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Whatever you think of the new live-action “Little Mermaid,” we can all agree that the ghastly new song “Scuttlebutt” is one of the worst songs in Disney history.
Get rid of all your skepticism: This is the best live-action remake Disney has ever done, and Bailey’s sensational performance as Ariel is something you’ll be raving about forever.
Composer Alan Menken only prompted more backlash when he revealed that he has updated certain lyrics for “sensitive” audiences.
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“Once again, a bunch of internet racists are upset that a fictional character is being played by a Black person,” Trevor Noah said, ripping the latest “ridiculous” culture war.
It’s hard to take fair criticisms of the water in the new teaser not looking real enough when the outpouring of reaction is towards Halle Bailey being cast as a Black Ariel.
The Emmy-winning actress, who was best known for her role as Ursula the sea witch, died at her Cape Cod home.
Samuel E. Wright helped secure an Oscar for the “Little Mermaid” by providing the leading vocals for “Under the Sea,” which won Best Original Song in 1989.
As a new documentary about lyricist Howard Ashman heads to Disney+, the voices of Ariel and Belle, as well as Ashman’s life partner, recount his own magical, tragic love story.
Three lines in red, reading “Free Hong Kong,” were painted on the statue before dawn on Monday.
Queen Latifah as an octopus witch, John Stamos as a French chef and Shaggy doing his best reggae crab? In this strangely sexual live staging, for better or worse, anything’s game.
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