This fairy tale does not have a happy ending.
The son of “Snow White” producer Marc Platt slammed Rachel Zegler, 23, as “immature” and narcissistic after it was revealed his father flew to New York to speak to the film’s lead actress when she went political on X.
Jonah Platt, brother of actor Ben Platt, issued a scathing response to one negative commenter who wrote on his Instagram and tried to flip the script on his father.
The comment read, “Your dad flew to NYC to reprimand a young actress?” in reference to Variety’s bombshell report this week of the behind-the-scenes drama involving Disney and Zegler, who continuously divided potential moviegoers with her pro-Palestine and anti-Trump comments.
“Any words on this? Cuz that’s creepy as hell and uncalled for. People have the right to free speech no? Shame on your father,” the user added.
That’s when Jonah unloaded, revealing what he thought of the situation — and the actress who plays “Snow White” in Disney’s newly-released live-action remake.
“You really want to do this?” he responded.
“Yeah, my dad, the producer of the enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicly for,” Jonah wrote.
He made it clear that Zegler’s “actions clearly hurt the film’s box office.” While “Snow White” was No. 1 at the box office during its debut weekend, it grossed $87 million worldwide — a paltry amount for its $270 million budget.
“Free speech does not mean you’re allowed to say whatever you want in your private employment without repercussions,” Jonah continued. “Tens of thousands of people worked on that film and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires at the risk of the colleagues and crew and blue collar workers who depend on that movie to be successful.”
He ended his lengthy rant by stating, “Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged.”
While Jonah spoke his mind, he got mixed reactions from some users, who dragged his family into the drama.
“‘Had to leave his family’ is a crazy thing to say about a 67-year-old billionaire with adult children,’” one person commented.
“Momma Platt holding 38-year-old Jonah and 31-year-old Ben in her arms: ‘You’re going to see HER again aren’t you, while I’m here raising our babies,’” joked a second.
“Jonah Platt is damn near 40 and popping veins over a girl born in 2001 in Instagram comments…” added a third.
The Post reached out to representatives for Marc Platt and Rachel Zegler but did not hear back immediately.
Variety’s report came out on Tuesday, in which sources claimed that Gal Gadot, 39, who plays the Evil Queen in the new “Snow White,” was bombarded with death threats after her co-star Zegler thanked her fans for supporting the flick, then wrote, “and always remember, free palestine” on social media.
Gadot is Israeli and served in the Israel Defense Forces.
Disney had no choice but to pay for additional security to protect the “Wonder Woman” star, according to the report.
“She didn’t understand the repercussions of her actions as far as what that meant for the film, for Gal, for anyone,” an insider claimed.
After her meeting with Platt, Disney allegedly forked over money to also pay a “social media guru” to vet Zegler’s posts ahead of the March 21 premiere of “Snow White.”
While it’s long been claimed there was “tension” between Zegler and Gadot over their difference on the Gaza war, Variety alleged it was a different social media comment that caused a rift among the co-stars.
Responding to a post on Instagram following their joint Oscars appearance on March 2, Zegler allegedly called Gadot “a professional pageant queen,” which insiders said is “considered a dismissive way to describe a fellow actress.”
This is a developing story…
