Rachel Zegler has apologized for feedback she made following Donald Trump’s re-election, which included “Fuck Donald Trump” and “Could Trump supporters … and Trump himself by no means know peace.” Her remarks drew backlash from conservatives together with Megyn Kelly, who demanded she be fired from Disney’s live-action “Snow White.”
“Hello everybody, I wish to sincerely apologize for the election put up I shared on my Instagram final week. I let my feelings get one of the best of me,” Zegler wrote on Instagram. “Hatred and anger have precipitated us to maneuver additional and additional away from peace and understanding, and I’m sorry I contributed to the destructive discourse.”
She continued, “This week has been emotional for thus many people, however I firmly imagine that everybody has the correct to their opinion, even when it differs from my very own. I’m dedicated to contributing positively towards a greater tomorrow.”
In an Instagram story posted after the election, the “West Aspect Story” and “Romeo + Juliet” star wrote that she was “speechless” in anticipation of “one other 4 years of hatred.”
“There’s additionally a deep, deep illness on this nation that’s proven within the sheer quantity of people that confirmed up for this man who threatens our democracy,” Zegler wrote of Trump, who beat Kamala Harris in each the Electoral Faculty and in style vote. She continued, “Sending like to everybody who wants it in the present day” and emphasised the significance of native politics, earlier than signing off her word with, “Fuck Donald Trump.”
Zegler, whose feedback about “Snow White” have beforehand landed her within the crosshairs of the tradition conflict, as soon as once more discovered herself on the heart of right-wing outrage. On her SiriusXM radio present, Kelly lambasted the 23-year-old actor, saying, “Hey, Disney! You’re gonna need to redo your movie once more, as a result of this girl is a pig, and also you fired Gina Carano for much lower than this nonsense. She has to go. I’m sorry, Disney, she has to go proper now … There’s one thing improper with this particular person.”
Kelly was referencing Disney’s firing of Carano from “The Mandalorian” after the actor in contrast the therapy of conservatives in America to that of Jews within the Holocaust.
Zegler is a Golden Globe-winning actor who’s at present starring on Broadway in “Romeo + Juliet.” After launching her profession in Steven Spielberg’s “West Aspect Story” reboot, she went on to land roles in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and led the “Starvation Video games” spinoff “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” She additionally had a voice function in Netflix’s animated movie “Spellbound” and is in Kyle Mooney’s catastrophe comedy “Y2K.”
