Jenna Ortega drops out of ‘Scream 7’ — and it’s not about Melissa Barrera’s firing
nypost.comscream.Jenna Ortega has reportedly dropped out of “Scream VII,” according to Deadline. The star’s decision to exit the horror film is due to scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s “Wednesday” — and not related to the firing of Melissa Barrera, who played Ortega’s older sister in the franchise.
The outlet claimed that Ortega, 21, decided to bow out prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, which prohibited actors from promoting their upcoming films or discussing any future projects.
Ortega is currently slated to appear in the upcoming sequel to the 1988 dark comedy “Beetlejuice” as well as reprising her role as the sociopathic Wednesday Addams for a second season.The Post reached out to Ortega for additional comment.
The news comes after Barrera, 33, was fired by Spyglass Entertainment after she posted several Instagram Stories about the Israel-Hamas conflict. “I too come from a colonized country,” the “Vida” actress penned last month alongside a Mexican flag. “Palestine WILL be free,” she added in her caption. “They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.”On Monday, she wrote: “At the end of the day, I’d rather be excluded for who I include, than be included for who I exclude.”Barrera also compared Gaza to a concentration camp. “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp,” the actress claimed. “Cornering everyone together, with nowhere to go, no electricity no water.”She added, “People have learnt nothing from our histories.
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