has broken her silence on from . Last year, the Sam Carpenter actor was dropped from the seventh movie in the franchise, reportedly over comments she made on the Israel-Palestine conflict. While Ortega didn't name Barrera specifically, the actor spoke in a new interview with about Hollywood's attitude to the conflict while addressing her co-star's firing.
"The business that we work in is so touchy-feely," she said. "Everybody wants to be politically correct, but I feel like, in doing that, we lose a lot of our humanity and integrity, because it lacks honesty. "I wish that we had a better sense of conversation.
Imagine if everyone could say what they felt and not be judged for it and, if anything, it sparked some sort of debate, not an argument." She added: "Am I describing world peace?" following Barrera's exit, reportedly over scheduling conflicts, as did . In April, in the wake of her being dropped, calling their support "very beautiful" and "very unexpected".
"Obviously, I just didn't know what the reaction was going to be," she told . "Seeing the love and the support from the fans, the people that understand that it's bigger than a movie — what's happening is not just about a movie, it's something deeper — I'm very grateful." The star added: "To see the support from the [ ] fans, I just felt very validated.
It was beautiful in that moment where I felt so lonely and scared and just in a dark place; to feel them lifting me was beautiful.".
