How ‘West Side Story’ Tried to Contain Its Ansel Elgort Problem

When “West Side Story” star Ansel Elgort appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Dec.

8, he gushed about attending the lavish New York City premiere for the Steven Spielberg film at Lincoln Center.

He shared the advice the late Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics for the show, gave him after a recording session for the movie didn’t go well.

And he gamely demonstrated how, as a kid, he’d parade around his home performing music from “Fiddler on the Roof.”In other words, it was a standard, harmless late night talk show segment.

Unless, that is, you looked at the comments for Elgort’s appearance on the show’s YouTube page.A small sample:“Everyone who made this happen… should be extremely disappointed and disgusted with themselves.”“Hollywood waited a year hoping everyone would forget to try and bring Ansel back into the Hollywood scene.

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