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  • Scream 7; After Melissa Berrera firing on Palestine issue, director Christopher Landon also quits

    Scream 7; After Melissa Berrera firing on Palestine issue, director Christopher Landon also quits

    Scream 7 has lost not only its leading ladies, but also its director.
    Christopher Landon shared a statement on social media saying that he left the latest installment of the franchise over a month and a half ago, describing the project as a “nightmare.”

    “I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago,” Landon wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday. “This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone.”

    “It’s time to move on,” the director said, adding that he has nothing more to add to the conversation. “I hope Wes’ legacy thrives and lifts above the din of a divided world,” he continued. “What he and Kevin [Williamson, who wrote the screenplay for Scream] created is something amazing and I was honored to have even the briefest moment basking in their glow.”
    Landon left Scream VII a month after Melissa Barrera, who was in the fifth and sixth films of the franchise, was fired after she shared messages on social media supporting the Palestinian cause and criticizing Israel’s airstrikes.

    The director of Happy Death Day and Freaky, in a now-deleted social media post, seemed to comment on Barrera’s firing, saying, “This is my statement. Everything sucks. Stop yelling. This was not my decision to make.”

    Wednesday star Jenna Ortega also departed from Scream 7 the day after Barrera’s exit became public. However, the exact reason for Ortega leaving wasn’t disclosed. The actress too had shared pro-Palestine posts on social media. Instead, it was widely believed and reported that she departed due to scheduling conflicts with Season 2 of the her super hit Netflix show Wednesday.

  • Feroze Khan quits showbiz

    Feroze Khan quits showbiz

    Feroze Khan has announced that he is quitting the showbiz industry and “will only act and provide my services for the teaching of Islam.”

    Feroze’s announcement comes weeks after he deactivated his Instagram account and his wife, Syeda Alizey posted a picture in an Instagram story praying for her husband’s spiritual journey giving rise to speculations that the actor was quitting the entertainment industry.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Wfh6yhS3X/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Earlier, Hamza Ali Abbasi had said that he was quitting the industry but later said that he hasn’t quit acting but is, in fact, taking a break to focus on his spiritual journey.

    It is pertinent to mention here that Feroze and Hamza performed Hajj together last year along with Atif Aslam.

    Khan started his career as a host and made his TV debut in 2014 with the drama serial Chhup Raho. He made his film debut with Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai in 2016 alongside Sajal Aly. He later played a lead role in the drama serial Khaani which was a big hit propelling him to stardom. The trailer of his upcoming film Tich Button recently dropped and his latest drama Ishqiya is currently on-air.

    On the personal front, Khan is the younger brother of acclaimed actor Humaima Malick. He tied the knot with Syeda Alizey Fatima Raza in 2018 and has a son with her.

  • Irfan Junejo quits vlogging

    Irfan Junejo quits vlogging

    Pakistani YouTuber Irfan Junejo bid goodbye to vlogging as he no longer likes the format. The vlogger made the announcement in a video titled ‘I Quit‘.

    Junejo said that from now on he will make videos on his terms and on his own time implying that he won’t be uploading them with the same regularity as before.

    The reason behind his decision is that he got lost along the way and forgot the reason he started vlogging.

    “Mein ab kisi bhi event pay nahi jata, mein kisi award ceremony pay nahi jaata ,mujhe kisi bhi podcast kee invitation aati hai mein nahi jaata, mein ney Twitter chor dia hai, aur mein ney camera use karna bohat kam kardia hai ( I don’t go to any events anymore, I don’t respond to any podcast requests, I’ve left Twitter and I have stopped using the camera regularly),” said Junejo in the video.

    Junejo has hidden/removed all his tweets and his Twitter bio reads, “I don’t use Twitter anymore. It’s a dark scary place.”

    Junejo supported his decision by giving examples of superstars Will Smith and Anurag Kashyap, who gave up lucrative opportunities at the peak of their careers to achieve their personal goals.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=EoFTr8439yQ&feature=emb_title

    All that said and done, Junejo said that he is glad that by choosing this career, he had fulfilled his wildest dreams from meeting Ronaldinho to purchasing his dream bike.