Melissa Barrera has spoken about her exit from Scream 7 last year.

Barrera starred as new character Sam Carpenter in 2022’s “soft-reboot” of the series, simply titled Scream, as well as in 2023’s similarly well-received follow-up, Scream VI.

However, Barrera made a shock departure in late 2023 after reportedly being dropped by Scream production company Spyglass over comments she made on social media concerning the ongoing Israel/Hamas conflict.

The character of Sam – along with younger sister Tara, played by Jenna Ortega, who left because of …