‘Snow White’ Faces Mixed Reactions as Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler Navigate Tensions and Box Office Pressure

Snow White’s snippy stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot barely acknowledged each other on the press tour for the live-action Disney movie amid their polar opposite views on the Israel-Palestine conflict and Hollywood heavyweights are taking sides in the international dispute, sources spill.

After Zegler, 23, who plays the title character in the fairy tale flick, introduced its first official trailer at an in-person event, she thanked fans on X and added, “and always remember, free Palestine.”

Sources say throwing fuel on the fire, the sassy West Side Story gal also dismissively called Miss Israel 2004 Gadot a “professional pageant queen” in a recent Instagram reply!

But sources tattle it was Zegler’s incendiary political remark that touched a raw nerve in Hollywood!

Backlash has been growing over celebrities voicing condemnation for Israel over its military campaign in Gaza following the Palestinian terror group Hamas’ brutal invasion of the Jewish state on Oct. 7, 2023 — a violent rampage that saw more than 1,200 people killed and 251 hostages taken.

Israeli-born Gadot, 39, who long ago served in her nation’s Defense Forces, spoke out March 4 at the Anti-Defamation League’s annual summit in New York City, saying, “Never did I imagine that on the streets of the United States … we would see people not condemning Hamas, but celebrating, justifying and cheering on a massacre of Jews.”

The Wonder Woman beauty’s stirring speech came days before that of Friends alum David Schwimmer, 58, who took Holly wood to task at an ADL event for the silence of some A-listers in the face of what he described as antisemitism festering in America.

Schwimmer had earlier called out rapper Kanye West for spouting “I love Hitler” online and suggesting Jews are not trustworthy.
egler’s public support for Palestine, including a “Free Palestine” tweet during the film’s promotion, drew attention. This contrasted with co-star
But West, as sources note, isn’t alone among celebs who have criticized Israel or made antisemitic remarks.

Tomb Raider’s Angelina Jolie — a former humanitarian ambassador for the UN — has railed against Israel for bombing innocents. Avengers superhero Mark Ruffalo demanded sanctions against the Jewish state for aggression against Palestinians, and Harry Potter witch Emma Watson called for “solidarity” with the Palestinian people.

But sources say simmering tensions exploded when pro-and anti-Israel protesters clashed last month at Gadot’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony!

“Snow White already drew backlash for some of the woke changes made in bizarrely inclusive casting and rewrites,” says an industry mole, who adds the political hubbub didn’t help Disney’s latest misfire, which earned a meager $43 million in its first weekend in theaters! “People are getting tired of politics being forced into family entertainment.”