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DDG Addresses Rubi Rose Beef On “Way Too Petty,” Claps Back At Halle Bailey Fans Hating

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The drama continues. If you thought DDG was done addressing the accusations Rubi Rose threw his way earlier this month, you’re wrong. After vehemently denying cheating on his girlfriend, Halle Bailey, the Michigan native has been regularly reminding Twitter precisely what it is that makes him such a great boyfriend. He’s made it clear that he wants to continue his relationship with the R&B starlet, though fans are becoming less and less sure they’re the perfect match.

Previously, the “Elon Musk” artist spoke about the situation in a YouTube vlog, which many viewers saw as a satisfactory explanation. Many also noted that Bailey made a brief appearance in the video, seemingly proving that their union hasn’t been tarnished as many outside spectators assume. Like any creative though, he also had to turn his pain into art, doing so in the form of a new single called “Way Too Petty” that arrived on Friday (February 24).

DDG Thinks Rubi Rose is “Way Too Petty”

Throughout his new track, DDG explicitly calls out Rose for attempting to expose him with screenshots of their alleged DMs. “Hoes screenshotting, that shit lame / Keep her on the side, she could never be my main,” he cooly rhymes. “She just wanna make it, she be f*cked for the fame / Posting pictures naked, baby, you should be ashamed.” Later on in the single, he also addresses his ex’s recent tweet about his current girlfriend wearing her old shirt.

“Tell them n*ggas do they research. I could fall off and come right back like it’s rebirth. Don’t believe the internet, it’s not that bitches t-shirt,” he cautions listeners, telling his side of the story. While her post at the time made it sound as though the Kentucky native had a problem with Bailey, she made it clear at the time that there was no beef between the two women. DDG, on the other hand, she chiefly called a “weirdo” for all of Twitter to see.

Halle Bailey Fans Come to the Rescue, DDG Responds

As the YouTuber continues to air out his drama for all of the internet to see, many of The Little Mermaid actresses’ fans are encouraging her to walk away from the relationship. “Halle get back in that sea and find another fish baby,” one Instagram user joked. “Is he trying to ruin her career?” another asked in wake of DDG’s latest controversial single. He’s clearly gotten wind of the critics and in a since-deleted tweet, he explained to them exactly why Bailey’s still standing beside him.

“‘Why tf she still fw him?’ I got a mean d*ck,” he explicitly wrote, only bringing in further backlash. As one comment on @theneighborhoodtalk’s post points out, “[DDG] is comfortable with [Halle] now and showing them true colours. She needs to run ’cause the red flags are red flagging.” Do you think the “Way Too Petty” song and the rapper’s deleted tweet are strong enough cause for a breakup? Sound off in the comments, and check back later for more pop culture news.

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Halle Bailey Reveals The Parallels Between Her And “The Little Mermaid”

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Disney’s newest princess, Halle Bailey, is set to star in the 2023 remake of The Little Mermaid. As the cover star of The Face magazine’s spring issue, Halle reflects on her role in the live-action film and reveals how she connects deeply with her character. The 22-year-old also dishes down on Rob Marshall’s take on the Disney classic, noting how Ariel now has more “freedom,” versus her typical suppressed characterization. “What’s beautiful about this version of The Little Mermaid is that it’s a lot more modern,” she tells the magazine.

When Bailey was first announced to be Ariel, she was met with racist backlash. Critics claimed that a Black woman cast in this role didn’t fit the normal description for the mermaid, which spiraled into a #NotMyAriel hashtag, the magazine notes. With support from her closest friends and family, however, Bailey didn’t get discouraged. “I know people are like: ​‘It’s not about race.’ But now that I’m her… people don’t understand that when you’re Black there’s this whole other community. It’s so important for us to see ourselves,” she tells The Face.

Halle Bailey Channels Her Inner Ariel In A Beachside Photoshoot

When rehearsals first started for The Little Mermaid, Bailey was only 19 and had trouble adjusting to being away from her family. But, she notes how this experience has shifted her in a positive way, revealing how she learned to be “independent.” Bailey added, “on the set of Mermaid, I learned how to say, ​‘This is what I need’, without feeling bad about it.” The singer-turned-actor also reflected on how she realized parallels between her and the role she was taking on. “I felt like God was lining up themes in my life with the character,” Bailey explained. “Ariel has this longing for something more. She doesn’t quite know what it is yet, but she has to be brave in order to find it on her own.”

Although young, Bailey has already paved an acclaimed career for herself. She initially gained recognition for her work in Chlöe x Halle, an R&B duo featuring her older sister. With Beyoncé’s mentorship, the sisters have earned five Grammy nominations. Between her ongoing music career and the May 26th release of The Little Mermaid, this talented performer is proving to build up a legacy. For more news on all things hip-hop and pop culture, check out HNHH.

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Halle Bailey Shines In The New ‘Little Mermaid’ Extended Trailer As The Beloved Underwater Princess

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Halle Bailey As Ariel Little Mermaid
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Halle Bailey is not letting any lingering rumors surrounding her romantic relationship distract her from the upcoming release of Disney’s live-action adaption of The Little Mermaid. The film, slated to hit theaters this May, will mark the singer’s biggest acting role to date.

Despite the disgusting racist remarks made about the beloved underwater princess being played by a Black woman, both the film’s director Rob Marshall and the public have overwhelmingly verbalized support for Bailey. Even at one point, Bailey was brought to tears of joy after seeing hundreds of excited young girls as they watched the first teaser for the film, which was released back in September.

Now, the official trailer is here, and if you weren’t excited before, you might change your tune after watching it. Bailey took to Twitter to share it with her followers, writing, “I’m so very excited to continue the #Disney100 celebration with this new look at #TheLittleMermaid just 100 days until it arrives in theaters!”

In the trailer, Ariel (played by Bailey) explores beyond her hidden cave oasis shown in the first look teaser giving up a glimpse into the full ocean city oasis. Bailey’s dreadlocks eloquently sway as she explores near the sea floor and onto the surface. Bailey embodies the innocence of the beloved Disney character, and any pressure she felt going into filming certainly melted away as soon as the cameras began rolling.

The Little Mermaid hits theaters on May 26. In the meantime, watch the new trailer above.

DDG Sends Message To Haters After Halle Bailey Gushes Over Valentine’s Day

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Halle Bailey and DDG’s relationships appeared to be on the rocks. It began with a single tweet from DDG which read, “All these girls the same.” It didn’t take long for the internet to speculate that the two hit a rough patch in their relationship, though the YouTuber-turned-rapper suggested that it was nothing more than an innocuous tweet. Unfortunately, things came crumbling down when Rubi Rose entered the chat and began taking shots at DDG over Halle apparently rocking her t-shirt.

Despite the backlash DDG faced, and the commentary added from his family, he ensured fans that all is well between himself and his lady. Halle appeared in his recent vlog, where he addressed some of the madness online. Their issues came just before Valentine’s Day but it seems that all is well between the two. In fact, DDG apparently made up for all of the mishaps in the last week to bring some sort of happiness to his lady, which she hinted at online. 

DDG Seemingly Shows Out For Halle On Valentine’s Day

As DDG and Halle Bailey continue to focus on their relationship, the “Moonwalking In Calabasas” rapper made sure that his lady had an incredible Valentine’s Day. On Wednesday morning, Halle simply write, “Best vday ever,” on Twitter. She didn’t elaborate much further than that. However, we could imagine that he didn’t disappoint and ensure that they had a lovely evening together, even after the online debacle that captured headlines last week. 

DDG didn’t necessarily reveal his Valentine’s Day plans. However, he seemingly had a few words for his haters afterward. As fans piled on with criticism and opinions of his relationship with Halle, he hit TikTok with a brief response. The rapperr filemd a video of himself cruising around while listening to music. “All that hating on DDG, just for you to be ALONE today,” he captioned the post. “No one loves u,” he added with a heart and crying emojis. So, it seems that as though many had something to say about his relationship, he and Halle continue to go strong. Check out his post below. 

Halle Bailey And Disney Share New Trailer For “The Little Mermaid”

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Disney dropped a new trailer for the upcoming live-action rendition of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel. The 30-second preview showcases many more hints as to what’s to come in the film. We see Ariel meet Prince Eric, played by Jonah Hauer-King. One of the most exciting reveals was Melissa McCarthy‘s Ursula, who laughs at the end of the preview. Bailey tweeted the teaser with the caption, “i’m so very excited to continue the #Disney100 celebration with this new look at #TheLittleMermaid just 100 days until it arrives in theaters!”

With Bailey and McCarthy, the film stars Javier Bardem (Dune, Skyfall) as King Triton. Additionally, the film includes the voice talents of Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder) as the fish, Flounder, and Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Snowpiercer) as the crab, Sebastian. Awkwafina (Oceans 8, Crazy Rich Asians) will voice the seagull, Scuttle. In March, McCarthy told Entertainment Tonight that she’s “so excited to see it in its full glory.” She continued, saying, “Doing the Mermaid and working with [director] Rob Marshall and doing one of my favorite villains of all time was an out-of-body experience. I loved it.” She told ET, “every single part of that process was amazing and beyond.”

“The Little Mermaid” Trailer

At the D23 Expo in September, Bailey told PEOPLE how the role changed her. She said, “I’d definitely say coming into this film I was a lot more, I think, just young-minded and a bit more not sure of myself so much. The whole experience of filming, in more ways than one, mirrored Ariel’s journey of finding herself and her voice.” Apparently, on the last day of filming, she broke down in tears. She told PEOPLE, “I remember at the end of filming, wrap day, I was just sobbing because I truly felt like I had come out of this cocoon with Ariel. This story has done so much for me and the filming process has really kind of changed my life. I’d definitely say it mirrored what Ariel goes through in the film.”

Bailey also said that the film “changed [her] perspective on everything” and “impacted [her] life in so many ways.” She hopes that her portrayal as Ariel will mean as much to younger audiences as it does to her. The representation is long overdue. “The fact that now it’s getting to be played by me, a person who looks like me, woman of color, I’m just like, wow, I’m so grateful what it will do for all the other little Black and brown boys and girls who will see themselves in me. Because I know if I had seen myself when I was younger, I think my whole perspective would’ve changed.” The live-action version of The Little Mermaid will hit theaters on May 26, 2023.

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DDG’s Sister Shares Message For Rubi Rose Amid DM Drama

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DDG’s sister says that she wants “all the smoke” with Rubi Rose after she shared an alleged DM implicating the rapper in a cheating scandal. Fans had noticed that Halle Bailey was wearing a shirt once worn by Rose in a post on social media. From there, Rose labeled her ex a “weirdo” for giving Bailey the shirt. She also shared DMs allegedly from DDG in which he asked Rose whether she was in Los Angeles.

“Y’all can tell @therubirose I want all the smoke…” DDG’s sister wrote on her Instagram Story. “I owe that ***** an *** whoppin anyway for that **** she pulled with my mama and sister.. ******* always wanna bully the sweet girls.”

DDG’s Sister’s Posts

As for Rose’s posts, she wrote: “Having ur bitch where my clothes is crazy lol. I like Halle, Ddg a weirdo tho fasho.” With the DMs, Rose allegedly wrote, “U hitting me the day y’all argue is so u lol,” to which DDG replied: “lol u right, lemme go heal first.”

DDG addressed the drama in a 30-minute vlog titled the WORST week of my life. In the clip, he explained that he’s taking time for himself amid “all the shenanigans going on.” “Y’all know deep down in y’all heart know I’m a good n***a. I always been positive. Stay away from negativity man this is not 2020. I’m not dealing with that shit no more. I just don’t like when people formulate opinions about me and they don’t really know me because that could be detrimental.”

He continued: “A lot of people by wondering like damn why you always be tweeting, or why you be always responding to stuff, it’s because when you don’t people come up with this narrative in they’re head about you, and to be honest in the entertainment industry you can’t be having a bad name. A lot of rumors and allegations and stuff you gotta clear up just to stop yourself from taking that type of hate and having this narrative of people just hating you for nothing. They don’t know the real. Believe it or not everything you see on the internet isn’t true.”

DDG’s Vlog

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Halle Bailey Stands By DDG’s Side As He Addresses Rubi Rose DMs: Video

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Today is Valentine’s Day, and love is definitely in the air. However, the past week has been anything but romantic for DDG and Halle Bailey. They had breakup rumours rapidly circulating the internet thanks to some telling posts from the YouTuber. As the weekend came around, things only got more dramatic when his ex, Rubi Rose, exposed him with a series of receipts.

The Kentucky native shared screenshots and recorded videos alleging that the “Elon Musk” artist hit her up last Tuesday, asking if she was in Los Angeles. Rose confirmed her location. Still, she didn’t hesitate to call out DDG for only contacting her due to his precarious situation with the R&B singer. While she was busy spilling tea on Twitter, he was in the midst of a live stream that caught his obviously angry reaction.

Actress/singer Halle Bailey and DDG arrive to attend the Roger Vivier Press day at Fondation Cino et Simone del Duca on September 29, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images For Roger Vivier)

Rubi and her former lover continued to trade shots on social media. At one point, Blueface and Chrisean Rock were even pulled into the drama. In the midst of all the chaos, fans rode hard for Bailey. Some of them even launched a Change.org petition, demanding that she find herself a new man. Despite fans’ pleas, however, it looks like The Little Mermaid actress is standing by DDG’s side.

On Monday (February 13), the Michigan-born entertainer uploaded a new vlog to his channel. Throughout the 37-minute video, titled, “the WORST week of my life,” he markedly details some of the beef he’s been involved in lately. “I been in my cocoon. Doing my own little thing,” he tells the camera while walking through his house on crutches.

“Taking time to myself, trying to stay off the internet with all the shenanigans going on. But y’all know me deep down, and y’all know I’m a good n*gga. I always been positive, ain’t that right?” he asks a friend standing in the kitchen. “I don’t know why you folks tryna make me the devil, man!” he then yells with a smile.

“Stay away from negativity, man. It’s not 2020,” DDG also cautions viewers. “I just don’t like when people formulate opinions about me, and they don’t really know me. ‘Cuz that could be detrimental,” he goes on to say before explaining that he feels a need to clear the air about drama on social media because if he doesn’t, people will make assumptions about him that don’t align with his true persona.

According to the recording artist, having a “bad name” in the entertainment industry is a major faux pas. “Believe it or not, everything that you see on the internet isn’t true,” he then reminds subscribers. Elsewhere in the recently released vlog, cameras caught Bailey sticking by DDG. Though we don’t hear from her directly, she’s obviously at least willing to look past the social media spat to work on her relationship with the 25-year-old.

Watch the full video on YouTube below. Afterward, tell us your thoughts on the situation in the comments and catch up on Chrisean Rock and Blueface’s aforementioned feud here.

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DDG’s Sister Slams Rubi Rose: “I Want All The Smoke”

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There could be trouble in paradise for DDG and Halle Bailey. Over the past week, fans speculated that the couple broke up after DDG tweeted, “All these girls the same ain’t no wayy.” Then, fans realized that they split from each other. Though they later confirmed that they were still together, things took an unexpected turn when Rubi Rose leaped into the conflict. She called out Halle for apparently wearing a shirt of hers that she left with DDG before they broke up. Ultimately, this spurred a back-and-forth between DDG and Rubi Rose.

While DDG slammed Rubi Rose for her comments on Halle, the 25-year-old rapper and model shared screenshots revealing that the Michigan-born rapper slid into her DMs during a rough patch with Halle. “This is why im single,” she tweeted along with the screenshot. This ultimately led to further conflict with DDG suggesting that the DM wasn’t what it seemed. “the devil is working lol,” Halle said in response to DDG and Rubi Rose’s viral beef. “please don’t feed into the lies, especially from a third party.”

DDG’s Sister Wants All The Smoke With Rubi Rose

Just as Halle Bailey’s siblings leaped to her defense, DDG’s big sister, Tawanna Rochelle,  entered the chat. Following Rubi Rose’s numerous shots at DDG and Halle, the Pontiac-born rapper’s sister said that she’s prepared to go to war against the model. “Y’all can tell @rubirose I want all the smoke,” Rochelle wrote. Clearly, she feels some type of way about Rubi Rose’s issues with her brother but it appears that there may have been some other conflicts in the past between the “Moonwalking In Calabasas” rapper and his ex. 

“I owe that bitch an ass whoppin anyway for that shit she pulled with my mama and sister,” Rochelle stated in a subsequent tweet. Though she didn’t go into details, she made it clear that she doesn’t rock with Rubi Rose at all and is a far bigger fan of DDG’s girlfriend, Halle. “Bitches always wanna bully the sweet girls,” she added. At this point, DDG nor Rubi Rose have responded to Rochelle’s posts but it seems as though the former couple’s feud goes beyond the internet. Checkout Tawanna Rochelle’s post above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments.