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Jenna Ortega Says ‘Scream 7’ Exit ‘Had Nothing to Do With Pay or Scheduling’ Despite Reports: ‘It Was Falling Apart’ After Melissa Barrera Got Fired

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Jenna Ortega revealed in an interview with The Cut that her exit from the “Scream” franchise was not due to a scheduling conflict as originally reported. Ortega, who played Tara Carpenter in 2022’s “Scream” and 2023’s “Scream VI,” exited the seventh movie in November 2023. She said at the time it was due to her […]

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New York Post

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Jenna Ortega breaks her silence on why she really exited ‘Scream’ franchise

Jenna Ortega, who played scream queen Tara Carpenter in the last two "Scream" movies, has opened up about what really led her to leave the horror franchise back in 2023.

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Jenna Ortega Finally Revealed The REAL Reason Why She Left The "Scream" Franchise

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Jenna Ortega On Why She Dropped Out Of ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera’s Exit: “It Was All Kind Of Falling Apart”

Jenna Ortega is revealing the real reason she left Scream 7 amid the fallout from Melissa Barrera’s firing from the franchise. In a new interview, the Wednesday star opened up about what led to her exit from the film after her co-star Barrera was cut from the movie following her comments on the Israel-Hamas war. “It had nothing to do with pay or scheduling,” Ortega said in an interview with The Cut. “The Melissa stuff was happening, and it w…

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Jenna Ortega Says 'Scream VII' Was 'Falling Apart' Before Her Exit

The Scream franchise won’t be the same after Melissa Barrera‘s firing and Jenna Ortega‘s departure ahead of the seventh film. Before the shocking dismissal, Scream became a horror staple spanning decades. The first film, which was released in 1996, focused on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) as she faced off against numerous killers hiding their identity behind the infamous Ghostface persona. In the film, she received help from fellow OG Scream c…

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Jenna Ortega Left ‘Scream 7’ Because It Was ‘Falling Apart’ After Melissa Barrera Was Fired

Jenna Ortega didn’t leave Scream VII over her busy “shooting schedule.” In a new interview with The Cut, Ortega revealed that she exited the movie because things went awry after her co-star Melissa Barera was fired from the film for publicly supporting Palestine. “It had nothing to do with pay or scheduling,” Ortega told the outlet. “The Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart.” She continued, “If Scream VII wasn’t …

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