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  "id": 7902582,
  "title": "Matthew Lillard Is “Embarrassed” About Returning To ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Firing: “I Feel Shame About That”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/matthew-lillard-is-embarrassed-about-returning-to-scream-7-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/matthew-lillard-embarrassed-scream-7-melissa-barrera-firing-1237105892/"
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  "summary": "As the Scream franchise continues to serve as a cultural lightning rod in the Israel-Hamas conflict, Matthew Lillard is making his voice heard. The Scream 7 star recently admitted that he’s “embarrassed” to have reprised his role as Stu Macher in this year’s seventh installment in the slasher franchise, explaining that Melissa Barrera was “on […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Matthew Lillard Feels ‘Ashamed’ He Returned for ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera Firing: ‘I’m on the Wrong Side of History’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/matthew-lillard-feels-ashamed-he-returned-for-scream-7-after-melissa",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:07:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "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’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/matthew-lillard-says-i-feel-ashamed-for-acting-in-scream-7-after",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:34:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Matthew Lillard Says He’s “Embarrassed” About Returning for ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera’s Firing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/matthew-lillard-says-hes-embarrassed-about-returning-for-scream-7",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:24:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}