Somehow, this decade-old drama is still heating up!
18.01.2022 - 22:44 / justjared.com
Rachel Zegler has released a formal apology after she received tons of backlash for the dramatic reading she did of Britney Spears‘ tweets.
The 20-year-old West Side Story actress performed a monologue of Britney‘s tweets directed at her younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears.
One person tweeted, “Rachel Zegler — people aren’t all of a sudden not liking her just bc it’s trendy. She took someone’s trauma & did a weird ass monologue for her own pleasure.”
Click inside to read what Rachel said in her apology…
Rachel took to her Twitter account on Monday afternoon (January 17) to apologize.
“Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Britney and am rooting for her always. While I meant no disrespect whatsoever, I should have thought about how this could be perceived, and I’m so sorry for upsetting or disappointing anyone,” Rachel tweeted. “This is not a situation to be taken lightly, and we should all be lifting Britney up in this pivotal time. Thanks for hearing me out, and a big thank you to all who held me accountable.”
Rachel recently reacted to news about a West Side Story sequel being written for the stage.
Somehow, this decade-old drama is still heating up!
breakout “West Side Story” star, 20, discussed her casting as a Latina Snow White in the upcoming Disney live-action film and the immense backlash she received.Zegler got candid with actor Andrew Garfield for Variety’s Actors on Actors roundtable where she blasted the hate.“When it was announced, it was a huge thing that was trending on Twitter for days, because all of the people were angry,” she told the “Eyes of Tammy Faye” star, 38.Garfield then quipped, “Ah, those people. The people that we need to educate.
The feud between Britney Spears and her sister Jamie Lynn Spears keeps growing, now that the iconic sister claims the Nickelodeon actress should take a lie detector test.The 40-year-old artist posted a lengthy message sharing her thoughts on Jamie Lynn’s best seller book, declaring that the timing of her book release was “unbelievable,” refering to Britney’s new found freedom following the end of her 13-year conservatorship, in which she experienced difficult and traumatizing situations.Britney went on to accuse her sister of lying, posting a video from a recent episode of ‘The Real,’ where the hosts talked about the information in Jamie’s new memoir ‘Things I Should Have Said.’“National best seller ???? DUH…. the timing of your book was unbelievable Jamie Lynn … especially knowing the whole world had no clue what was really done to me !!!!” Britney continued, “My whole family including you is saying YOU DIDN’T KNOW ….
Rachel Zegler is speaking out about the backlash around her being cast as Snow White in the upcoming live action adaptation.
Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick … Boom!,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.What do Andrew Garfield and Rachel Zegler have in common? To start, they both love the theater, musicals — and each other. “You are in my favorite movie of the year,” Garfield tells 20-year-old Zegler on a recent video conversation about her first film role, as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.”“You are in my favorite movie of the year,” Zegler gushes back to Garfield about his turn as the composer Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” And she’s also a super fan of Garfield’s surprise return to playing Peter Parker in the box office phenomenon “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” a movie that made her sob.
Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears is seemingly not going away anytime soon, as the «Toxic» singer once again slammed her sister as «scum» over her memoir, .Britney took to Instagram on Friday and posted a lengthy caption in which she goes after Jamie Lynn for a myriad of reasons, from the timing of her book and sarcastically congratulating as a «best seller» to accusing her of lying.
Rachel Zegler is seemingly throwing shade at her West Side Story co-star Ansel Elgort, just a couple days after commenting on the allegations against him.
Britney Spears has branded her sister Jamie Lynn as "scum" in another furious rant.Toxic singer Britney, 40, hit out at her younger sibling Jamie Lynn, 30, as she shared a clip of The Real talkshow hosts discussing Jamie Lynn's recent book release.The talkshow hosts were seen defending Britney in the clip as one says: "If you wanna clear your name who is it important to clear your name to? Your sister or the masses of people?" Britney then hit out at her sibling in the caption as she wrote: "National best seller ???? DUH Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.
are touching on the 2020 allegation made against Ansel Elgort.In June of 2020, a woman named Gabby claimed in a since-deleted post that Elgort sexually assaulted her in 2014, when she was 17. At the time, Elgort vehemently denied the sexual assault allegation, stating in a statement that they had «a brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship.»The allegation was tweeted nine months after wrapped filming and then became a topic of discussion leading up to the release.
Rachel Zegler is finally sharing her thoughts about her onscreen love interest’s sexual assault allegations.
Ansel Elgort’s “West Side Story” co-stars Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and Rita Moreno have spoken to The Hollywood Reporter about the sexual assault allegations made against the actor.
Speaking out. Nearly two years after Ansel Elgort was accused of sexual assault, his West Side Story costars — including leading lady Rachel Zegler — are opening up about the allegations.
In June of 2020, an allegation was made against Ansel Elgort saying that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl back in 2014.
Rachel Zegler had the ultimate New Jersey experience.
Britney Spears has been swamped with family drama but fortunately, she has the support of her loving fiancé Sam Ashgari. She just broke free from the conservatorship her father Jamie Spears put her under and she has been feuding with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears but a source close to Britney told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Sam has been helping her cope. “Britney has appreciated Sam more than ever and he has really been there for her in every way,” the source shared.
Everyday, we understand Britney Spears a bit more — but having a translator really helps!
Saying sorry. West Side Story star Rachel Zegler apologized for reenacting Britney Spears‘ Twitter note to her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, in the midst of their highly publicized feud.