Disney Cable Channel Defends Casting Black Actress As New 'Little Mermaid

Disney Cable Channel Defends Casting Black Actress As New 'Little Mermaid

Certain circles of the Internet are aghast that the ingenue — actress and singer Halle Bailey — is African American. "Spoiler alert the character of Ariel is a work of fiction," Disney said..
Certain circles of the Internet are aghast that the ingenue — actress and singer Halle Bailey — is African American. Spoiler alert the character of Ariel is a work of fiction, Disney said.

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