Producer's son blames Rachel Zegler for 'Snow White' performance

After a disappointing box office debut, one person thinks they know why

The son of Snow White's producer is calling out the film star, Rachel Zegler

accusing her of dragging politics into the fairy tale. According to the Hollywood reporter, a now deleted Instagram reply shows Jonah Platt

son of producer Mark Platt, defending his father against Zegler supporters. Jonah did not hold back when someone caught his father creepy

saying, my dad, the producer of an enormous piece of Disney, intellectual property with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family

to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal

politics into the middle of promoting the movie, for which she signed a multi-million

dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for. He continued saying in part, tens of thousands

of people worked on that film, and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires

at the risk of all the colleagues and crew and blue-collar workers who depend on that movie to be successful

The film opened March 22nd, bringing in just $42 million its first weekend

The backlash stems from controversial social media posts from Zegler last year

After the Snow White trailer saw success in its first 24 hours last year

Zegler thanked fans for their support, then followed up with a reply saying

and always remember, Free Palestine. Jonah Platt who is Jewish referenced in his Instagram reply a time when according to Variety a Disney executive contacted Zegler team after that post The situation prompted Mark Platt to fly to New York

to speak to her directly, but the post still remains live as of now. Meanwhile, Zegler's co-star

Gal Gadot, who is Israeli, reportedly received death threats from fans. More recently, while

accepting her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier in March, Godot drew crowds of both pro-Israeli and

pro-Palestinian protesters. Godot has been vocal in her support of Israel throughout their war

with Hamas. The controversy isn't new for Zegler, having faced criticism since being cast. Some

argued she didn't match the original description of Snow White, who was described as having

skin as white as snow. And during her time on Disney and 20th Century Studio's West Side Story

she was reportedly asked multiple times to prove her Latina heritage, despite being of

Colombian and Polish descent. Zegler has also been critical of President Trump. After his

re-election, she posted on Instagram, may Trump supporters and Trump voters, and Trump himself

never know peace. Zegler has since apologized for the rant, saying she allowed her emotions to

get the best of her. But as for the Snow White film, it doesn't look like the fairy tale is getting

a happy ending in the box office. Deadline reports the film is expected to drop 53% or more in

its second weekend, a steep fall for an already underperforming movie. With Strait Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton

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