Ariana DeBose deletes post criticising West Side Story costar Rachel Zegler amid backlash, issues clarification

Ariana DeBose was criticised after she shared an Instagram post which had a quote that was criticism of her West Side Story costar Rachel Zegler.

Ariana DeBose faced backlash for posting a picture which had a quote that was critical of her West Side Story costar Rachel Zegler. She deleted the Instagram post and issued a clarification, saying that she ‘did not do any research on where this quote came from.’ The quote was from a recent comment made by Jonah Platt, who the son of Snow White producer Marc Platt. 

About the controversy

It all started when Ariana posted a quote which read, "Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged." That was a comment made by Jonah Platt, son of Snow White producer Marc Platt. A few days ago had criticised Rachel for making political comments and said how that has hurt the Disney remake's box office performance.