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Headline: Melissa Barrera speaks out following Scream VII firing
Caption: It was revealed on Tuesday that the actress - who played the lead character Sam Carpenter in the rebooted horror films had been fired from the project due her ongoing social media support of Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Breaking her silence via her Instagram story on Wednesday, she wrote in a statement: "First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people. As a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard,..."
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