Mexican actress Melissa Barrera has been fired from the forthcoming Scream film sequel after the production company said her recent pro-Palestinian social media posts were antisemitic.

The star has posted regularly about the Israel-Gaza conflict, including resharing one post that accused Israel of "genocide and ethnic cleansing".

Production company Spyglass said it had "zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form".

Barrera has not yet commented.

However, before her departure was announced, she reshared a quote from another account on her Instagram story which read: "At the end of the day, I'd rather be excluded for who I include, than be included for who I exclude."

That post has been interpreted by some of her followers as a reference to her being sacked from the film.

Barrera has led the previous two Scream movies and has also starred in the recent screen version of Carmen and the 2021 adaptation of stage musical In The Heights.

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Jenna Ortega is reportedly no longer expected to reprise her role for Scream VII.

The news comes one day after her co-star Melissa Barrera was fired from the horror franchise due to comments she made about Israel-Palestine on social media.

According to Deadline, Ortega, 21, has dropped out of the sequel due to scheduling conflicts with the second season of her hit Netflix series, Wednesday in which she plays Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family.

The Independent has contacted representatives for Ortega and Spyglass (the studio behind the film) for comment.

On Tuesday (21 November), a spokesperson confirmed to Variety that Barrera had been fired after her social media posts were interpreted as antisemitic.

“Spyglass’ 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 speech,” a Spyglass spokesperson told the publication.

In one post on Instagram, Barrera wrote that Gaza was “being treated like a concentration camp”.

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#OTD in 2022, Japan staged the perfect #FIFAWorldCup comeback against Germany

Perfect start for Japan in 2026 World Cup qualifiers smashing Myanmar and Syria both 5 - 0.

Great Britain are out of the Davis Cup after Cameron Norrie was unable to inflict a rare defeat on Novak Djokovic to keep alive their semi-final hopes.

Britain's Jack Draper lost 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (8-6) to Miomir Kecmanovic in the opening match of the best-of-three tie.

That result meant Norrie had to beat 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic for the first time in his career.

But Djokovic showed his class as he cruised to a 6-4 6-4 win and set Serbia up for a semi-final against Italy.

"It's difficult knowing that Cam has to go and play Djokovic after, and that's seemingly a must-win match for me," Draper, 21, said.

"I back Cam but it's definitely a tough challenge to go out there knowing that there is a lot more pressure on me to win the match.

"That's the kind of pressure that if I want to be a top player, I have to cope with and perform under. It's tough not to get the win today."

Britain, who last won the Davis Cup in 2015, will not automatically qualify for the 2024 knockout stage after their quarter-final exit in Malaga.

Unless they receive a wildcard for the Final Eight, Leon Smith's team will have to negotiate the same path as this year - a qualifying tie early next year, followed by the round-robin stage.

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Due to the lack of a suitable venue, Anguilla played their home match during qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.

Ronald Webster Park is a sports venue in The Valley, Anguilla. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although most years the Leeward Islands cricket team play one of their matches in the Regional Four Day Competition on this ground. The stadium holds 4,000.

According to the March 2009 edition of The Wisden Cricketer magazine, the ground "is reputed to have the best pitch in the Caribbean for pace and even bounce. If the rumours are believed, it has something to do with meticulous rolling at night under the light of a full moon".

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Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

He shot her multiple times through a bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013, later claiming he mistook her for a burglar at their Pretoria home.

Pistorius, now 37, was sentenced by a South African court in 2016 to serve 13 years and five months in prison.

The parole board has set his release for 5 January 2024.

Once released, Pistorius will be monitored by the authorities until his sentence officially expires "just like all other parolees", the Department of Correctional Services said on Friday. If he wants to move house or get a job during that time he will have to notify his parole officer.

Pistorius will also have to attend therapy sessions, according to the Steenkamp family's spokesman.

In a letter read out to the parole board during Friday's hearing, Ms Steenkamp's mother said she did not oppose his release but wondered whether Pistorius's "huge anger issues" were truly dealt with in prison. She added that she would be "concerned for the safety of any woman" who now comes into contact with him.

June Steenkamp chose not to attend the parole hearing at Atteridgeville prison, near Pretoria, saying: "I simply cannot muster the energy to face him again at this stage."

Her husband and Reeva's father, Barry, died earlier this year and she said the strain on them both had been immense.

"My dear Barry left this world utterly devastated by the thought that he had failed to protect his daughter... I've no doubt that he died of a broken heart," Mrs Steenkamp's statement read.

Barry Steenkamp had met Oscar Pistorius face-to-face last year as part of the rehabilitation process.

Mrs Steemkamp says that while she does not believe her daughter's killer has shown remorse, she had nonetheless decided to forgive him "long ago, as I knew most certainly that I would not be able to survive if I had to cling to my anger".

This was Pistorius's second parole hearing in under a year.

His first parole bid collapsed in March because he had not completed the minimum detention period. That was later ruled a mistake by South Africa's Constitutional Court, leading to the new parole hearing.

Under South African law, all offenders are entitled to be considered for parole once they have served half their total sentence.

Alex de Minaur cruised past Emil Ruusuvuori to seal a 2-0 win for Australia over Finland and send Lleyton Hewitt's team through to a second successive Davis Cup final.

De Minaur won 6-4 6-3 to set up a meeting with Serbia or Italy on Sunday.

"For us this cup is a priority. We do everything we can to represent Australia, with pride and passion," said the world number 12.

Alexei Popyrin beat 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 Otto Virtanen in the first singles rubber.

The captains agreed not to play the doubles rubber after Australia's victories in the singles contests.

Serbia face Italy in the second semi-final in Malaga on Saturday, with Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner set to play central roles.`

Australia captain Hewitt's side were beaten by Canada in the 2022 final. The last time Australia won the competition, in 2003, Hewitt won the opening singles match to set them on the path to victory against Spain.

Hewitt said of Friday's win against Finland: "Our boys dug really deep. We're a tight-knit unit and we've given ourselves another opportunity on Sunday."

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Paul Mullin scored a hat-trick as Wrexham continued their League Two promotion push by hammering managerless Morecambe at the Stok Racecourse.

Joel Senior's own goal and Mullin's strike put the hosts 2-0 up within the opening seven minutes and Jacob Mendy added Wrexham's third before the break.

The visitors had no answer as Mullin fired in two more after half-time and James Jones finished off the scoring.

Wrexham rose a place to second in the table as Morecambe stayed ninth.

Morecambe are seeking a new manager following Derek Adams' return to Ross County.

Jannik Sinner stunned Novak Djokovic as Italy beat Serbia to set up a Davis Cup final against Australia on Sunday.

Serbia took the lead in the semi-final when Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7-9) 6-2 6-1 in the first singles rubber.

But Sinner showed his class to beat world number one Djokovic 6-2 2-6 7-5 and level the tie.

Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego then defeated Djokovic and Kecmanovic 6-3 6-4 in the doubles to secure a thrilling victory.

Sunday's final will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 15:00 GMT.

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Jannik Sinner stunned Novak Djokovic as Italy beat Serbia to set up a Davis Cup final against Australia on Sunday.

Serbia took the lead in the semi-final when Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7-9) 6-2 6-1 in the first singles rubber.

But Sinner showed his class to beat world number one Djokovic 6-2 2-6 7-5 and level the tie.

Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego then defeated Djokovic and Kecmanovic 6-3 6-4 in the doubles to secure a thrilling victory.

Sunday's final will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 15:00 GMT.
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Jimmy Carter's reelection campaign was based primarily on attacking Ronald Reagan. The campaign frequently pointed out and mocked Reagan's proclivity for gaffes, using his age and perceived lack of connection to his native California voter base against him. Later, the campaign used similar rhetoric as Lyndon Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign, portraying Reagan as a warmonger who could not be trusted with the nuclear arsenal. Carter attempted to deny the Reagan campaign $29.4 million (equivalent to $104,419,871 in 2022) in campaign funds, due to dependent conservative groups already raising $60 million to get him elected—an amount that exceeded the limit of campaign funds. Carter's attempt was later denied by the Federal Election Commission.

Reagan defeated Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes. The Senate went Republican for the first time since 1952. In his concession speech, Carter admitted that he was hurt by the outcome of the election but pledged "a very fine transition period" with President-elect Reagan.