As the Gateway Pundit reported in February, actress Rachel Zegler of Disney’s remake of Snow White has been trying to do some damage control to walk back her many controversial statements over the last few years.
Now that the movie is set to open in a matter of days, various entertainment news outlets are reporting that the film’s premiere will be scaled back in terms of press and photographers.
It’s obvious why they’re doing this. They don’t want to give Zegler another opportunity to open her mouth and cause the movie to lose even more money.
Variety reports:
Disney Scales Back ‘Snow White’ Hollywood Premiere Amid Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot Controversies
Disney is hosting a Hollywood premiere of “Snow White” on March 15, but the studio won’t be rolling out a robust red carpet like it usually does.
The afternoon festivities will include a pre-party and screening at the El Capitan Theatre with titular star Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen, expected to attend. However, the red carpet will not include the dozens of media outlets usually invited by Disney to interview the cast and creatives at its premieres.
Instead, coverage will be limited to photographers and a house crew.
The studio did not comment for this story, but the scaled back plans come amid controversies surrounding the Marc Webb-directed film, which hits theaters March 21.
World politics have also come into play. Zegler has promoted “free Palestine” on social media. At the same time, Gadot, who is Israeli, has become an outspoken supporter of Israel on social media as well as in a passionate speech she delivered on March 4 when she was honored at the Anti-Defamation League’s annual summit in New York City. “Never did I imagine that on the streets of the United States, and different cities around the world, we would see people not condemning Hamas, but celebrating, justifying and cheering on a massacre of Jews,” she said, in part.
Notice how Variety tries to both-sides Zegler with co-star Gal Gadot. Gadot did nothing controversial.
Saying as Gadot did: “Never did I imagine that on the streets of the United States, and different cities around the world, we would see people not condemning Hamas, but celebrating, justifying and cheering on a massacre of Jews” is not controversial Variety.
— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) March 12, 2025
Gal Godot is Jewish. That’s not a controversy.
— Jaihawkk (@Jaihawkk) March 12, 2025
It’ll be fascinating to see how this movie does at the box office. The forecast is not good.
