Snow White star Rachel Zegler reveals Ariana Grande supported her during cruel trolling

In response to the ongoing controversy, Hollywood icons Helen Mirren and Ariana Grande have reached out to the Snow White star in private as the controversy surrounds the movie continues to erupt.

Rachel Zegler has said fellow actresses Helen Mirren and Ariana Grande supported her following a backlash over the US star’s casting as Snow White.

Before taking on the role of the princess in the Disney live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the singer and actress reprised her role as Maria in the popular 1930s animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

There was a backlash on social media when Zegler, 23, who is from a Latina heritage, was revealed as playing a character with a complexion “as white as snow.”

She later apologized, saying that she was “extremely appreciative of the love I feel from those defending me online,” but that she had asked them not to mention her in comments.

As Disney tries to get more diverse actors to play traditional characters, Zegler claimed that British actress and The Good Place star Jameela Jamil has been “like a big sister to me.” She continued, “I love that she doesn’t regret being outspoken, strong-willed, and strong-minded,” adding.

She also referred to herself as Shazam! Mirren and Lucy Liu, the co-stars of Fury of the Gods, described her as “keepers in all of this” and said she was “very held by them.”

Zegler said, “If you need anything, I am here, I am here,” when talking about the Oscar nominee for Wicked. She is so generous in every way. In spite of all of that, she has undergone a lot of public scrutiny, and I have always admired her bravery.

The actress added that she hopes the movie encourages young people to consider that doing what is right is okay and that it doesn’t have to be done with anger or a clenched fist.

Zegler said, “Snow White chooses kindness and still makes change.” “Power can be expressed in many ways. In the upcoming months, I’m optimistic that kindness and acceptance will resurface. And there is no need for hatred to stir up division.

Zegler appeared to roll back during the interview on comments she made in 2022, when she remarked that the original film’s “love story, with a guy (the Prince) who literally stalks her” is “weird” .

She remarked in the most recent interview that she was “really proud to be representative of this particular story where (Snow) falls in love with such a sweet character.” She claimed in her West Side Story interview that “white (studio) executives” had questioned her on numerous occasions, giving the impression that she had to “prove your identity to them.”

Zegler claimed that “they called me repeatedly to see if I was legitimate,” before adding, “I remember thinking, “Do you want me to bring my (Colombian grandmother) Abuelita in? ” I’ll . If you want to meet her, I’ll take her into the studio.

With few press opportunities, Disney has made it known that Snow White will have small-scale premieres in Los Angeles and Spain.

Peter Dinklage, a star of Game of Thrones and dwarfism, claimed in a podcast interview with Marc Maron that Disney thought the movie was “progressive” with its casting, which made the movie go viral in 2022. Dinklage, who has a form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia, described the film as a “backwards story of the seven dwarves living in the cave,” and expressed surprise at Disney’s choice.

Disney responded to the comments by advising members of the dwarfism movement to “avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film.” The miners were then made using CGI, which sparked the criticism of some dwarf actors.

Later this year, Zegler will reprise his role in the Argentine politician Eva Peron in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s musical Evita.

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