Melissa Barrera has issued a statement condemning “hate and prejudice” after she was fired off “Scream VII” adding: “silence is not an option for me.”
“First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people,” Barrera said on her Instagram Stories.
The actress, otherwise best known for starring in Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights,” lost her role in the horror franchise after Spyglass Media dropped her over her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Barrera said: “As a latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need.”