Jenna Ortega clears the air on what led to her exit from 'Scream 7'

Hollywood actress Jenna Ortega has revealed that her exit from the Scream franchise was over her shooting schedule This is contrary to the reports that cited scheduling conflicts and pay discrepancy as the reason behind her exitOrtega who played Tara Carpenter in 2022rsquos Scream and 2023rsquos Scream VI exited the seventh movie in November 2023 reports VarietyShe told The Cut ldquoIt had nothing to do with pay or scheduling The Melissa stuff was happening and it was all kind of falling apartIf lsquoScream VIIrsquo wasnrsquot going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with then it didnrsquot seem like the right move for me in my career at the time she addedAs per Variety the ldquoMelissa stuffrdquo refers toOrtegarsquos Scream costar Melissa Barrera who was fired from Scream 7 due to social media posts she put up about Israel and Palestine News of Ortegarsquos exit followed one day after Barrerarsquos firing which naturally led to speculation that Ortega was leaving the franchise out of support for BarreraBarrera was fired from Scream 7 due to her social media posts supporting Palestine and criticizing Israel for ldquogenocide and ethnic cleansingrdquo Franchise producer Spyglass Media Group said in a statement to Variety at the time ldquoSpyglassrsquo 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 speechAfter Barrerarsquos firing Scream 7 director Christopher Landon posted and deleted a statement on X that read ldquoEverything sucks Stop yelling This was not my decision to makerdquo About a month later Landon exited the film and wrote on social media ldquoIt was a dream job that turned into a nightmare And my heart did break for everyone involved Everyone But itrsquos time to move onrdquoScream moved on with Kevin Williamson the franchisersquos original screenwriter stepping in to direct the seventh installment which will feature the return of franchise icon Neve Campbell Ortega moved on with both the second season of her Netflix smash hit Wednesday and the box office success of last yearrsquos Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceldquoIrsquove happened to join a lot of franchises which is so great to be a part of legacyrdquo Ortega told The Cut ldquoBut for me Irsquom really trying to prioritize new directors and original stories I know on the outside maybe people are looking at my choices like lsquoMan what the hell is this girl doingrsquo I never thought I would do a movie like A24rsquos lsquoDeath of Unicornrsquo But an original script is exciting If I can help get it made I would love to do thatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params