Melissa Barrera Reflects on 'Hardest Year' AfterScreamFiring: 'Felt Like My Life Was Over'

Melissa Barrera.Photo:Vivien Killilea/Getty Vivien Killilea/Getty Melissa Barrerais looking back on the “darkest and hardest” year of her life. In an interview with U.K. newspaperThe Independent, the actress, 34, discussedher firing from the upcomingScream VIIback in November due to her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas war. Reflecting on being cut from the upcoming flick — in which she was set to return as Sam Carpenter — Barrera said: “It was the darkest and hardest year of my life, and I had to reevaluate everything.

Melissa Etheridge's 4 Children: All About Bailey, Beckett, Johnnie and Miller

Melissa Etheridge with her son Beckett and her daughter Bailey during her Walk of Fame ceremony on September 27, 201.Photo:CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty MusicianMelissa Etheridgehas been a trailblazer throughout her career, not just for her signature blues-infused rock, but for her activism for gay rights and the way she’s raising her blended family. She welcomed daughterBailey Jeanand sonBeckettwith ex Julie Cypher in the late ’90s. In 2006, she and her then-partner Tammy Lynn Michaels had twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven.

Melissa Gilbert Reflects on Michael Landon's Impact 50 Years AfterLittle House on the Prairie: 'He Set the Tone' (Exclusive)

Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty; Ron Galella Collection via Getty Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty; Ron Galella Collection via Getty Michael Landonleft a lasting impression on the cast and crew ofLittle House on the Prairiebut perhaps no one more so thanMelissa Gilbert. During a recent interview to commemorateLittle House on the Prairie’s50thanniversary, Gilbert, 60, spoke with PEOPLE about her experiences working on beloved show with Landon and the special friendship they shared.

Melissa Joan Hart on the SpecificSabrina the Teenage WitchEpisode She Shows Her Kids — to Teach Them a Lesson

Melissa Joan Hart attends 90s Con on Sep. 14, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida.Photo:Gerardo Mora/Getty Gerardo Mora/Getty Melissa Joan Hartsays there is oneSabrina the Teenage Witchepisode she finds particularly educational for her kids.“My favorite episode is the pancake episode because I got to dumpster dive. I was craving pancakes and syrup and having hallucinations," Hart — who played Sabrina Spellman in the 1996-2003 show — said during aSabrina the Teenage Witchpanel at90s Conin Dayton Beach, Fla.

Melissa Joan Hart Says Her Mom Used to Dress Up as Santa on theSabrina the Teenage WitchSet Each Season (Exclusive)

Spike Nannarello/Viacom Prod/Courtesy Everett Collection Melissa Joan Hartis looking back at some of her favorite traditions of Christmases past. During a recent chat with PEOPLE about her ongoing partnership withWorld Vision, Hart, 48, reminisced about how she used to spend the holiday season on the set ofSabrina the Teenage Witch. Hart, who starred on the series from 1996 to 2003, says that because they filmed their Christmas episodes in October, the cast and crew of the show spent weeks already feeling the holiday spirit.