Published November 25,2023
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Widespread help poured in for actress Melissa Barrera after she was fired from the Scream sequel following her pro-Palestinian social media posts.
An Irish member of the European Parliament, Mick Wallace, backed Barrera on X with a publish that mentioned: “Actress Melissa Barrera is fired from the next Scream film sequel for daring to speak for the persecuted #Palestinians.”
Among those that confirmed help for Barrera was movie critic Zoe Rose Bryant who wrote on X: “Melissa Barrera will not be silenced and neither will we,” as she shared a Palestinian flag emoji.
Also, U.S. tv sequence Stranger Things star Grace Van Dien confirmed help for Barrera. “So we’re all boycotting spyglass films now, yea?” she wrote however later deleted her publish.
Last month, Barrera, 33, shared an open letter urging world leaders to name for a cease-fire within the Israeli onslaught in opposition to Gaza. She was amongst Hollywood stars, together with Joaquin Phoenix and Cate Blanchett, who signed the letter.
“We come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Palestine and Israel,” she posted on Instagram.
“Please join us in demanding that Congress, @POTUS, and other world leaders call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost,” she wrote. “We must end the bombing of Gaza, secure the safe release of all hostages, and demand adequate access for humanitarian aid to reach the people that desperately need it.”
Barrera was faraway from the sequel due to her social media posts, together with referring to Israel as a “colonized” land and saying Israel controls the media, in response to U.S. leisure journal Variety.
“I too come from a colonized country. Palestine will be free,” she wrote in an Instagram publish which was considered as “antisemitic.”
Meanwhile, manufacturing firm Spyglass launched a press release on Barrera’s elimination and mentioned its stance is “unequivocally clear.”
“We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech,” it mentioned in a press release quoted by a number of U.S. media retailers.
On Tuesday, Hollywood expertise company, United Talent Agency (UTA), dropped award-winning actress Susan Sarandon after remarks she made at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York City.
Sarandon attended a number of pro-Palestinian rallies and confronted criticism for saying at a Nov. 17 rally in New York City: “There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr