Actress Rachel Zegler is apologizing for her social media rant in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters that wished they by no means knew peace.
“I wish to sincerely apologize for the election publish I shared on my Instagram final week,” she wrote. “I let my feelings get the perfect of me. Hatred and anger have induced us to maneuver additional and additional away from peace and understanding, and I’m sorry I contributed to the adverse discourse.”
She added it had been an emotional time and everybody had a proper to their opinion, pledging to contribute “positively towards a greater tomorrow.”
Zegler, who’s taking part in Snow White in Disney’s reboot of the traditional story, posted a profane assault on Trump and his supporters on Instagram Tales after the election, expressing disgust along with his victory over Kamala Harris and the nation for voting him in.
“Snow White” reboot actress Rachel Zegler. (Gilbert Flores/Selection by way of Getty Photos)
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“I discover myself speechless within the midst of this. One other 4 years of hatred, leaning us in direction of a world I don’t need to stay in,” Zegler wrote. “Leaning us in direction of a world that will likely be laborious to boost my daughter in. Leaning us in direction of a world that can pressure her to have a child she would not need. Leaning us in direction of a world that’s fearful.”
She additionally stated the nation had a “deep illness” and it was “terrifying” how many individuals backed Trump’s imaginative and prescient for the nation. Trump trounced Harris within the Electoral School, sweeping all battleground states, and he is on monitor to win the nationwide well-liked vote as properly.
Zegler additionally wrote, “Could Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself by no means know peace,” and he or she known as on her supporters to desert X, the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
“F—Donald Trump,” she added.
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President-elect Donald Trump gestures after talking throughout an America First Coverage Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago property, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Seaside, Fla. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
Zegler’s sharp feedback drew fast backlash, in addition to hypothesis it might damage Disney’s launch of “Snow White” in 2025.Â
Zegler, 23, has by no means been shy about expressing her opinion, additionally calling on voters to assist Harris through the marketing campaign or else doubtlessly lose the best to vote. Earlier this 12 months, she posted, “free Palestine” on the finish of a publish encouraging folks to look at “Snow White,” in a transfer interpreted by some critics as an assault on her Israeli co-star, Gal Gadot.
Zegler rose to fame taking part in Maria within the “West Aspect Story” remake in 2021 and is at the moment taking part in Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet” on Broadway.
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Fox Information Digital reached out to Zegler’s reps for remark and was directed to her social media apology. Fox Information Digital additionally reached out to Disney.Â
