https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jenna-ortega-stands-melissa-barrera-233600031.html
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jenna Ortega
southparkfan1995 — 2 years ago(November 27, 2023 02:48 PM)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jenna-ortega-stands-melissa-barrera-233600031.html
“Scream” star Jenna Ortega is sticking by co-star Melissa Barrera after the latter’s controversial posts regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict got her booted from the film franchise earlier this week.
Ortega — whose commitment to the Netflix hit “Wednesday” allegedly forced her to drop out of “Scream VII” on the heels of her friend’s firing — took to Instagram to like a post summarizing Barrera’s saga, reports TMZ. That “like,” however, has since disappeared.
The post comes from an account which highlights celebrities who have stood up in support for Palestine.
News of the supposed “like” comes amid widespread speculation that the timing of Ortega’s exit was too coincidental to be anything but a demonstration of solidarity.
The meta-horror hit’s studio, Spyglass Media Group, clarified earlier this week that the decision to fire 33-year-old Barrera — who had all but replaced Neve Campbell as the face of the series — was not linked to her direct support of Palestine, but that the comments she made veered into antisemitic territory.
“Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech,” a spokesperson for the studio told Variety.
The Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, when the terrorist organization launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing at least 1,200 people and taking roughly 240 people hostage. Nearly 15,000 Palestinians in Hamas-run Gaza have died as a result of Israel’s retaliatory attacks.
Barrera, who is still speaking out about the war, is believed to have been penalized for posts in which she reportedly referred to Israel as a “colonized land” and Israel’s offensive as “genocide and ethnic cleansing.”
She also alluded to a long-standing antisemitic trope about the Jewish relationship to the media, saying she had trouble finding stories that reflected Palestinians’ experience “because Western media only shows the other side.” Barrera added that she would “let you deduce for yourself” why that seems to be the case. -
Dazed — 2 years ago(November 27, 2023 02:54 PM)
Sometimes celebrities should just think about what they are saying.
Susan Sarandon-
During a rally in New York last week, the Oscar-nominated actress declared that “there are a lot of people that are afraid, afraid to be Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence.”
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are. -
-- wot -- — 2 years ago(November 27, 2023 03:00 PM)
If I was a celeb, or someone who had something to lose, I would just stfu about world topics. If any reporter asked me about it they would just get radio silence.
Then again, in this day and age NOT speaking out on something bad will make people accuse you of supporting it, when the truth is you just dont want to be involved.
I'd rather be dammed if I dont than dammed if I do. -
Dazed — 2 years ago(November 27, 2023 03:07 PM)
I think that's a fair point.
I just think that if they are going to speak out they ought to seriously consider the impact that their words are going to have. Hopefully Sarandon can live with people now thinking her antisemitic and the possible ramifications of that.
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are. -
-- wot -- — 2 years ago(November 27, 2023 03:13 PM)
Lets be honest, words have very little impact, it is a case of "
A rich person said a no no, lets hate on them just because we can
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People are just waiting for people to **** up so they can can signal they virtue for all the world to see, it's a pathetic time we live in tbh and I'm just praying i get to see a meteor hurdling towards earth to signal that our time as a species is up and we blew it by killing each other in wars and actually debating on weather or not genitals define a humans sex. ( they DO, they always have why are we debating this? )
Its like, im just so tired of living but too scared to die, mang. -
Dazed — 2 years ago(November 27, 2023 03:16 PM)
I feel like Sophie should pop by right now and say Sssh bby is okay or whatever it is says.
I will say that I've been alive for 59 years and these are strange days indeed, most peculiar mama.
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are.
….noice.