Halle Bailey & Rachel Zegler Respond To Racist Backlash From Disney Projects
perezhilton.comHalle Bailey and Rachel Zegler have sadly been the target of racism after they landed their roles — but the way they handled the hate shows they are true Disney princesses at heart.
In a new Actors on Actors interview via Variety that premiered on Thursday, the two young actresses sat down and discussed their parts as Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Snow White in the upcoming Greta Gerwig film.
As we reported, 23-year-old Halle was the target of some seriously hateful comments after she gave it her all in the kid’s flick that premiered earlier this year, and the trend continued with 22-year-old Rachel getting the same treatment after being cast in 2025’s Snow White.
Just awful! In the interview, the West Side Story alum asked the singer if all the backlash got her down: To which 1/2 of Chloe x Halle responded: Aww!
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