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    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.
    Jul 09, 2019 1 minute
    Halle Bailey will star in the live-action remake of the 1989 blockbuster <em>The Little Mermaid. </em>

    When Disney announced that Halle Bailey, a teen actress and one-half of the singing group Chloe x Halle, had landed the role of Ariel in the forthcoming live-action remake of some people

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