The “Snow White” controversy is heating up as the producer’s son blames Rachel Zegler’s political post for a disappointing box office.
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After a disappointing box office debut, one person thinks they know why
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The son of Snow White's producer is calling out the film star, Rachel Zegler
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accusing her of dragging politics into the fairy tale. According to the Hollywood reporter, a now deleted Instagram reply shows Jonah Platt
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son of producer Mark Platt, defending his father against Zegler supporters. Jonah did not hold back when someone caught his father creepy
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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
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to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal
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politics into the middle of promoting the movie, for which she signed a multi-million
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dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for. He continued saying in part, tens of thousands
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of people worked on that film, and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires
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at the risk of all the colleagues and crew and blue-collar workers who depend on that movie to be successful
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The film opened March 22nd, bringing in just $42 million its first weekend
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The backlash stems from controversial social media posts from Zegler last year
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After the Snow White trailer saw success in its first 24 hours last year
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Zegler thanked fans for their support, then followed up with a reply saying
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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
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to speak to her directly, but the post still remains live as of now. Meanwhile, Zegler's co-star
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Gal Gadot, who is Israeli, reportedly received death threats from fans. More recently, while
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accepting her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier in March, Godot drew crowds of both pro-Israeli and
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pro-Palestinian protesters. Godot has been vocal in her support of Israel throughout their war
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with Hamas. The controversy isn't new for Zegler, having faced criticism since being cast. Some
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argued she didn't match the original description of Snow White, who was described as having
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skin as white as snow. And during her time on Disney and 20th Century Studio's West Side Story
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she was reportedly asked multiple times to prove her Latina heritage, despite being of
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Colombian and Polish descent. Zegler has also been critical of President Trump. After his
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re-election, she posted on Instagram, may Trump supporters and Trump voters, and Trump himself
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never know peace. Zegler has since apologized for the rant, saying she allowed her emotions to
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get the best of her. But as for the Snow White film, it doesn't look like the fairy tale is getting
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a happy ending in the box office. Deadline reports the film is expected to drop 53% or more in
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its second weekend, a steep fall for an already underperforming movie. With Strait Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton
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