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Nearly two years after Melissa Barrera<\/a> was fired from the franchise<\/a>, the first Scream 7<\/a><\/em> trailer has reignited backlash.<\/p>\n Fans of the slasher saga, which launched in 1996 from director Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson, quickly began slamming the trailer<\/a> on social media, following Spyglass Media<\/a>\u2018s dismissal of Barrera over her comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict<\/a> and the \u201catrocities being committed against Palestinians,\u201d and Jenna Ortega<\/a>\u2018s subsequent exit<\/a>.<\/p>\n More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis is missing two very important women\u2026\u201d wrote one fan on X<\/a> with the trailer.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere the scream franchise ended for me,\u201d another posted<\/a> with a still from the final shot of Scream VI<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will not be supporting because of what Spyglass did to Melissa Barrera!\u201d one person made very clear in a post<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBoycott Scream 7<\/em> and support Scary Movie 6<\/em> instead,\u201d wrote<\/a> someone after the sixth installment in Marlon Wayans\u2019 horror parody trilogy set to film next year<\/a>, after the original spoofed Scream<\/em> (1996).<\/p>\n Others have called for support of Barrera\u2019s other films. \u201cAnyways YOUR MONSTER<\/em> (2024) starring Melissa Barrera is streaming on HBO Max and Hulu,\u201d one person posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another noted<\/a>, \u201cReminder to everyone: The Copenhagen Test<\/em> starring Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera is set to premiere on December 27th.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED: Top 50 Movie Monsters Of All Time Gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement has begun a grassroots movement<\/a> against the sequel, which 22 arts and advocacy organizations have joined.<\/p>\n The Scream 7<\/em> boycott comes after Spyglass fired Barrera<\/a> in November 2023, explaining the company has \u201czero 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.\u201d<\/p>\n