Britney Spears and Rachel Zegler Drama Explained as Apologises for Doing a Dramatic Reading
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Rachel Zegler and Britney Spears
Taking to Twitter, West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler apologized for performing a dramatic Britney Spears monologue. Jamie Lynn Spears reacted in a strong manner to the former’s reading of Britney’s tweets to her sister.
Throughout the show, the 20-year-old actress impersonated the singer. Among the tweets, she read out loud was: Jamie Lynn, congrats babe! You’ve stooped to a whole new level of low. I’ve never been around you ever with a knife or would I ever even think to do much!
Britney was allegedly locked in a room holding a knife along with her sister Jamie Lynn, according to an interview with Juju Chang on Nightline. In response to Jamie Lynn’s knife revelations, the above tweets were sent.
What was Rachel Zegler’s apology?
According to Rachel Zegler, she “loves Britney” and says she will always be behind her despite the criticism she received for the monologue. In a tweet, she told her 164.1k followers she didn’t mean to disrespect the singer and that she wasn’t thinking clearly about how the monologue would be viewed. According to her tweet, she apologized to people whom she may have upset or disappointed.
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Britney and am rooting for her always. While I meant no disrespect whatsoever, I should have thought about how this could be perceived, and I’m so sorry for upsetting or disappointing anyone. (1/2)
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) January 17, 2022Advertisement
She also stressed the gravity of the Britney Spears conservatorship situation in another tweet. Throughout the tweet, she thanked her fans for holding her accountable for her actions. According to her tweet, this is not a situation to be taken lightly and we should all be supporting Britney during this trying time.
“Thanks for hearing me out, and a big thank you to all who held me accountable.”
This is not a situation to be taken lightly, and we should all be lifting Britney up in this pivotal time. Thanks for hearing me out, and a big thank you to all who held me accountable. (2/2)
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) January 17, 2022
People supported her for recognizing her mistakes
After tweeting her apology statement, the actress’ supporters inundated the actress’ account with messages of support. A great deal of praise went to her for recognizing her mistakes and apologizing for them. Moreover, it was stated that she should learn from her mistakes since she was “still young.”
One user wrote that she forgives Rachel 100%. To see all the hate and backlash she received, she said, was really sad. “People need to understand that you’re still young and you’re still learning.”
I 100% forgive you, Rachel. It was really sad to see all the hate and backlash you got, people need to understand that you’re still young and you’re still learning. People make mistakes all the time.
— 🌟TheRDJ64🌟 | Tobey in NWH Hype (@TheRDJ64) January 17, 2022
Thank you for addressing it! 💖
Another said that we must remember that Rachel is still ‘very, very young’ and is only regaining ground lost through two years of the pandemic.
That’s exactly the right attitude, but we need to remember that you’re so very, very young and still recovering ground lost to two years of pandemic at a crucial time for you. I see nothing to hold you accountable for.
— ebergan (@EberganEpbjr) January 18, 2022
I think sometimes everything on networks is magnified. The most important thing is to apologize and not point fingers. We are people and we can make mistakes. ❤️
— •pam• ✨ (@pamheights) January 17, 2022
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
