One of the Core Four in the “Scream” franchise has addressed Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera’s shocking exits. In the book “Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror,” released Tuesday, August 19, author Ashley Collins of the Ankler unpacks how the “Scream 7” cast picked up the pieces after … Read more
Goodbye, ghostface. Dermot Mulroney is breaking his silence on his “Scream” co-stars Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega exiting the franchise. “I’m not surprised they didn’t come back,” Mulroney, 61, exclusively told the Post while promoting his latest project, “Depravity.” Barrera, 34, was fired from the horror movie films due to her social media posts about … Read more
Something to “Scream” about? “Scream” actress Hayden Panettiere is defending her co-star Melissa Barrera after she was fired from the franchise late last year for her comments on the Israel-Hamas war. In an interview with The Messenger, Panettiere said that it was “very unfair and upsetting” that Barrera was booted from the series. “After she [spoke … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — An anti-Israel march that included booted “Scream’’ actress Melissa Barrera interrupted the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, holding up traffic as Hollywood elite attended movie premieres and parties nearby. Barrera, 33 — who appeared in “Scream VI” but was fired from the seventh “Scream” film over her controversial remarks on the … Read more
The “Scream” family is back together once again. Several cast members from the hit horror franchise reunited at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s The Evening Before gala on Sunday. The gathering comes just months after alums Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega left the seventh installment of the series. The “In The Heights” actress, 33, posted an … Read more
Melissa Barrera has released a statement after getting fired from “Scream VII” amid her controversial comments on social media about the Israel-Hamas war. “First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people,” Barrera, 33, wrote in a statement posted to her Instagram Story on Wednesday night. … Read more
“Scream 7” director Christopher Landon issued a brief statement Tuesday after it was announced that actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the horror movie franchise due to social media posts concerning the Israel-Hamas war. “This is my statement,” Landon, 48, tweeted alongside a broken-heart emoji. “Everything sucks. Stop yelling. This was not my decision to … Read more
Melissa Barrera has reportedly been fired from “Scream VII” over her controversial comments about the Israel-Hamas war on social media. Sources reportedly told Deadline that Barrera, 33, was let go from the Spyglass Media production due to “her Instagram stories which have been perceived as anti-Semitic.” The actress started posting about the conflict last month, … Read more
“Scream 6” star Melissa Barrera shot to fame by starring in the musical “In The Heights,” but she’s actually thankful it didn’t do so hot at the box office. “I am a firm believer in manifesting things into existence, and ‘In the Heights’ was one of those things,” the 32-year-old Mexican actress told People. “That’s the show … Read more
Melissa Barrera starred as Sam Carpenter in the 2022 big-screen iteration of “Scream,” so she’s no stranger to the horror genre. That may be so, but Barrera, 32, told The Post that her new movie, “Bed Rest” — now streaming on Tubi — is much more than your typically trope-y horror/psychological thriller. “Horror movies aren’t … Read more