‘Snow White’ reboot star responds to backlash over her comments criticizing original 1937 film: ‘Made me sad’

The star of Disney’s live action "Snow White" reboot, Rachel Zegler, is defending herself from backlash she received after calling out the "weird" love story in the original animated film years ago.

In a new interview with Variety, Zegler accused her critics of taking her comments "out of context" after interview footage from 2022 featured her chiding the original movie as old-fashioned in its depiction of romance between Snow White and the prince that saved her.

"In all honesty, it made me sad that it was taken in such a way...