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    Disney’s Snow White tanked – but it’s not because of Rachel Zegler

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    Disney’s Snow White tanked – but it’s not because of Rachel Zegler

    Cliff Notes – Disney’s Snow White tanked – but it’s not because of Rachel Zegler

    • Sean Ono Lennon faced backlash for calling Rachel Zegler a "spoiled, ungrateful and disconnected brat," highlighting the ongoing scrutiny of Zegler amid the film’s poor box office performance.
    • The controversy surrounding Zegler’s political views, particularly her support for Palestine, has been unfairly linked to the film’s financial failure, overshadowing her talent and contributions.
    • The discussion raises questions about the influence of "nepo babies" like Lennon and Jonah Platt, who critique Zegler while benefiting from their privileged backgrounds, suggesting a need for more diverse voices in cultural conversations.

    Disney’s Snow White tanked – but it’s not because of Rachel Zegler

    I felt a renewed sense of bone deep conviction that we let too many men be famous (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)

    Rachel Zegler is ‘exceptionally beautiful’ but a ‘spoiled, ungrateful and disconnected brat’.

    When I woke up to headlines that John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, had said that about Rachel Zegler, I felt a renewed sense of bone deep conviction that we let too many men be famous.

    Your dad wrote Imagine so you get to give your unsolicited opinion on the hotness of women you’ve never met? You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one absolutely sick of this s***. 

    Lennon’s social media remarks are just the latest in what has been a firestorm of controversy surrounding Disney’s Snow White remake – and nepo babies like Sean have been right in the centre of the action.

    To catch everyone up, Zegler, 23, stars as the titular princess in the controversial new film, while Gal Gadot appears as the Evil Queen. But despite high hopes, Snow White had a dismal start at the box office, amassing just $45million (£34.8m) in the US and $100m (£77.3m) worldwide in its opening weekend.

    Then, Variety released a piece on that some fans felt unfairly blamed Zegler’s views about President Donald Trump and Palestine for the poor performance.

    Some fans felt unfairly blamed Zegler’s views about President Donald Trump and Palestine for the poor performance (Picture: Disney Enterprises Inc)

    Not long after, Sean Ono Lennon chimed in with his two cents. In a now-deleted tweet, Lennon, 48, whose bio reads: ‘Mega Nepo Baby’ wrote: ‘Both Gal Gadot AND Rachel Zegler are exceptionally beautiful women. Some of y’all are bugging.’

    An X user replied to Lennon defending Zegler, as they said: ‘Both actresses are good performers, yet Zegler does not deserve the vilification that Variety and a lot of Disney “fan boys” are constantly giving her.’

    Then Lennon added: ‘I agree the vilification went too far. But she also acts like a spoiled, ungrateful and disconnected brat. So it’s no surprise.’

    Not only is there nothing more grating than a man snidely explaining, ‘Sorry, how women look actually does matter!’ but it’s bitterly funny for a man born into the kind of wealth and privilege Lennon was to call someone else ‘disconnected.’ 

    He joins another nepo baby – Snow White producer Mark Platt’s son, Jonah – in taking up too much space in a cultural conversation.

    After Zegler tweeted ‘always remember, free Palestine’ in August last year, Variety reported that producer of the film, Marc Platt, flew to New York to meet with Zegler in an attempt to get her to take the post down, which she allegedly refused. 

    It’s bitterly funny for a man born into the kind of wealth and privilege Lennon (pictured) was to call someone else ‘disconnected’ (Picture: Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

    So how did Jonah Platt get involved?

    In the aftermath of the report, a social media commenter posted on Platt’s Instagram saying : ‘Your dad flew to NYC to reprimand a young actress about this? Any words on this? Cuz that’s creepy as hell and uncalled for. People have the right to free speech, no? Shame on your father.’

    Jonah penned a fiery response, which he later deleted, but according to The Hollywood Reporter it read: ‘Yeah, my dad, the producer of enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20 year old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for.’

    Zegler (pictured) tweeted ‘always remember, free Palestine’ in August last year (Picture: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

    He added: ‘This is called adult responsibility and accountability. And her actions clearly hurt the film’s box office.’

    Between Lennon and Platt, one has to wonder why these men are qualified to share their opinions at all. 

    Lennon’s X post has hundreds of interactions and is being widely discussed online, while Platt’s statement has been published in nearly every major publication.

    And make no mistake, what Platt so condescendingly called shirking ‘adult responsibility’ and Lennon labelled acting like a ‘spoiled brat’ is free speech, plain and simple. 

    What Platt implied in his post is that Zegler should take the money she was given to play Snow White (Picture: Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

    Platt is correct that ‘free speech does not mean you’re allowed to say whatever you want’ without ‘repercussions’, but it looks to me like a mega-corporation attempting to shut down an actress’ ability to advocate for causes she believes in.

    What Platt implied in his post is that Zegler should take the money she was given to play Snow White and keep her mouth shut to avoid putting Disney’s investment in jeopardy. 

    Lennon seems to feel similarly, acting as though it’s somehow ‘ungrateful’ for Zegler to use her platform to express her politics. 

    Neither Lennon nor Platt mentioned that Zegler has weathered her share of ugliness, with controversy surrounding the film beginning nearly four years ago when Zegler, who is of Colombian descent, faced racist backlash after she was cast as Disney’s original princess, most famous for having ‘skin as white as snow.’

    Zegler, who is of Colombian descent, faced racist backlash after she was cast as Disney’s original princess (Picture: Walt Disney Studios)

    But this didn’t receive as much of the blame for the film’s failure as Zegler’s refusal to just shut up and look pretty, as it seems men like Platt and Lennon would prefer she do.  

    As I prepared to write a piece about this pair of Daddy’s boys and their bad online takes, I couldn’t help but feel hesitant to further platform their opinions. 

    They have a right, as much as Zegler, to share their views on anything they see fit. But the only reason we even know about them is their famous and powerful parents.

    What makes a culture interesting is diversity: Diversity of lived experience, diversity of opinion, and diversity of intersectional identity. 

    If nepo babies like Lennon and Platt think Rachel Zegler – an accomplished artist who has every right to use her platform as she sees fit – doesn’t deserve the influence she has, how can they possibly justify their own loud voices? 

    Maybe it’s time we let the nepo babies shout into the void until they can prove they have something valuable to say. Unfortunately, that day is not today.

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    Savanah is the Fashion news correspondent for WTX News. She has over 15 years experience in journalism and communications on a range of organisations, with roles that range from Reporting and Editorial to Brand Account Manager and production roles. She regularly writes features in Middle eastern Fashion and the latest trends coming through the world of fashion.

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