Hayden Panettiere comments on Melissa Barrera Scream 7 firing

Hayden Panettiere calls the firing of co-star Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 “very unfair and upsetting.”

It was introduced final yr that Spyglass Media had fired Scream star Melissa Barrera after alleging that the actress made anti-Semitic comments following the assault in Israel and the invasion of Gaza. Hayden Panettiere got here to the defence of Melissa Barrera whereas talking with The Messenger, calling her firing “very unfair and upsetting.“

“After she [spoke out], then a whole bunch of other actors and people in the industry started to do the same thing, right?” Panettiere mentioned. “It was almost like she just did it earlier than everyone else.” Panettiere added that she reached out to Barrera after listening to the information, who thanked her for reaching out. “You know, a lot of people hadn’t really asked her how she felt,” Panettiere mentioned, including that she’s not anxious about Barrera. “Melissa is such a badass as a human being and as an actress,” she mentioned. “She was damage by it, however I feel she took it in stride and was very, very gracious about it.“

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Since Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream 7, we’ve additionally seen Jenna Ortega drop out of the movie, citing scheduling conflicts with the second season of Wednesday, in addition to director Christopher Landon. The Freaky director was very enthusiastic about helming the newest installment of the Scream franchise, however his dream job quickly was a nightmare. “I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago,” Landon mentioned. “It will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that was a nightmare. And my coronary heart did break for everybody concerned. Everybody. Nevertheless it’s time to maneuver on. I’ve nothing extra so as to add to the dialog apart from I hope Wes’ legacy thrives and lifts above the din of a divided world. What he and Kevin created is one thing wonderful and I used to be honored to have even the briefest second basking of their glow.“

As for Barrera, she doesn’t harbour any sick will in direction of the franchise, regardless of what occurred. “I’m just so grateful on what I got to infuse in the franchise, and that’s something I’ll be proud of forever,” she mentioned. The actress additionally reunited along with her fellow Scream co-stars at Sundance. “We’re family for life,” Barrera mentioned. “If we’re ever within the neighborhood of one another, we at all times discover one another and that’s what occurred on the occasion. Once we discover one another, we simply need to spend the evening with one another, and nothing is ever going to alter that.“