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Snow White star Rachel Zegler has addressed the backlash she faced for the Disney reboot that tanked at the box office. <\/p>\n
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, Rachel Zegler<\/a> opened up about the criticism she faced for her looks throughout her career, especially during Snow White. Zegler played the titular princess in the live-action reboot version, which was released in March 2025. She said:<\/p>\n “I was told I wasn\u2019t enough of one thing for West Side Story and too much of another for Snow White. It was a really confusing time to be in my early twenties and hearing that. I grew up proud of being Colombian \u2013 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 \u2013 but I do think there\u2019s an argument to be made that.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n She continued: <\/p>\n “In the public eye at least, when you\u2019re two things, you\u2019re simultaneously nothing. But I refuse to assimilate for anybody else\u2019s comfort. If I\u2019d been able to predict everything that would come my way, the threats to my safety, I would have just thrown my phone into the ocean. I think any sane person would have.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Rachel Zegler’s casting<\/a> as Snow White received immense criticism from the audience, as many considered it not appropriate in terms of ethnicity. Moreover, Zegler also faced backlash for her criticism of Donald Trump and her views on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. The actress shared the screen with Gal Gadot<\/a> in the film, who played the Evil Queen, and had differing views on the Palestine conflict with her co-star. <\/p>\n Moreover, Rachel Zegler also expressed her reservations about the original Snow White film despite playing the main character.<\/p>\nRachel Zegler comments on how women are treated in the industry<\/h2>\n
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