Actress Melissa Barrera was fired from "Scream 7" and dropped by her agency, WME, in late 2023 after posting pro-Palestinian messages on Instagram, which the production company Spyglass deemed "incitement of hate" and "false references to genocide." Barrera refuted these claims, stating she criticized the Israeli government, not its people, and advocated for peace and human rights, asserting that silence was not an option for her. Following her dismissal, Barrera experienced a year-long drought of acting offers, feeling she was made an example of due to her rising but not untouchable status as a woman of color. She has since found a new path starring in the Broadway musical "Titaníque," a goal she's pursued since childhood, though she still struggles to comprehend the professional repercussions she faced for her activism.