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June 9, 2023

Opinion: Disney’s Decision To Make ‘The Little Mermaid’ Exclusionary Is Why The Film Bombed At The Box Office

Disney is finding out the hard way that playing the racism card was not the winning hand that would lead…
Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action THE LITTLE MERMAID. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2023 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
May 26, 2023

‘The Little Mermaid’: Chinese State Run Media Warns Disney To Stop Pushing Racism Narrative Around Fairy Tales Or They Will Lose Their “Magic Glory”

An article in China's Global Time, an English-language outlet run by the Communist Party of China, warns The Walt Disney…
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: The Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey reads The Little Mermaid: Make a Splash in the Reading Nook during The White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Disney)
April 10, 2023

Disney Makes Desperate Attempt At Marketing ‘The Little Mermaid’ By Having Halle Bailey Read Movie Tie-In Book At Official White House Easter Celebration

Halle Bailey's appearance at The White House's 2023 Easter Egg Roll was seen by Disney as yet another chance to…
Ariel (Halle Bailey) pops her head above the ocean's surface in The Little Mermaid (2023), Disney
March 22, 2023

Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Halle Bailey Says Remake Is “Updating” Story’s Themes: “We’ve Definitely Changed That Perspective Of Just Her Wanting To Leave The Ocean For A Boy”

Halle Bailey has revealed that Disney will be "updating" the story of Ariel for their live-action take on 'The Little…
March 20, 2023

Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Halle Bailey Torpedoes Her Own Manufactured Representation Narrative

A resurfaced interview sees Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' star Halle Bailey completely undercut her own representation narrative.
Ariel (Halle Bailey) takes notice of a naval battle happening above the surface in The Little Mermaid (2023), Disney
February 24, 2023

Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Halle Bailey Dismisses Backlash Against The Film As Purely Racist: “As A Black Person, You Just Expect It”

'The Little Mermaid' star Halle Bailey has written off the backlash to Disney's upcoming live-action cash grab as nothing more…
August 11, 2022

Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Halle Bailey Responds To Race-Swap Criticisms: “The Reassurance That Little Girls Just Like Me Should Be Princesses Was Something I Needed As A Kid”

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey believes that her casting as Ariel in the upcoming Disney remake is a huge…
August 7, 2019

Disney’s Live-Action The Little Mermaid Actress Halle Bailey Responds to Casting Controversy

Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid actress Halle Bailey responded to the casting controversy.
July 19, 2019

Report: One Direction’s Harry Styles Could Be Prince Eric in Live-Action Little Mermaid

Halle Bailey will be Ariel in Disney's next live-action remake of The Little Mermaid and we now learn she may…
July 9, 2019

Disney Responds to The Little Mermaid Casting Controversy: “Danish *People* Can Be Black”

Disney responded to the recent casting controversy for their upcoming The Little Mermaid live-action film via their Freeform Instagram page.