Sean Lennon has clarified his comments regarding Snow White star Rachel Zegler.
Lennon, the son of Yoko Ono and late Beatles icon John Lennon, recently took to X/Twitter to say he “agree[d] the vilification” of Zegler had gone “too far”.
However, the musician added: “But she also acts like a spoiled, ungrateful and disconnected brat. So it’s no surprise.” The post has since been deleted.
This came after Zegler’s political opinions put her at odds with Disney, which reportedly hired a “social media guru” to vet her posts during the press tour for the new live-action remake of Snow White.
Following last year’s Presidential election, the actor wrote “Fuck Donald Trump” and “May Trump supporters … and Trump himself never know peace” online. The statement drew criticism from conservative commentators, leading Zegler to later apologise. Additionally, there had been divisive reactions to her comments about Palestine.
Okay this whole press cycle around me replying to someone’s tweet in which I essentially said, yes, the vitriol against Rachel is too much BUT she brought it on herself—it has all gotten very out of hand.
I feel I must reply even though it feels like giving more energy to…
— Seán Ono Lennon (@seanonolennon) April 1, 2025
Now, Lennon has take to his X account to clarify what he said. “OK this whole press cycle around me replying to someone’s tweet in which I essentially said, yes, the vitriol against Rachel is too much BUT she brought it on herself—it has all gotten very out of hand. I feel I must reply even though it feels like giving more energy to tabloid fodder.”
He went on to say that his original comment was a “flippant reply to someone’s tweet” and “I simply said she brought it on herself (but with spicier adjectives)”.
Lennon added: “I do regret using harsh language but I never imagined the @DailyMail AND the @nypost would bother writing articles about it. This is my own unforgivable naïveté, (fool me once).”
He continued: “For the record I have said many arrogant and ridiculous things in my youth AND continue to—-although less frequently—in my old age. Zegler is young and I can very much relate to being unable to subdue one’s own verbosity when speaking to the press. I remember an adult once telling me I suffered from the ‘arrogance of youth.’ He was right. (Now I suffer from the arrogance of old age.)
“I think Zegler is incredibly talented. To sing and act with such ease is something I could never personally imagine. I have immense respect for her. BUT the PR she did around the Snow White film made her seem very arrogant and ungrateful and ‘spoiled’ in my opinion as a life long Disney fan. (I can’t even begin to express the degree to which Fantasia shaped my musical and visual brain; and given the circumstances of my childhood, Bambi was incredibly meaningful in helping me process what happened to my father.)”
While he went on to say he hadn’t seen the entire film, from the clips he had seen he said he would agree that Zegler’s talent is “undeniable” although he felt Gal Gadot, seemed a bit less “spectacular” in her role as the Evil Queen.
He continued to critique the movie and wrapped up by saying: “I refuse to accept anyone framing my critique of Zegler’s PR campaign for Snow White as taking sides politically. This is not at all about politics. It’s about me being a life long Disney fan who admittedly takes their IP way too seriously for the age that I am.”
The movie has been review-bombed on IMDB, where it is currently ranked among the worst films ever. The film received a poor response from critics as well, with a “rotten” 41 per cent score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Gadot, who is Israeli, also recently shrugged off the backlash to her past pro-Israel comments. “When your compass is clear, your conscience is clean,” she said. “I know what I’m advocating for, and I know what I wish for the world.”
She served as part of the Israeli Defence Force in the ‘00s, and been a vocal supporter of Israel during the Hamas war and conflict in Gaza. She was also among 700 Hollywood stars who signed an open letter supporting Israel in the days after the initial Hamas attack.
