Melissa Barrera Responds To ‘Scream’ Firing, Says ‘Silence Is Not An Option’

Melissa Barrera says her firing from the ‘Scream’ franchise will not silence her … and she or he says she’s not antisemitic.

The actress responded to her “Scream 7” ouster with a press release on her Instagram story, explaining why she’s been so vocal concerning the conflict within the Center East.

After all, it was Melissa’s IG tales that got her booted from the film within the first place … after the manufacturing firm behind “Scream 7” deemed her feedback hate-inciting and antisemitic.

In response, Melissa says … “Silence just isn’t an choice for me.”

She begins out by condemning antisemitism and Islamaphobia … and speaks out towards hate and prejudice towards all folks.

Melissa says her Mexican heritage makes her really feel a duty to make use of her platform to “increase consciousness about points I care about and to lend my voice to these in want.”

She provides … “I imagine a bunch of persons are NOT their management, and that no governing physique must be above criticism.”

Keep in mind … Melissa obtained fired from “Scream 7” for her posts about Israel and Palestine, together with one the place she seemingly alluded to a long-standing trope about Jewish folks controlling the media. In one other submit, Melissa in contrast Gaza to a focus camp.

Spyglass Media Group, the manufacturing firm behind her firing, says it confirmed her the door as a result of … “We’ve got zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any kind, together with false references to genocide, ethnic cleaning, Holocaust distortion or something that flagrantly crosses the road into hate speech.”