When Rachel Zegler tweeted "free palestine" last year after sharing the trailer for her latest movie, the live-action "Snow White," millions of people saw it — more than 9 million, as of this week.
But until Tuesday, few knew the extent to which Zegler’s one-line tweet caused a firestorm for Disney as well as her co-star, Israeli actress Gal Gadot.
According to an article in Variety, the tweet caused the movie’s Jewish producer, Marc Platt, to fly to New York to meet with Zegler face-to-face.
It was far from Platt’s first encounter with the issue. His wife is Julie Platt, the chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, which has raised hundreds of millions for Israel following Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...’s October 7, 2023 massacre, which killed some 1,200 people and took another 251 hostages, launching the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
The content of their conversation is unknown, but the tweet stayed up — and caused more fallout: Zegler’s Israeli costar Gal Gadot received death threats, which led Disney to hire additional security for her, according to Variety.
Months later, after last year’s election, Zegler posted "F— Donald Trump
...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...
" and wished that his supporters "never know peace." That triggered another conversation with Platt; Disney hired a social media adviser who would approve her posts until the movie’s premiere this month.
The controversies surrounding Zegler may be one reason "Snow White" opened last weekend to a box office of just $43 million domestically, which fell far short of expectations. The film had a production budget of $270 million and a marketing budget of $100 million.
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