Rachel Zegler is starring in Disney's "Snow White" remake. Here's what to know about the rising star.

This is a culmination of years of racist backlash. Like Halle Bailey before her, when Rachel was first cast in the role in June of 2021, she received a lot of criticism from people who took issue with a Disney princess being played by a woman of color.

( NewsNation) — The son of “Snow White” producer Marc Platt is blaming star Rachel Zegler for the underperformance of Disney’s remake of the 1937 classic “Snow White” at the box office. Jonah Platt, who hosts the podcast “Being Jewish,” criticized Zegler for “dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting a movie.”