Rachel Zegler acknowledged the backlash against her years-old comments about Disney’s Snow White live-action remake, attributing the kerfuffle to fan passion for the princess.

The actress stars as Snow White in Disney's upcoming live action movie, due in theaters March 21Rachel Zegler is chalking up criticism over Disney's live-action remake of Snow White to "passion" for the film and its characters.

There are a lot of reasons that Snow White could be one of those success stories, but the film has been mired in controversy for years thanks to everything from Rachel Zegler’s casting to expected changes to the source material.