The first statement on the photo from Disney was patently false, and they were forced to issue a correction within hours. And the photo of the
B Cast of Godspell Seven Magical Creatures was the actors and actresses who had that role in the movie before they got cut and replaced by CGI dwarves sometime in the last 90 days.
The second statement on the photo from Disney explained that there were two stand-ins shown in the photo, for Andrew Burnap and Rachel Zegler. (Which was obvious to anyone who had seen the photo, as those two actors weren't in the photo).
“The images that ran [in the Daily Mail] are not official film photos. These show stand-ins for some talent and do not feature Rachel Zegler or Andrew Burnap.” -Disney spokesman's statement to The Independent.
The Daily Mail, who initially released the infamous photo, was also following up with Disney after Disney wrongfully claimed the photo was not from the Snow White film set. In the follow up from the Daily Mail, they stated...
"This article has been amended since initial publication to correctly identify the actress portraying Snow White as an extra who stood in for post-production photography. Disney confirms that stand-ins were used for both Rachel Zegler and Andrew Burnap in these images. We are happy to clarify this point."
The photo had two stand-ins for Burnap and Zegler, and the seven magical creatures who just got fired...