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Rachel Zegler Claims West Side Story Bosses Questioned Her Colombian Heritage, Felt She Had to ‘Prove Identity to a Bunch of White Executives’

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Rachel Zegler Opens Up About Heritage Scrutiny and Snow White Backlash Rachel Zegler, 23, revealed in a recent Allure interview that executives behind West Side Story (2021) questioned her Colombian heritage during casting. The actress, who starred as María in Steven Spielberg’s remake, recalled feeling “utter confusion” as “a bunch of white executives” pressed her […]