After some of her tweets supporting Palestine were rediscovered, actress Jenna Ortega found herself in the middle of a social media maelstrom. Fans are now requesting that Ortega be removed from the next Scream VII, mimicking the removal of actress Melissa Barrera for similar reasons, as the Israel-Hamas crisis continues to create disputes.
User @Captainhorizon7 brought attention to the issue on social media, wrote, “Wait till they find out Jenna Ortega also supported Palestine and is practically their money maker right now.”
“JENNA ORTEGA SHOULD LEAVE SCREAM 7 TO MAKE THE FRANCHISE BANKRUPT HOW CAN THEY FIRE MELISSA BARRERA FOR SUPPORTING PALESTINE AND CALL IT ANTISEMETIC?!?!?!” a user wrote.
Controversy has erupted over Ortega’s 2022 tweets supporting conflict-ridden nations, such as Palestine. People on the internet are pushing for the actress to quit the Scream series in support of Barrera, even if her account has been removed. It’s widely speculated that Ortega’s fame keeps her from being fired, which has split supporters’ opinions.
Because of her pro-Palestine position, Ortega was accused of antisemitism earlier this year. The Times of Israel linked Jenna Ortega’s inflammatory tweets to those of Kanye West in a piece headed “Jenna Ortega vs. Kanye: Whose antisemitic hate is worse?” The article called Ortega’s comments “well-intentioned but uninformed,” implying that he didn’t know what antisemitism was.
Scream 7 director Christopher Landon wrote in a cryptic post, “This is my statement: Everything sucks. Stop yelling. This was not my decision to make.”
