By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-15 13:37:23 | Updated at 2024-11-15 15:28:04
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Rachel Zegler has apologized for insulting Americans who voted for Donald Trump as Disney faces mounting calls to fire the Snow White star.
The 23-year-old said she hoped 'Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace' after he won the election last week.
Her comments sparked a wave of fury from his supporters, who vowed to boycott the live-action Snow White remake due to be released in March 2025.
Hours after her comments went viral, Zegler returned to Instagram to publicly apologize, admitting: 'I let my emotions get the best of me.
'Hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding, and I am sorry I contributed to the negative discourse.'
Megyn Kelly was among her most vocal critics, urging Disney to 'redo your film again.'
'This woman is a pig and you fired Gina Garano for far less than this nonsense.'
Gina Carano played Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Star Wars series Mandalorian. She was fired in 2021 after she compared the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany to conservatives in modern America in a social media post. She launched a wrongful termination suit against Disney.
Rachel Zegler has apologized to Americans who voted for Donald Trump as Disney faces mounting calls to fire the Snow White star
She apologized on Thursday night after her comments went viral, writing: 'I let my emotions get the best of me
Zegler said in her apology that 'this week has been emotional for so many of us'
Carano went on to repost some of the criticism to her own X account, but did not directly address the situation.
Zegler said in her apology that 'this week has been emotional for so many of us.'
'I firmly believe that everyone has the right to their opinion, even when it differs from my own. I am committed to contributing positively toward a better tomorrow.'
Following Donald Trump's resounding election win last week, she shared a series of devastated messages with her 2.3million followers.
'I find myself speechless in the midst of this,' she said. 'May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.
'Another four years of hatred, leaning us towards a world I do not want to live in. Leaning us towards a world that will be hard to raise my daughter in.'
Zegler said she 'shouldn't be shocked' by the outcome of the election - which saw Trump walk away with both the popular vote and the electoral college vote after winning every swing state.
She described Kamala Harris' loss as 'one that should not have been... and it certainly should not have been by so many votes.'
The 23-year-old Hollywood starlet plays the titular role in the live-action remake , due to be released in March 2025
Zegler's strong opinions have sparked backlash in the past , but her latest outburst could derail the release, according to Trump voters who vow to boycott the film
Zegler described the support for Trump as a 'foolish subscription to a false sense of security, masculinity, intelligence, patriotism and humanity'
'There is a deep sickness in this country... shown in the sheer amount of people who showed up for this man who threatens our democracy.
'It is terrifying the number of people who stand behind what this man preaches.'
Zegler described the support for Trump as a 'foolish subscription to a false sense of security, masculinity, intelligence, patriotism and humanity.'
She then took aim at billionaire Elon Musk, who became one of Trump's most outspoken - and generous - donors throughout his campain.
'Get off of Elon's app,' she told her followers. 'I don't use that app for a reason. He helped get that man elected and you're giving him business.'
Her comments have now gone viral on X, as offended Trump voters vow to boycott the movie.
'Not taking my kids to see this trash after the statement you put out. Disney you need to do something about this,' one critic said.
Following Donald Trump's resounding election win last week, Zegler shared a series of devastated messages with her 2.3million followers. 'I find myself speechless in the midst of this,' she said. 'May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace'
Disney is under mounting pressure after Snow White star Rachel Zegler lashed out at Americans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump
Her comments have now gone viral on Musk's social media app, X, as offended Trump voters vow to boycott the movie
'I hope you get no peace when this film BOMBS at the box office and streaming.'
Others said she must lose her job or have the project shelved entirely in the wake of her statements.
'Rachel Zegler is unhinged and a liability,' one critic wrote. 'They should permanently shelve Snow White and distance themselves from her. Her involvement with the company alienates millions of people and poisons the brand overall.'
The Hunger Games actress previously criticized David Hand's 1937 original animated film as 'extremely dated when it comes to the ideas of women being in roles of power and what a woman is fit for in the world.'
'The original cartoon came out in 1937, and very evidently so,' Rachel scoffed to Extra TV in 2022.
'There's a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird. So we didn't do that this time.'
That same year, Zegler told Variety that her version of Snow White would be dreaming about becoming a 'fearless leader' rather than 'dreaming about true love.'
