After it became known that the Mexican actress Melissa Barrera she was fired from the film Scream 7 for his statements in favor of Palestineit was reported that Jenna Ortega He would have contacted his agency to abandon the film.
However, the specialized media Deadline assured that Ortega’s reasons for leaving the horror franchise are not due to the dismissal of her partner Melissa Barrera, and that the American actress’s decision was made even before the strike broke out. of actors in Hollywood.
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Why is Jenna Ortega leaving Scream?
During the Hollywood strike, which began in July and lasted until November, several production companies had to stop filming, including Warner Bros., in charge of “Beetlejuice 2,” where Jenna Ortega plays the daughter of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder). ).
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And although this film produced by Tim Burton has two days of filming left, Jenna also has a commitment to film the second part of the “Wednesday” series in Ireland, so it was impossible for her to tie her schedule with the recordings of Scream.
Dismissal of Melissa Barrera
Melisa Barrerawith whom the “Wednesday” actress shared the lead role in the film screammade several publications on his social networks referring to the fact that the media only showed one side of the conflict, and that, being from a “colonized nation” it included Palestine.
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After Barrera’s position, the production company Spyglass issued a statement to say that they had “zero tolerance” for hate speech, and described the Mexican actress’s comments as anti-Semitic.
Barrera’s dismissal also caused opinions to be divided on social networks between those who supported her comments, and the people who celebrated that they had left her out.