And with Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega stepping into the blood-splattered shoes of sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter, it bridged the past and present, even as it marked the first film made without ...

After Melissa Barrera, who played her onscreen sister, was fired from the next movie, Jenna also announced her abrupt exit. Although, at that time, reports suggested Ortega left the franchise ...

Actress Jenna Ortega shared that her exit from the Scream franchise was not due to a scheduling conflict as originally reported. "It had nothing to do with pay or scheduling," Ortega revealed.

As per 'Variety', the “Melissa stuff” refers to Ortega’s 'Scream' co-star Melissa Barrera, who was fired from 'Scream 7' due to social media posts she put up about Israel and Palestine.

In November 2023, it was reported that her exit followed fellow actress Melissa Barrera's removal from 'Scream 7' after Barrera criticized Israel in social media posts. Ortega revealed her departure ...

In November 2023, Spyglass Media Group, the production company behind the films, fired Melissa Barrera after the actor made a series of social media posts surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

However she made the surprising announcement in November 2023 that she was exiting the franchise, shortly after fellow co-star Melissa Barrera was fired due to her pro-Palestinian social media posts.

Jenna Ortega is addressing why she left the 'Scream' franchise amid the firing of her co-star Melissa Barrera. 'The Death of a Unicorn' star reflected on leaving the rebooted 'Scream' franchise ...

The Wednesday actress starred alongside Melissa Barrera as the sisters Tara and Sam Carpenter in 2022's Scream and the 2023 follow-up Scream VI. In late 2023, Barrera was fired from the franchise ...

Instead, she chalks up her exit to the project “falling apart” with Barrera’s firing and Scream 6 directors Tyler Gillet and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin also leaving the film. Melissa Barrera and ...