Melissa Barrera Fired, Susan Sarandon Dropped by UTA for Israel-Hamas Statements
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00:00 Boy, is there a massive shakeup going on
00:02 for the nearly $1 billion Scream franchise.
00:05 I'm ready for number seven, are y'all?
00:07 Well, hopefully.
00:10 Yeah, see how this one goes.
00:12 Yeah.
00:13 I'll see you soon.
00:14 Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera
00:16 are both out from Scream 7.
00:18 Jenna's reported reason, scheduling conflicts.
00:21 In April, the Emmy nominee heads to Ireland
00:26 to shoot season two of Wednesday.
00:27 She is also slated to finish Tim Burton's
00:30 other big project, Beetlejuice 2.
00:32 Jenna's exit reportedly has nothing to do
00:34 with the uproar surrounding her onscreen sister.
00:37 Thank you for letting me go.
00:39 I know you could take care of yourself.
00:41 ET has confirmed Melissa was fired
00:43 after causing intense backlash for social media posts
00:46 accusing Israel of quote, genocide and ethnic cleansing,
00:50 while calling Gaza a quote, concentration camp.
00:52 In a statement to ET, Spyglass Media,
00:56 which produces Scream, says they quote,
00:58 have zero tolerance for anti-Semitism
01:01 or the incitement of hate in any form,
01:03 including Holocaust distortion or anything
01:06 that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech.
01:09 I'm ready.
01:10 Jenna and Melissa had become
01:11 the new faces of the franchise.
01:13 Scream 6 was one of the most lucrative installments ever,
01:16 bringing in 169 million globally.
01:19 You are full-fledged carrying that torch.
01:21 It's just a lot, you know, coming into a franchise.
01:24 I did feel a lot of pressure.
01:27 Susan Sarandon is another actress fired
01:29 for comments on the Israel-Hamas war.
01:32 The Oscar winner and Thelma & Louise star
01:35 was dropped by high-power talent agency UTA
01:38 after a speech triggered fierce and immediate backlash.
01:41 There has been no comment from Susan or her representative.
01:44 (dramatic music)
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