Inappropriate language
Here's an article that goes into more detail.For dumping hard on the OG Snow White, which upset the traditionalist Disney fans alot, so the ones that are also Hunger Game fans would likely skip this one because of her.
It seems to me that the hatred began after a controversy involving West Side Story:
In June 2020, when West Side Story was in post-production, a Twitter user accused the film's lead actor Ansel Elgort of sexually assaulting her in 2014, when she was 17 and he was 20. Conveniently, Elgort did minimal press when the film was released that following year, leading to Zegler and her fellow female cast mates being constantly expected to answer for his allegations.
What she did say ("You just hope that the people involved are OK, that they are asked in a respectful manner and that they are given the opportunity to answer for themselves," she told the Hollywood Reporter) was considered by those following the story as a weak response.
In mid-2022, she told Elle the questions drastically impacted her mental health.
"I was sitting there having just turned 19, on the precipice of what was promised to be the biggest moment in my life, and was being held accountable [by the public] for accusations that not only had nothing to do with me but were made about a situation that was said to have occurred [five] years prior to when I had met and worked with this person," she said, reflecting on the press tour.
"With no thought to the fact that I was also 17 when I met this person, 17 when I worked with them, 17 and 18 when I had to do love scenes."
After its release, West Side Story was nominated for the most prestigious award in film: a Best Picture Oscar.
She was one of the film's leads, so many assumed she would be in attendance at the ceremony. That was until Zegler responded to a fan question about what she was wearing to say actually, no, she wasn't invited.
At the time, she was filming for Disney's Snow White in the UK. After her tweet blew up and she admitted to being disappointed at not be able to support West Side Story in person, she was offered a presenting role at the ceremony.
She attended, aided by a shift in Snow White's production schedule.
The outrage to this was wild.
How dare she pause a (Disney) production to celebrate the success of another (Disney) production? How much money is she costing DISNEY? Who does she think she is? Such a diva!
If this makes her the 'most hated woman', I'm going to guess a) it likely didn't have a dramatic impact on the box office on the film and b) these haters are absolute bleeps who could be better spending their time going after the real problems in Hollywood, and are likely misognistic bleepybleeps.
Also the article indicates her comments were that the Snow White remake would differ because the storyline was from 1937.
Me thinks you should be linking things to backup your statements.
Mod Edit: Whether or not you agree with someone's actions, we expect and require you to keep your words civil here. Inappropriate language removed ~Umbran
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