Halle Bailey

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. 

Halle Bailey Responds To DDG Drama, He Calls Rubi Rose A “Wannabe Ice Spice” In Deleted Tweets

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DDG called Rubi Rose a “wannabe Ice Spice” in a since-deleted tweet, continuing a barrage of back-and-forth claims. Moreover, it all started when DDG and his girlfriend Halle Bailey started unfollowing each other on social media, which fans quickly took as a breakup. However, when the rapper’s ex Rose got involved, things took a turn for the juicier. She tweeted a message about someone letting their “b***h” wear her clothes, which users quickly pointed at Bailey. In a selfie, she wore the exact same T-shirt that Rubi wore in another picture, although many didn’t take it that seriously. Still, things got more heated when Rose posted alleged DMs between her and DDG.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Halle Bailey and DDG attend 20th Century Studio’s “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” U.S. Premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 12, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Moreover, the messages apparently show the Detroit rapper asking Rubi if she’s in Los Angeles. Then, she told him, “U hitting me the day y’all argue is so u lol,” referring to his alleged issues with Halle. The rapper quickly denied those claims and started to go at Rubi on social media. In fact, a hilarious clip of him reacting to those messages pouring in sees him quite frustrated. In a now-deleted tweet, he said “[Cap] u old news gang. U a wannabe Ice Spice now [clown emoji] This the most relevant u been in years. Quit posting that weak ass music you didn’t write on your story.”

Later, she quote tweeted that message with “U so f***ing sassy wtf lol.” Also, she tweeted, and deleted, “Get ur family before I say sumn fr lol.” Moreover, she likely referred to DDG’s sister’s messages for her. “Y’all can tell [Rubi Rose] I want all the smoke…” she wrote. “I owe that b***h an ass whoopin anyway for that s**t she pulled with my mama and sister.. B***hes always wanna bully the sweet girls.”

Meanwhile, Halle Bailey stepped in to set the record straight. “The devil is working,” she wrote. “Lol please don’t feed into the lies, especially from a third party. Stay blessed everyone.” In a quote retweet, DDG expressed, “Can y’all let my meat go now. Rubi is a weirdo. She been hating on my relationship for years.” Regardless of who you believe, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates on this developing story.

Rubi Rose Calls DDG A “Weirdo,” Denies Disliking Halle Bailey

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DDG is calling the internet “gullible” for believing the rumours about him and Halle Bailey ending their relationship. Despite his denial, however, the drama continues to surround the pair. Now, the rapper’s ex, Rubi Rose has entered the chat. Earlier this weekend, she seemingly called out the Michigan native for passing along one of her old shirts to his new boo.

The Little Mermaid actress recently posted a Story to her Instagram page. She wished her followers a good morning while sporting a bare face and a black and white tee. The clip’s focus is more on Bailey’s face than her outfit, but internet sleuths still quickly noticed the top is identical to one Rose previously wore in 2020. At the time, she posted a series of selfies with the caption, “I know he lying… But f*ck it I am too.”

Shortly after the R&B songstress posted her Story, DDG’s ex shared a telling message on her Twitter page. “Having [your] bitch [wear] my clothes is crazy lol,” she wrote on Saturday (February 11). Of course, followers instantly assumed the message had to be about Halle. “You coming for the little mermaid, your mentions ’bout to be a mess fr,” one person pointed out.

“She probably got that shirt off Fashion Nova just like you did, relax,” another troll chimed in. In her usual fashion, Rose didn’t hesitate to address the drama unfolding in her mentions. She firstly defended her typos in the initial tweet, explaining, “I’m still lit off the ‘migos bae, my b.” Then, in another post, made it clear that her beef is with her ex, not with his new girlfriend.

“I like Halle,” the 25-year-old confirmed in a short and sweet post. “DDG a weird tho fasho.” Unfortunately for her, fans of the YouTuber were quick to pull out receipts of movements when her behaviour was nothing short of unsavoury as well. Among them are screenshots of social media posts saying things like “DDG f*cks my p*ssy so good,” and “DDG got the best d*ck in the world.”

Those responses have received far less attention from Rose, though they continue to pour in on her page. Elsewhere online, some are taking advantage of Bailey’s breakup rumours, going so far as to create a Change.org petition demanding that she find a new man. It was officially launched earlier this week and has already received upwards of 1,600 signatures.

Halle Bailey and DDG attend the 5th Annual WACO Wearable Art Gala at Barker Hangar on October 22, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wearable Art Gala)

“Halle Bailey is black royalty and she has a childish peasant attached to her,” creator Lindsey Williams wrote in the page’s description. “We want better for our princess. Her celebrity shouldn’t be used for YouTube views and clicks. She’s unproblematic and her childish (hopefully ex-boyfriend) thought it was funny to sub her when she’s about to have the biggest year ever.”

If you feel strongly enough, you can sign the petition for yourself here. Additionally, make sure to check back later for more pop culture news updates.

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DDG Calls Internet Gullible After Halle Bailey Breakup Rumors

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DDG and Halle Bailey have been one of pop culture’s most adored young couples over the past year or so. The streamer-turned-rapper and Beyoncé-apprentice singer’s relationship had been sunshine and rainbows for the most part, until things took a turn earlier this week. On Feb. 7, DDG put out a tweet that implied he and Halle were on the rocks, saying “All these girls the same.”

After this, fans discovered he had not only wiped any mention of Halle off of his Instagram page, but the couple unfollowed one another also. DDG’s tweet went viral and prompted reactions from both his supporters and Halle’s. Some people even believed DDG was implying that Halle cheated on him. It was then discovered that the youngsters re-followed each other on IG hours later, making it all seem like just a melodramatic fight or argument. Amid this drama, Halle’s older sister Ski Bailey had some words for DDG, telling him not to “treat her the way that you’ve treated these others.” Later, though, Ski rescinded her remarks after discussing the subject with her sister, where Halle assured her nothing was wrong: “My bad y’all. I spoke to sis and ain’t nothing going on lol. Let me go back to drinking my water and minding the business that pays me.”

DDG Backtracks

In a quick change of tone on Feb. 8, DDG put out another tweet seemingly looking to reel the drama back in. “The internet so gullible” he wrote accompanied by a laughing emoji. Less than three hours following this, he put out a new WORLDSTARHIPHOP exclusive music video titled “Delilah.” Fans in the replies immediately felt that the drama he manufactured with Halle was simply for promotion of his new single.

While we cannot be sure of DDG and Halle Bailey’s current standing, he is definitely making it seem like his original tweet was overblown, as it is now deleted. Regardless, it is pretty apparent that, whether he meant to or not, his latest release is getting more attention because of the debacle. What are your thoughts on the DDG and Halle mess?