Ansel Elgort as Tony in West Side Story. Photo: Niko Tavernise/20th Century Studios I don’t know how you feel about musicals, but Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story reboot releases today, starring newcomer Rachel Zegler as Maria and Ansel Elgort as Tony. I don’t know how you feel about that, either. One of Hollywood’s more divisive names, Elgort has reportedly been keeping a low profile since last summer, when a fan accused him of sexually assaulting her.
In response to the woman’s post, Elgort posted his own statement to Instagram. “Her description of events is simply not what happened,” he wrote. “I have never and would never assault anyone.” Elgort went on to acknowledge that he had a “brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship” with the Twitter user, who — even at 17 — met New York’s legal standard for consent. He did apologize for his “attitude” during the breakup, which, according to Elgort, was actually him “ghosting” the girl.
Elgort scrubbed his account sometime after posting about the first allegation. As of December 2021, he is back to posting, but so far only about West Side Story. While we are here: What are people saying about West Side Story? Generally speaking? It seems like a lot of reviewers had a nice time watching it: The New York Times called it “a dazzling display of filmmaking craft that also feels raw, unsettled and alive.” The Atlantic deemed it an “undeniable triumph,” and NPR, “undeniably resonant.” According to Variety, it’s “a gritty, rousing upgrade.
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