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Halle Bailey Says Racist 'Little Mermaid' Backlash 'Taught Me How to Block Out the Noise' by Zack Sharf

Three years after the release of Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid," Halle Bailey is looking back at the experience of playing Ariel and how she ultimately felt freed by the discourse that erupted around her casting. Racist trolls were outraged at Disney for casting a Black actor as Ariel, which made Bailey the target of […]

SOURCE: Variety at 5:44pm on April 6, 2026

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