Actress Rachel Zegler is still whining about how her leading role in a Disney live-action adaptation was a massive flop, and predictably, is blaming all the supposed racists out there for her failure.
The 24-year-old actress told Harper’s Bazaar about the backlash she received in 2021 after it was announced that she would play the lead “Snow White,” calling the whole ordeal “really confusing.”
“I was told I wasn’t enough of one thing for ‘West Side Story’ and too much of another for ‘Snow White,’” Zegler told the outlet, referencing pushback she received for being cast as Maria in “West Side Story” because her father is white.
“I grew up proud of being Colombian,” she went on. “Eating the food, wearing the dresses, drinking the coffee, doing all the things that were so intrinsic to who I was as a kid and who I am as an adult — but I do think there’s an argument to be made that, in the public eye at least, when you’re two things, you’re simultaneously nothing. But I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”
Social media users pointed out how the main complaint with Zegler wasn’t about her ethnicity, but her attitude. The actress went viral for saying she hated the source material for “Snow White” and also for posting divisive political opinions online.
Zegler made several inflammatory statements, including saying she hoped Trump supporters “never know peace.”
The actress also took heat for posting on X in 2024, “and always remember, free palestine.”
Beyond posting political commentary, she also mocked the source material for the movie she was starring in, calling Prince Charming a “stalker” and saying the new version of “Snow White” wouldn’t resemble the original.
“We have a different approach to, what I’m sure a lot of people will assume is a love story,” Zegler said in part. “[Snow White is] not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” she continued. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
Zegler told Harper’s Bazaar that the consequences of her actions were “a complete study in intent versus impact.”
“I’ve said what I feel, and that will always be a testament to my core beliefs as a human. That’s where I stand,” she told the outlet. “You live and you learn, and there’s a caution that comes with that. There’s an understanding that the temptation to speak doesn’t always mean that it must be done, and that there are a lot of opportunities to make more meaningful change than a tweet.”
“Snow White” made just over $206 million worldwide, meaning it did not recoup its massive production budget. It has a 39% critics’ score and 69% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a film competition that awards the worst of the worst. We will soon find out if it takes home Worst Picture on March 14.
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Actress Rachel Zegler is still whining about how her leading role in a Disney live-action adaptation was a massive flop, and predictably, is blaming all the supposed racists out there for her failure.
The 24-year-old actress told Harper’s Bazaar about the backlash she received in 2021 after it was announced that she would play the lead “Snow White,” calling the whole ordeal “really confusing.”
“I was told I wasn’t enough of one thing for ‘West Side Story’ and too much of another for ‘Snow White,’” Zegler told the outlet, referencing pushback she received for being cast as Maria in “West Side Story” because her father is white.
“I grew up proud of being Colombian,” she went on. “Eating the food, wearing the dresses, drinking the coffee, doing all the things that were so intrinsic to who I was as a kid and who I am as an adult — but I do think there’s an argument to be made that, in the public eye at least, when you’re two things, you’re simultaneously nothing. But I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”
Social media users pointed out how the main complaint with Zegler wasn’t about her ethnicity, but her attitude. The actress went viral for saying she hated the source material for “Snow White” and also for posting divisive political opinions online.
Zegler made several inflammatory statements, including saying she hoped Trump supporters “never know peace.”
The actress also took heat for posting on X in 2024, “and always remember, free palestine.”
Beyond posting political commentary, she also mocked the source material for the movie she was starring in, calling Prince Charming a “stalker” and saying the new version of “Snow White” wouldn’t resemble the original.
“We have a different approach to, what I’m sure a lot of people will assume is a love story,” Zegler said in part. “[Snow White is] not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” she continued. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
Zegler told Harper’s Bazaar that the consequences of her actions were “a complete study in intent versus impact.”
“I’ve said what I feel, and that will always be a testament to my core beliefs as a human. That’s where I stand,” she told the outlet. “You live and you learn, and there’s a caution that comes with that. There’s an understanding that the temptation to speak doesn’t always mean that it must be done, and that there are a lot of opportunities to make more meaningful change than a tweet.”
“Snow White” made just over $206 million worldwide, meaning it did not recoup its massive production budget. It has a 39% critics’ score and 69% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a film competition that awards the worst of the worst. We will soon find out if it takes home Worst Picture on March 14.
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