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Hayden Panettiere Defends ‘Scream’ Co-Star Melissa Barrera, Calls Her Firing ‘Very Unfair and Upsetting’
'Scream' franchise star Hayden Panettiere has spoken out about Melissa Barrera's firing, calling her controversial exit 'very unfair and upsetting.'
“Scream” franchise star Hayden Panettiere has spoken out about Melissa Barrera ‘s firing from the horror film series, calling her controversial exit “very unfair and upsetting.” “After she [spoke out], then a whole bunch of other actors and people in the industry started to do the same thing, right?” Panettiere said in a recent interview with The Messenger. Following Barrera’s firing, Ortega was also confirmed to be leaving the “Scream” franchise, though sources state that Ortega’s exit is due to a scheduling conflict with production on Season 2 of “Wednesday.” In December, director Christopher Landon announced his departure from “Scream 7,” writing on X/Twitter that “it was a dream job that turned into a nightmare.”
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