Melissa Barrera has opened up about her firing from the Scream franchise, noting how important she feels it is to use her platform.
in a recent profile, Barrera recalled what a tough time it was in the moment, especially with rumors circulating that she would be dropped from her agency, WME, which Barrera said was never the case.
“It’s definitely hard, because I was just in such a cloudy state of mind, but I was very fortunate,” said Barrera. “I had a lot of support from the people around me: my team and specifically my publicists — they just carried me.”warned her about social media posts or asked her to tone things down before firing her, something Barrera said “not at all” happened.
As far as a return goes, Barrera didn’t seem optimistic, but said that anything can happen in the future. “I’ve learned to never say never, but also a lot of things would have to happen for Sam to come back,” said Barrera. “For now, next page, next chapter, and then we’ll see what the future holds.”in support of Palestine amidst the ongoing conflict. In her story, Barrera said that Palestine would be free, and said she — a Mexican-born woman — also came from a colonized country. Since then, she’s continued to support Palestine on her social media.
“It’s very evident that that’s the case,” Barrera said. “All I can say is that it is very important for me to raise my voice for those who don’t have one. It seems weird to have a platform and not use it for that.”Anthony Nash has been writing about games and the gaming industry for nearly a decade. When he’s not writing about games, he’s usually playing them. You can find him on Twitter talking about games or sports at @_anthonynash.Warner Bros.
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