Beyonce’s Mom Praises Halle Bailey As She Faces Racist Backlash Over ‘Little Mermaid’ Trailer: ‘Proud Of You’

Halle Bailey, 22, is receiving tons of love, arsenic good arsenic immoderate unfortunate criticism, regarding the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid movie. After the first trailer was released by Disney connected Sept. 9, truthful galore fans and chap celebs praised Halle for her historical relation arsenic Ariel. But Halle’s besides been taxable to racism disapproval ever since was formed successful the pb relation of the Disney movie mode backmost successful July 2019. Beyonce‘s mother, Tina Knowles, has been 1 of the astir vocal celebrities to enactment Halle amidst the controversy.

On Sept. 14, Tina shared a video of Halle talking astir portraying Ariel in The Little Mermaid when she appeared connected Tina’s Facebook Watch show. Tina praised Halle and shared tons of emotion to the 22-year-old successful her societal media message.

“I retrieve talking astir her relation arsenic Ariel to the beauteous And Super talented @hallebailey connected my amusement ‘Talks with Mama Tina,’ ” Tina wrote. “She and her beauteous sister @chloebailey. She spoke astir the unit of filling the shoes of past Little Mermaids Roles. Well we could not beryllium much excited oregon arrogant of you arsenic Ariel. You are changing our small achromatic girls position connected them being not constricted to definite spaces and to beryllium seen!!!! Kudos beauteous Halle.”

More celebrities person followed Tina’s pb and person spoken retired against the racism aimed astatine the new Little Mermaid star. See who’s been publically supporting Halle below.

Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah condemned Halle’s racist critics connected the Sept. 15 episode of The Daily Show. He noted that the trailer’s received implicit 1.5 cardinal dislikes connected YouTube, and spoke retired against critics who deliberation Halle can’t play Ariel since she’s Black. “Really, radical — we’re doing this again?” Trevor said. “Nothing like? They some person the tail, they some person the reddish [hair]. Once again, a clump of Internet racists are upset that a fictional quality is being played by a Black person. Honestly, I don’t cognize what the large woody is.” Trevor continued, “Stop being ridiculous. It’s imaginary. I anticipation this ungraded doesn’t overshadow the remainder of the movie. The Little Mermaid is simply a beauteous communicative astir a young pistillate changing her halfway individuality to delight a man. Let’s not hide astir that, people.”

Holly Robinson Peete

Holly Robinson Peete supported Halle successful the comments conception of Tina Knowles’ post. “This was truthful amazing! We are each truthful arrogant of her!!” Holly wrote, successful effect to the video of Halle talking astir her Little Mermaid role.

Kandi Burruss

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss similarly shared immoderate emotion to Halle, amidst the racism controversy, successful the comments conception of Tina’s video. Kandi dropped 3 bosom emojis to amusement her enactment for Halle.

Daryl Hannah

Actress Daryl Hannah defended Halle being formed arsenic Ariel connected Twitter a fewer days aft the first Little Mermaid trailer came out. “The small mermaid is achromatic I met her there! #dontbearacistdork,” Daryl said connected Twitter.

The small mermaid is black
I met her
there!#dontbearacistdork

— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) September 15, 2022

Jodi Benson

Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel successful the original The Little Mermaid, vocalized her enactment for Halle connected her Instagram Stories. “Halle, you were perfectly amazing!” Jodi wrote, alongside a photo of Halle and manager Rob Marshall at D23 Expo. “I’m SO arrogant of you and your beauteous show arsenic Ariel. It was truthful fantastic to observe with your household present astatine at D23 Expo.”