Just over a month after their movie West Side Story hit theaters, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno are speaking about the sexual assault allegations against their co-star Ansel Elgort.
A woman named Gabby accused Elgort, 27, of sexually assaulting her when she was just 17 in 2014, from a social media account that has since been deleted.
Elgort admitted that he did have a 'brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship' with the woman, but denied any assault or wrongdoing, with his co-stars speaking about the allegations for the first time in a lengthy profile for The Hollywood Reporter.
Speaking: Just over a month after their movie West Side Story hit theaters, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno are speaking about the sexual assault allegations against their co-star Ansel Elgort
Accused: A woman named Gabby accused Elgort, 27, of sexually assaulting her when she was just 17 in 2014, from a social media account that has since been deleted
Their side: Elgort admitted that he did have a 'brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship' with the woman, but denied any assault or wrongdoing, with his co-stars speaking about the allegations for the first time in a lengthy profile for The Hollywood Reporter
Zegler, 20, made her feature film debut in West Side Story, beating out over 30K other actresses to play Maria, the young woman that Elgort's character Tony falls for.
The actress has been asked several times to weigh in on the controversy, which she finally does in this wide-ranging THR cover story.
'We made a movie two and a half years ago, and a lot has gone on in the world since then,' Zegler began.
Debut: Zegler, 20, made her feature film debut in West Side Story, beating out over 30K other actresses to play Maria, the young woman that Elgort's character Tony falls for
