Barrera Would Return to Scream If Rights Leave Spyglass — SkimNews
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- Melissa Barrera told JustWatch she would return to the Scream franchise only if the rights leave Spyglass Media Group, saying 'even with an apology, I wouldn't go back to work with them'
- Spyglass fired Barrera in 2023 after she shared social media posts criticizing Israel amid the war in Gaza, accusing her of antisemitism and citing 'zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form'
- Barrera said the real issue is Spyglass's leadership, not the franchise, calling her time on 2022's 'Scream' and 'Scream VI' 'amazing' and praising Wes Craven's legacy
- Spyglass has never apologized for labeling her 'something that I'm not,' Barrera said, even after she was 'proven right,' and she doesn't believe the company would give up the rights
- Scream 7 was released earlier this year without Barrera, who starred in the 2022 reboot and its sequel before her ouster
- Barrera pointed to the industry support for Macklemore after his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his Palestine stance, saying the response was 'beautiful' and that 'things have changed' nearly three years after her firing
Why it matters: Barrera's public condition for returning — rights leaving Spyglass — effectively forecloses reconciliation while Scream 7 has already shipped without her. Her Macklemore comparison frames her 2023 firing as a marker of how the entertainment industry has since grown more willing to back artists facing consequences over Palestine-related speech.
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