The release of Disney’s live-action Snow White was surrounded by controversy involving its star, Rachel Zegler. Many rumors spread alleging Zegler was fired from the project, stirred up by her outspoken political views and a supposed feud with co-star Gal Gadot.

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.

First came right-wingers upset that Rachel Zegler, cast as Snow White, is not, in fact, white. They liked her even less when they found out she supports Palestine. Then the studio cast Gal Godot as the Evil Queen, and Peter Dinklage had something to say about the dwarves. And then things got weird.