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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Rachel Zegler doesn't want to give online trolls satisfaction by taking a social media break

    The 23-year-old star faced a backlash when her casting in the live-action remake of 'Snow White' was announced because people were unhappy that the fictional character was being portrayed by a person of colour but she won't give her critics the "satisfaction" of knowing they have upset her by taking a step back from the online world


    She told Variety: "I don't like to give them the satisfaction of knowing they hurt me in the moment.

    "You give them a lot of power by taking a social media break."

    The West Side Story' actress is excited to play Snow White because of what the character means to her mom.

    She said: "She was my mom's favourite princess.

    "When she was growing up, there weren't a lot of dark-haired princesses, and that was the one she could relate to."

    Rachel previously said that she is thankful for the backlash she received from her 'Snow White' casting as "nothing can hurt anymore."

    In conversation with fellow actor and singer Halle Bailey on an episode of Variety's Actors on Actors series, Rachel said: "That nothing can hurt anymore because they've said the worst that can be said.

    "You just say, 'Thank you so much for this. I have a lot of love in my life, and I'm very thankful.' We get to do our work and have that speak for itself instead.

    "As much as you'd like to remind people verbally that being in the spotlight doesn't absolve you of your humanity - that you're allowed to have human moments - it doesn't necessarily do what you want it to do. It fuels them more.

    "So it's choosing to be present and know that they're probably just having a really hard day. And I'm putting out a movie."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

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