Matthew Lillard Says He Is Ashamed to Return for 'Scream 7' After Melissa Barrera's Firing
The actor expresses shame over his role in the film following the dismissal of co-star Melissa Barrera from the franchise.
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First reported by Variety, 55 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 16 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 16 September at 21:34 UTC; The A.V. Club followed 55 min later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 17 September at 09:22 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The A.V. Club, Deadline, Rolling Stone, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyMatthew Lillard Says ‘I Feel Ashamed’ for Acting in ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Got Fired: ‘I Blew That. I’m on the Wrong Side of History’
- The A.V. ClubMatthew Lillard is "ashamed" for doing Scream 7 after Melissa Barrera's firing
- DeadlineMatthew Lillard Is “Embarrassed” About Returning To ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Firing: “I Feel Shame About That”
- The Hollywood ReporterMatthew Lillard Says He’s “Embarrassed” About Returning for ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera’s Firing
- Rolling StoneMatthew Lillard Says He’s ‘Ashamed’ He Returned for ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Firing
- NMEMatthew Lillard “ashamed” he acted in ‘Scream 7’ after Melissa Barrera got fired for Palestine support
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Matthew Lillard Says He’s “Embarrassed” About Returning for ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera’s Firing The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Matthew Lillard Says ‘I Feel Ashamed’ for Acting in ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Got Fired: ‘I Blew That. I’m on the Wrong Side of History’ Variety ·
- Matthew Lillard “ashamed” he acted in ‘Scream 7’ after Melissa Barrera got fired for Palestine support NME
- Matthew Lillard Says He’s ‘Ashamed’ He Returned for ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Firing Rolling Stone
- Matthew Lillard Is “Embarrassed” About Returning To ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Firing: “I Feel Shame About That” Deadline
- Matthew Lillard is "ashamed" for doing Scream 7 after Melissa Barrera's firing The A.V. Club
In this story
- Matthew Lillard
- Melissa Barrera
- Scream 7