Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens Demolish Rachel Zegler: Snow White’s Woke Flop Sparks a Brutal Beatdown

On April 4, 2025, conservative powerhouses Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens teamed up to deliver a blistering, no-holds-barred assault on Rachel Zegler, the embattled star of Disney’s live-action Snow White remake, turning her into the internet’s punching bag of the week. The duo, known for their sharp tongues and unapologetic takes, tore into Zegler over the film’s catastrophic box office flop and her outspoken political stances, accusing her of alienating fans and tanking a beloved classic with “woke” nonsense. As X lights up with reactions and the fallout spreads, this double-barreled takedown has left Zegler’s career teetering and Disney scrambling, marking a seismic clash that’s as entertaining as it is explosive.

The saga traces back to Snow White’s tortured journey, hitting theaters March 21, 2025, after years of controversy. Zegler, 23, cast in 2021 as a “modern” Snow White, sparked outrage early with comments trashing the 1937 original—calling it “weird” and the prince a “stalker”—and pitching her version as a feminist reboot sans romance. “She’s not dreaming of true love; she’s dreaming of leadership,” Zegler told Variety in 2022, igniting #NotMySnowWhite. Fast-forward to release: the $200 million film opened to a measly $43 million domestically, saddled with a D+ CinemaScore—Disney’s worst for a live-action remake—and a YouTube trailer racking up 1.5 million dislikes. Critics panned it as “preachy” and “soulless”; audiences stayed away. Enter Kelly and Owens, ready to pounce.

Megyn Kelly, the ex-Fox News titan turned SiriusXM host, fired the first salvo on her April 3 show. “Rachel Zegler’s career is over—done,” she declared, voice dripping with disdain. “She alienated half the country, told Trump supporters to ‘F off,’ and turned Snow White into a woke disaster. She’s annoying, insufferable, and encapsulates everything people can’t stand.” Kelly, 54, pointed to Zegler’s November 2024 Instagram rant—“May Trump supporters and Trump himself never know peace”—which sparked boycott calls and her own Ruthless podcast demand that Disney “fire her.” “She’s a pig,” Kelly had raged then, citing Disney’s 2021 axing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian for less. Now, with Snow White’s flop, Kelly crowed vindication: “Maybe don’t spit on your audience next time.”

Candace Owens, the 35-year-old conservative provocateur, piled on via her YouTube channel on March 25, days after the film’s debut. “Rachel Zegler destroyed Snow White—and Disney let her,” Owens blasted in a 20-minute rant titled “Candace Owens DESTROYS Rachel Zegler Over WOKE Snow White Flop,” clocking 2 million views. “This girl took a fairy tale about kindness and turned it into a girl-boss lecture nobody asked for. She’s a cultural vandal—arrogant, entitled, and out of touch.” Owens zeroed in on Zegler’s Latina casting—“Snow White’s not ‘white as snow’ anymore”—and her “Free Palestine” X posts, accusing her of “pandering to the woke mob” while “trashing half of America.” “Disney’s bleeding cash, and she’s the face of the failure,” Owens smirked.

The internet erupted. X lit up with #ZeglerDestroyed—3 million posts by Friday night—memes of Kelly and Owens as tag-team wrestlers slamming Zegler into a “woke” dumpster racking up 800,000 likes. Clips of Kelly’s “she’s done” and Owens’ “cultural vandal” lines went viral, with YouTube montages—“Megyn & Candace vs. Rachel: The Reckoning”—hitting 5 million plays. “They cooked her—Snow White’s officially canceled,” one X user posted, with a coffin emoji. Another quipped, “Zegler’s career just got the Evil Queen’s apple—poisoned and gone.” MAGA fans cheered—“Finally, someone said it!”—while Zegler’s defenders cried foul: “This is bullying—leave her alone,” one tweeted, launching #StandWithRachel (1.2 million posts).

The film’s failure gave Kelly and Owens ammo. Snow White’s $43 million opening trailed The Little Mermaid’s $118 million (2023), with global totals stalling at $120 million against a $250 million budget (including reshoots). Disney’s stock dipped 4% this week—tariffs and boycotts didn’t help—but the film’s D+ score and 38% test audience approval sealed its doom. “They spent millions to alienate fans,” Kelly sneered, citing Zegler’s “stalker” jab and the CGI “magical creatures” replacing dwarves—Peter Dinklage’s 2022 critique of “backward” stereotypes forced the pivot. Owens doubled down: “Kids want fairy tales, not propaganda—Zegler’s the poster child for Hollywood’s collapse.”

Zegler’s political baggage fueled the fire. Her Trump tirade—deleted, then apologized for (“I let my emotions get the best of me”)—drew Kelly’s ire pre-release, with calls to “redo the film.” Her “Free Palestine” X post alongside Snow White promo irked Disney execs, per Variety, who’d begged her to “tone it down.” Owens called it “virtue signaling gone wrong,” tying it to co-star Gal Gadot’s pro-Israel stance—rumored tension kept them apart on press tours. “She picked a fight with half the country and lost,” Kelly said, noting Trump’s 75 million voters. X users agreed: “Don’t bite the hand that buys tickets,” one posted, with a boycott hashtag.

Disney’s in crisis mode. The downsized March 15 premiere—no red carpet, just a screening—signaled panic; actor Martin Klebba (Grumpy) told THR it dodged “blowback from Rachel.” The studio’s silent on Kelly and Owens’ attacks, but insiders say execs blame Zegler’s “unfiltered” mouth—her 2022 “weird” quip and 2024 Trump rant—for poisoning the well. “They wanted a princess, not a pundit,” one source told Deadline. A Disney+ dump looms—Mufasa’s $400 million theatrical win mocks Snow White’s fate. “This is their Cats,” said analyst Jeff Bock. “A $200 million lesson in misreading fans.”

Kelly and Owens’ tag-team wasn’t subtle. Kelly, a seasoned broadcaster, framed Zegler as a cautionary tale—“She’s what happens when you let ego trump talent”—while Owens, a YouTube juggernaut, went cultural warrior: “She’s the woke virus killing Disney’s soul.” Their synergy—Kelly’s gravitas, Owens’ edge—hit Zegler from both sides. “They’re not wrong—film’s a dud,” one X user posted, with a Snow White poster in flames. Critics, though, saw venom: “This is personal, not professional,” tweeted MSNBC’s Joy Reid. “They’re gleeful bullies.”

Zegler’s reeling. Her X went quiet post-March 20—“I’m still here,” her last defiant note—after a teary Cosmopolitan interview revealed harassment: fans at her apartment, screaming slurs over her Latina roots. “For being brown, for playing Snow White,” she said. Her $10 million Disney deal’s in limbo—Pirates and Mufasa roles “on hold”—and indie gigs (Y2K) are her lifeline. “She’s crushed,” a friend told People. “Kelly and Owens broke her spirit.” Allies like Halle Bailey—“Rachel’s a gem”—rallied, but the damage sticks. “She’s a lightning rod—too loud, too young,” said PR expert Eden Gillott.

The broader fallout’s grim. Disney’s remake pipeline—Hercules, Lilo & Stitch—wobbles; “No more woke experiments,” one X user demanded. Trump’s tariff war—Canada’s boycott, China’s 34% levy—piles on; Snow White merch sits unsold, down 70% from Mermaid. Kelly and Owens revel: “She’s the face of failure,” Owens said, while Kelly predicted, “Hollywood’s next casualty.” X debates rage—“They’re right, she’s toxic” vs. “This is misogyny”—but the verdict’s in: Zegler’s Snow White is DOA.

As Kelly and Owens bask in their viral win, Zegler’s a cautionary tale—talent drowned by politics and hubris. Disney’s licking wounds, the internet’s feasting, and two conservative queens reign supreme. “Rachel who?” one X meme asked, with Kelly and Owens laughing. The crushing’s complete—Snow White’s glass slipper’s shattered, and Zegler’s picking up the pieces.