Rachel Zegler Cryptically Responds To Backlash After Her SHADY Snow White Comments Resurface!
14.08.2023 - 17:15
/ perezhilton.com
Soo… now she wants to promote the qualities of a Disney princess??
Rachel Zegler came under fire late last week when some of her comments promoting the (already controversial) live-action remake of Snow White resurfaced! If you missed the viral controversy, clips of the actress teasing the new Disney flick in interviews from D23 in September 2022 circulated on both X (Twitter) and TikTok.
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In one interview with Variety at the time, the West Side Story lead slammed the original animated movie, insisting her remake intended to be NOTHING like the classic:
After telling EW she was “scared” of the tale as old as time she doubled down with Extra by bashing the love story of the OG movie, saying:
She even went so far as to say her leading man Andrew Burnap “could get cut” from the whole film and she’d have no problem with it! Harsh AF!!! Check out the controversial clips and see just how smug she seemed to be (below)!
BIG OOF!
The interviews naturally stirred up a ton of outrage from viewers, who felt confused why Rachel had taken on such an iconic role if she seemingly despised everything about the original IP. On TikTok, one user told over 9 million viewers:
Another person bashed the 22-year-old for being “so smug and condescending,” elaborating:
Others chimed in:
Jeez!
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Meanwhile, there were some people sticking up for the rising star, calling the backlash “misogynistic and racist,” adding:
As you can see, there’s a lot of heated emotions surrounding this film! And Rachel wants it ALL to stop! Seemingly clapping back at the controversy, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds &