Rachel Zegler sparks backlash for honoring original ‘Snow White’ actress after bashing 1937 film

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Rachel Zegler is being called a hypocrite online for posting a tribute to original “Snow White” actress Adriana Caselotti after she said the 1937 film is dated.

In her Instagram shared Monday, the 23-year-old star wore a new hairdo inspired by Caselotti, who voiced the Disney princess in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

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Zegler styled her dark brunette hair in a curly bob with a red bow. She also wore a gray off-the-shoulder top and had on a full face of makeup.

The post also featured a black-and-white photo of a young Caselotti — who died at age 80 in 1997 — next to a sketch of the animated Snow White.

In the final slide, Zegler posed in a black-and-white video where she looked to the side and laughed while showing off her inspired look.

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“Just had to pay homage to the original snow white, miss adriana caselotti, to whom i owe everything ❤️,” she captioned the post.

In the comments, fans blasted Zegler for honoring the same film that she’s bashed since she was cast in the new live-action remake.

“But you dissed the film you was in so so much,” one fan wrote.

“So you can pay homage to her ‘looks’ but can’t respect her story, kind of contradicts the whole idea of being a modern feminist perspective to the story, doesn’t it?” someone else said.

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A third person added, “Really you want to pay homage to her now. After all the nasty stuff you have been saying about her film. To [sic] little to [sic] late in my book.”

“You talk bad about this movie and now is your inspiration hahahahah,” a different comment read.

The Post has reached out to Zegler’s rep for comment.

Zegler’s “Snow White” movie, out March 21, has been at the center of multiple controversies, with the actress facing backlash for her comments about the original film.

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In 2022, Zegler told Extra TV that Prince Charming is “a guy who literally stalks her.”

“The original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so. There’s a big focus on her love story with the guy who literally stalks her. Weird, weird,” she said.

After promising that she’d bring “a modern edge” to the remake, Zegler told Variety, “I just mean that it’s no longer 1937. We absolutely wrote a ‘Snow White’ that . . . she’s not going to be saved by the prince, and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love; she’s going to be dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be.”

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Zegler addressed her controversial comments in a Vogue Mexico profile in February.

“I interpret people’s feelings about this film as passion for it, and what an honor to be able to be a part of something that people are so passionate about,” she said, adding, “We’re not always going to have the same feelings as everyone around us and all we can do is give our best.”

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The “West Side Story” star also sparked backlash after she went on a social media rant against those who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

In addition, there are rumors of a feud between Zegler and her co-star Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen. The duo, who are on opposite sides of the ongoing war in Israel-Palestine war, have barely been promoting the film together.

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A source told People last week that Gadot, 39, was mystified over Zegler’s comment about the original “Snow White” being “dated.”

“Gal’s attitude is that you don’t criticize and cause drama for a project you signed on to do,” the source said. “She just doesn’t get it.”

The remake is also facing backlash following Disney’s decision to replace the fairy tale’s seven dwarfs with CGI, leading fans to accuse the company of being too “politically correct” and “woke.”