‘Scream 7’ Actor Anna Camp Apologizes for Sharing Post That Hit Back at Boycotts Over Melissa Barrera Firing: ‘I Meant No Harm’
Anna Camp has apologized for sharing a social media post about “Scream 7” that touted the film’s commercial success amid the ongoing boycotts in response to the firing of former franchise star Melissa Barrera.
Camp, who plays Jessica Bowden in “Scream 7,” reposted an image to her Instagram Story set to Taylor Swift’s “Karma” that read, “The boycott didn’t work. The critics hate didn’t work. The pathetic leaks didn’t work. What worked was audiences coming out and making the film a success.”
Camp has since deleted the post and wrote in a follow-up statement that it “does not reflect my personal beliefs” on the matter. “It has come to my attention that I reposted someone else’s story that does not reflect my personal beliefs,” Camp wrote on X. “I have since deleted the repost because I absolutely meant no harm. I’m sorry to anyone who was affected.”
It has come to my attention that I reposted someone else’s story that does not reflect my personal beliefs . I have since deleted the repost because I absolutely meant no harm. I’m sorry to anyone who was affected ♥️
“Scream” fans called for boycotts of the seventh installment after Barrera was fired from the long-running slasher series over social media posts that Spyglass viewed as antisemitic about the Israel-Hamas war. Pro-Palestinian advocates held a protest at last week’s premiere in Los Angeles and chanted phrases like “Paramount, Paramount, what do you say?” and “Palestine will live forever!”
Despite the vocal backlash, “Scream 7” made a killing at the box office with $64.1 million domestically and $97 million globally, setting an opening weekend record for the 30-year-old franchise. “Scream” veteran Kevin Williamson directed the film, which brought back Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Matthew Lillard in the blood-soaked story about a new Ghostface killer who targets the daughter of Campbell’s unkillable Sidney Prescott.
Camp, who plays Jessica Bowden in “Scream 7,” reposted an image to her Instagram Story set to Taylor Swift’s “Karma” that read, “The boycott didn’t work. The critics hate didn’t work. The pathetic leaks didn’t work. What worked was audiences coming out and making the film a success.”
Camp has since deleted the post and wrote in a follow-up statement that it “does not reflect my personal beliefs” on the matter. “It has come to my attention that I reposted someone else’s story that does not reflect my personal beliefs,” Camp wrote on X. “I have since deleted the repost because I absolutely meant no harm. I’m sorry to anyone who was affected.”
It has come to my attention that I reposted someone else’s story that does not reflect my personal beliefs . I have since deleted the repost because I absolutely meant no harm. I’m sorry to anyone who was affected ♥️
“Scream” fans called for boycotts of the seventh installment after Barrera was fired from the long-running slasher series over social media posts that Spyglass viewed as antisemitic about the Israel-Hamas war. Pro-Palestinian advocates held a protest at last week’s premiere in Los Angeles and chanted phrases like “Paramount, Paramount, what do you say?” and “Palestine will live forever!”
Despite the vocal backlash, “Scream 7” made a killing at the box office with $64.1 million domestically and $97 million globally, setting an opening weekend record for the 30-year-old franchise. “Scream” veteran Kevin Williamson directed the film, which brought back Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Matthew Lillard in the blood-soaked story about a new Ghostface killer who targets the daughter of Campbell’s unkillable Sidney Prescott.