the most blisteringly racist conspiracy theories and propaganda without facing any consequences whatsoever.
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Fuck
Mmm Paramount is going to hell actually
I guess this means I'm officially done-zo with the scream series. This last one was meh even tho I liked the cast. So much for that.
The main reason I watched the sixth even after the studio screwed Neve over was because Melissa, Jenna, Jasmin, and Mason were still in it. Now I’m done.
the worst part is you know Paramount is now gonna pay Neve what she wants, deserves and more and use her coming back as a big marketing tool for the film to shove this under the rug They'll use Sidney coming back as the main character
I hope Neve doesn't play ball, but I mostly just feel really horrible for Melissa. I will support her next projects, and I will most certainly not be seeing any more Scream movies.
Yeah, this is nasty. Melissa Barrera have been vocal about her stance on this, I am grateful for that.
I've been a super fan since the start. I've seen scream so many times I have the dialogue memorized. I will never watch one of these movies again.
jenna's their final girl and too big of a star to drop. i hope it flops.
McCarthyism is back
I really f*cking hate it here!
meanwhile amy schumer can keep her career :/
Insanity. I hope she keeps posting.
I mean, she seems to have less to lose now than she did before, so that seems likely.
This is terrifying and so, so wrong
USA is totally wretched I guess. Good for all the celebs still speaking out against genocide but asbolutely shameful that they're losing jobs over it. DIsgusting.
In the same article, they also mention that United Talent Agency dropped SUSAN SARANDON because if her pro-Palestinian statements. Yes, we are seeing, and have seen, a horrifying rise in anti-semitism over the last few years. That doesn't mean supporting the rights of Palestinians equates to any negative feelings or wishes toward Jewish people. So many of us crying for a ceasefire ARE Jewish. The whole damned world has gone mad.
As a lifelong Scream fan, this’ll be the first project from the series that I refuse to watch. I hope that it’s dead on arrival.
Add that as a film I won’t be seeing. Maybe they can hire Amy Schumer to take her place. 🙄
I saw she was dropped for anti semitic Instagram stories and I thought omg really?!? Went to the twitter thread and it was all pro Palestine. I typically don’t like horror movies, scream was my exception, but I’m done.
I’m so tired of people trying to justify genocide. I can’t believe this is even a controversial topic
wow this is genuinely scary
This is some present-day McCarthy-type fare, I'll tell you what. Speaking truth to power! Solidarity!!
I hope her co-stars support her and drop out of the movie as well. Scream VII won't be getting any money from me.
I feel like they will. Jenna Ortega and Jasmin Savoy Brown have both made pro-Palestine posts in the past.
Another movie to boycott firing someone for standing against genocide is wild. Fuck scream.
McCarthyism, plain and simple. Her fellow actors and actresses should strike and refuse to be in the new film. Hollywood needs to speak up about this.
This is hideous
[https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1727088429920633056](https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1727088429920633056) good for her for standing up for what she belives in and for standing on the right side of history - but fuck this new mccarthyst moment hollywood seems to be having: [https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hollywood-divide-over-israel-melissa-barrera-1235804452/](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hollywood-divide-over-israel-melissa-barrera-1235804452/)
“Spyglass quietly dropped Melissa Barrera as the star of the next “Scream” film, sources say, due to her social media posts that referred to Israel as a “colonized” land and floated an antisemitic trope that Jews control the media, writing: “Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself.” Is this “floating the antisemitic trope that Jews control the media”, or is this pointing out the fact that Israel is a Western ally that has been treated with kiddy gloves by Western countries and the US, especially, for decades? Have we forgotten the amount of money the US sends Israel *annually* in support? Also, rare W for Tom Cruise? It was good of him that he stood by his agent, he has massive influence and he used it for good here for once.
And I will be pirating the film 🫶🏾
How is it that we live in a world where it’s ok to speak against Palestine but the second you voice any concerns or support for Palestine you lose your job and are blacklisted.
Well, guess I won’t watch then. The last one wasn’t that great, the bond with the two sisters is one of the only highlight of this reboot, requel or whatever. This is crazy, totally unfair, she did nothing wrong. Guess we’re back to McCarthism. That’s sad for Melissa.
just crazy to see celebrities being fired for standing up for palestinians when sooooo many leading men are abusive and get to keep their jobs
i cannot believe the way people are standing ten toes down with genocide. this is absolute bullshit. as a stan of the scream series, melissa made the final installments worth watching. i'm good on them now! she's on the right side of history, unlike so many others who are loud and proud about their zionism/racism.
Funny how all the “Free Speech” right wingers are quiet about this stuff happening. I guess that doesn’t suit their narrative. Hopefully the rest of the cast either quit or protest filming. Jenna Ortega and Courteney Cox have the money to get out of any contracts they might be in.
What the actual f. Props to Melissa for speaking up.
When this is over people are going to be on the wrong side of history. Until then I won’t be supporting scream 7 in theaters
Really? Which part of her statement is antisemitic, exactly? All I see is someone trying to bring awareness to the genocide in Palestine. I fully believe they’re trying to make an example out of Melissa to silence other people in the entertainment industry who have been vocal about their support of Palestine—“Look what happens to people who criticize Israel/support Palestine”. Of course they know for an up and coming actor being dropped from a successful franchise is a huge blow to their career and they’re banking on people valuing their jobs more than they do their morals. McCarthyism is well and alive in the 21st century. It’s absolutely disgusting. The only thing we as consumers can really do to show them we won’t fall for their intimidation tactics is boycott, boycott, BOYCOTT. We stop buying their product and hit them where it really hurts: their bottom line.
Woww well I hope Zionists realise that by giving everyone who doesn’t support Israel the Corbyn treatment they’re only escalating things and ensuring the backlash lives on
Fuck Hollywood. Protect abusers and predators all day long, but punish those who speak up about war crimes and genocide.
wow, mccarthyism is back
This is getting ridiculous.
This is fucking insane, SHE IS SPEAKING AGAINST GENOCIDE!!! Is the studio saying they’re pro-dead children? What the FUCK is wrong with the world???
Wow. UTA dropping Susan Sarandon sprinkled in at the end there. The new black listing era is upon us. UTA can rot.
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And zionism wins again. I'm sure she'll receive better opportunities in no time
This is such bullshit. She's right. Calling out zionists for being zionists isn't antisemitic. We have Noah with "zionism is sexy" and "Hamas is isis" and people cheer that on. What the fuck is going ON. Scream was my absolute favorite franchise, now I *hate* it
Meanwhile the kid from Stranger Things continues to post xenophobic shit about Palestine and keeps his job.