In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the famous 1961 musical.

Zegler recalled the unsettling experience of being forced to prove your heritage to a room full of white executives.

Rachel Zegler is relatively new to Hollywood, but she's no stranger to controversy. As she prepares for the world to see her starring role in Disney's live action Snow White—a role that caused a lot of racist backlash as some felt that she wasn't “fair” enough to play the iconic Disney princess—she reflected on her experience in Hollywood as a young Latina actress,