Anna Camp has deleted a post celebrating Scream 7‘s box-office success despite planned boycotts of the film.
The Pitch Perfect alum re-shared a post on Instagram Story that received a lot of backlash.
“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,” read the post Camp shared on social media, which had Taylor Swift’s “Karma” playing in the background.
Following the backlash, Camp deleted the post and posted an explanation on X, saying, “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.”
In its first weekend, Scream 7 scored big at the box office with a franchise-best opening of $64.1 million domestically and $97.2 million worldwide. The results were the best horror opening ever for a Paramount release.
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Scream 7 was retooled after Spyglass fired Melissa Barrera in November 2023 after she expressed support for Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war. The production company behind the film said in a statement that they had “zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form” and dropped her.
Shortly after, Barrera’s co-star Jenna Ortega dropped out of Scream VII and left the franchise in limbo. Original Scream 7 director, Christopher Landon, also exited the project.
Despite all the exits, Spyglass continued the project and tapped Kevin Williamson to direct the franchise he helped create, having written the original 1996 film directed by Wes Craven.
At the Scream 7 premiere in LA last week, a group of pro-Palestine activists took to the streets in front of Paramount Studios protesting Barrera’s firing.