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Rachel Zegler believes Snow White backlash is due to fans’ ‘passion’
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Rachel Zegler believes Snow White backlash is due to fans’ ‘passion’

Rachel Zegler believes Snow White backlash is due to fans’ ‘passion’
Source: The Independent
Published: Feb, 25 2025 07:33

The 23-year-old West Side Story actor was announced as the star of the forthcoming live-action remake in 2021. Rachel Zegler has said that backlash she has received against her casting in Disney’s Snow White live-action remake is because of the “passion” fans have for the 1937 original.

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