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Josh Gad wades into 'pathetic' racist swells over Halle Bailey as 'Little Mermaid'

Olaf and LeFou have waded into the heated "Little Mermaid" waters.

Los Angeles Times

Josh Gad condemns ‘pathetic’ trolls over The Little Mermaid trailer backlash

Gad has previously starred in Disney’s ‘Frozen’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’

The Independent UK

Little Mermaid fans in tears as Disney drops new trailer for live-action remake

Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy introduced the brand new trailer for The Little Mermaid, which premieres later this year

Daily Mirror

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‘What a splash!’ Halle Bailey debuts ‘epic’ The Little Mermaid trailer at the Oscars

The stunning teaser met with praise by fans of the Disney tale

Evening Standard

The best and boldest ‘champagne’ carpet looks at the 2023 Oscars

Film and fashion fans got to see some inspired looks from Michelle Yeoh, Kate Hudson, Cara Delevingne and Rihanna

The Independent UK

'The Little Mermaid' trailer drops during the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The full trailer for "The Little Mermaid" has finally come up for air, premiering during the 95th Academy Awards where the film's stars Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy presented during the Sunday ceremony.

Los Angeles Times

Halle Bailey opens up about racist 'Little Mermaid' backlash: 'You just expect it'

Halle Bailey has opened up about the racist backlash to her casting as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."

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Chloë Bailey announced a new single with Chris Brown and fans are not happy

Chloë Bailey announced a collaboration Thursday that had fans calling her out on social media.

Los Angeles Times

Chloe Bailey fans condemn singer’s new collaboration with Chris Brown: ‘I was expecting better from you’

Singer teased her new single ‘How Does it Feel’

The Independent UK

New Little Mermaid trailer reveals first look at Melissa McCarthy as villain Ursula

Disney has given fans a first glimpse of Melissa McCarthy in the iconic role of villainous Ursula in its live-action remake of fan favourite film The Little Mermaid

Daily Mirror

We’ve Just Copped Our First Look At Prince Eric Ursula In The Latest Little Mermaid Teaser

Ursula is nightmare-inducing.

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Halle Bailey shares new Little Mermaid trailer featuring first look at Ursula

‘I’m so very excited to continue the Disney 100,’ actor wrote

The Independent UK

The biggest films coming in 2023 from Margot Robbie’s Barbie to Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka

RIP your suntan, 2023’s looking like a year to spend in a darkened room watching this brilliant crop of forthcoming movies

Evening Standard

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Simone Ashley finds her voice

Simone Ashley was already a working actor with credits including “Broadchurch” and “Sex Education” when she won the role of Kate Sharma, a fiercely independent woman who wins the heart of Anthony Bridgerton in its second season

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Bangkok Post

Over 50 titles from Walt Disney are coming to cinemas and Disney+ in 2023

Over 50 titles were presented at Disney’s star-studded Content Showcase held at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands on Nov 30 and Dec 1, including a host of movies and series from Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm and new Apac Originals for Disney+ Hotstar.

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid’s original singer shares recording clip 33 years on from first movie

A new live-action version of ‘The Little Mermaid’ is coming out next year

Los Angeles Times

'Little Mermaid' star Halle Bailey gets sweet surprise from Delta pilot: 'Real tears'

"The Little Mermaid" star Halle Bailey was moved to tears Sunday by a sweet surprise she received from a Delta airlines pilot.

Inverse

Marvel, Disney, and more are trying to fix Hollywood's fandom problem — but is it enough?

Some movie and TV studios are fighting back and working to protect actors of color, but experts say they still not doing enough.

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Daily Record

Strictly Come Dancing in 'race row' as fans fume over two black contestants in bottom two

The BBC have refused to comment on the allegations.

Daily Mirror

Strictly race row as fans angry two black contestants end up in bottom two

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left shocked as Fleur East and Richie Anderson landed in the bottom two during Movie Week in the BBC dance competition – with some saying the result is due to racism

The Independent UK

Fleur East says Little Mermaid performance for Strictly Movie Week will show power of ‘representation’

Singer will dance to ‘Part of Your World’ from the Disney film

Daily Mirror

Strictly star Fleur East explains why Movie week song choice is important to her

Strictly Come Dancing star Fleur East will be dancing an American Smooth to Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid with her partner Vito Coppola on Saturday

The Conversation

The Little Mermaid has always been a story about exclusion – and its author was an outsider

Disney’s forthcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid has sparked an astonishing backlash. The trailer for the 2023 film was met with millions of dislikes on YouTube, seemingly because the mermaid is played by Halle Bailey, a Black actress.

Tribune News Service

Leonard Greene: Black ‘Mermaid’ outrage: Even under the sea, we can’t escape the racists

There goes the neighborhood.

Bangkok Post

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