Melissa Barrera says substantial job offers went 'quiet for like 10 months' after her 'Scream' firing: 'There were times where I felt like my life was over.'
Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.“It was quiet for like 10 months," said Barrera of the job offers. "I was still getting offers for small things here and there – I’m not going to lie and say there was nothing – but was, 'Oh, she probably doesn’t have work, she’ll say yes to anything.
Barrera was dropped from the slasher sequel last year over social media posts in support of Palestine amidst the ongoing turmoil overseas. She called for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel and accused Israeli forces of genocide and ethnic cleansing, which Spyglass Media Group — the company that produces the film franchise — construed as "anti-semitism.
“You just gotta act according to how you preach,” added Barrera. “And that depends on what you value, what your morals are, and whether you can separate that from art or not. There are people who can’t listen to R. Kelly anymore, or Michael Jackson, or can’t watch Woody Allen films anymore. And then there are people who don’t care.
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