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Melissa Barrera speaks out on ‘sad’ firing from Scream 7 and Jenna Ortega’s exit

Source: PA Archive

Melissa Barrera has spoken of being fired from the seventh instalment of Scream over her remarks about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Mexican actress, 33, played Samantha “Sam” Carpenter in previous films in the slasher franchise, beginning with Scream in 2022.

Barrera reprised her role in Scream VI, where she appeared alongside and to fight off the Ghostface persona, the name of a series of

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