Ariana DeBose Clarifies Post Criticizing West Side Story Costar Rachel Zegler

Ariana DeBose Quoted a Rachel Zegler Diss Without Checking Where It Came From

All the Snow White controversy explained, from Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot's rumored feud to complaints around the portrayal of the dwarves.

What Is Ariana DeBose Doing in the Snow White Drama?

Photo: Bruce Glikas/Wireimage Unlike the film’s box-office performance, the drama surrounding Snow White shows no signs of slowing down. In March, after what seemed like a pretty tense press tour and a disappointing audience turnout, Variety published a story that seemed to suggest that some people were blaming the movie’s poor performance on Rachel Zegler’s outspoken political stance. Producer Marc Platt (of Wicked and being-Ben’s-dad fame) rep…

Ariana DeBose Broke Her Silence After Accusations That She Shaded Rachel Zegler On Instagram

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Ariana DeBose Clarifies Post Criticizing West Side Story Costar Rachel Zegler

One day after Ariana DeBose reposted a quote from Jonah Platt criticizing her West Side Story costar Rachel Zegler, the Oscar winner insisted that she was unaware of its context.

Ariana DeBose Clarifies That She Isn't Anti-Rachel Zegler, Just Anti-Narcissism

On Tuesday, Ariana DeBose posted what she supposedly thought was simply an inoffensive condemnation of narcissism on her Instagram grid. Only, it wasn’t an inoffensive condemnation, but rather Ben Platt‘s 38-year-old brother’s deliberately offensive scolding of DeBose’s former co-star, Rachel Zegler. “Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged,” DeBose posted. Though it was without quote attribution, commenters very quickly informed…

Ariana DeBose speaks out after re-sharing shady post about Rachel Zegler

Queer actress Ariana DeBose has apologised after deleting a post that appeared to criticise Snow White star Rachel Zegler amid backlash to the film.  DeBose, who made history in 2022 by becoming the first out queer woman of colour to win an Oscar for her performance in West Side Story, has apologised after deleting a post that seemed to criticise Zeglar.  The post, which cited a statement made by Jonah Platt, the son of Snow White producer Marc …