Heigh-ho, Disney: Free speech dilemma in the happiest place on Earth
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Disney embroiled in free speech disputes. The new Snow White actress defends her right to trash the original story, and the company says it's being punished for opposing Florida law.
Recently, Disney dropped all of its federal claims against the state of Florida over the company's public opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act. The only exception is its free speech claim that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has retaliated against the House of Mouse for speaking as a company against the law. (It has state litigation that is continuing on other claims.)
At the same time, Disney is facing another free speech controversy after Zegler used her casting as the new Snow White to denounce the entire premise and appeal of the original 1937 movie, calling Prince Charming a presumptive "stalker" and promising to ditch the whole love interest. She told an interviewer that Snow White is "not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love."