More drama than a fairy tale.
Variety published a bombshell report on Tuesday with alleged inside information on the behind-the-scenes beef between “Snow White” stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.
Sources claimed that the actresses didn’t have “bad blood” and “got along well” when they filmed the controversial Disney flick — but “things got awkward” for the pair before the movie’s March 21 release. 
While Zegler, 23, and Gadot, 39, seemingly clashed because of their opposing views on the war in Gaza, they reportedly fell out over a social media comment made by Zegler earlier this month.
A poster for Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White” in Korean.©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett CollectionAccording to Variety, Zegler called Gadot “a professional pageant queen” in an Instagram reply after they presented an award together at the Oscars on March 2.
Sources said that the remark is “considered a dismissive way to describe a fellow actress.”
Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot onstage at the Oscars on March 2, 2025Disney via Getty Images
Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot presented the Oscar for Best Visual Effects together at the 2025 Academy Awards.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
In the lead-up to the film’s release, Disney decided to have Zegler and Gadot mostly do press separately. That decision, according to Variety’s sources, “fueled the perception of a feud” between the two.
Zegler and Gadot were reportedly “mostly kept apart” at the scaled-back “Snow White” premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15.
Gal Gadot, film producer Marc Platt and Rachel Zegler at the “Snow White” premiere on March 15.Getty Images for Disney
For the screening that immediately followed the premiere, Zegler allegedly sat two rows ahead of Gadot and her family, per Variety.
The outlet said that by the time of the premiere, “Disney had given up hope that the film could overcome the backlash” that was overshadowing it.
Additionally, there was tension between the actresses after Zegler wrote “Free Palestine” on X around the time the first trailer for “Snow White” was released online in August 2024. (Gadot is Israeli.)
Rachel Zegler attends the world premiere of “Snow White” in LA.AFP via Getty Images
According to Variety, “Snow White” producer Marc Platt flew to New York to meet with Zegler about her pro-Palestinian post, which she allegedly refused to delete.
Variety also claimed that Gadot received death threats and Disney had to pay for extra security for her.
Gal Gadot at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on March 18.AFP via Getty Images
“She didn’t understand the repercussions of her actions as far as what that meant for the film, for Gal, for anyone,” one insider told Variety of Zegler.
The Post has reached out to Zegler, Gadot and Disney for comment.
Gal Gadot plays the Evil Queen and Rachel Zegler portrays Snow White.©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection
Along with the “Free Palestine” remark, Zegler caused controversy by trashing the original “Snow White” movie before the remake’s release. She called the Prince character “a stalker” and promised that her film would be more “modern” than the “dated” animated classic.
The “West Side Story” actress also lashed out at supporters of President-elect Donald Trump following the 2024 election, prompting some Disney fans to vow to boycott the film.
Rachel Zegler on the set of “Snow White.”Instagram/@rachelzelger
Variety said Disney “had had enough” of Zegler after the Trump post. Platt, 67, allegedly met with Zegler again, and she began working with a social media guru paid for by Disney to vet her posts before the movie came out, the outlet reported.
Despite the many controversies, Zegler has been celebrating “Snow White” finally coming out in theaters.
On the day of the film’s release, Zegler shared an Instagram tribute with a slew of on-set photos — none of which featured Gadot as the Evil Queen.
Zegler called the film “a life-changing experience” and said she “became a real adult during the course” of making the movie.
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