Josh Gad Slams ‘Pathetic’ Racist Trolls Over Halle Bailey’s New ‘Little Mermaid’ Trailer

Josh Gad is showing support for fellow Disney star Halle Bailey. After the premiere of the first official trailer for Disney’s reboot of the classic 1989 film “The Little Mermaid” was met with racist backlash last week, Gad called out social media trolls on Twitter over their relentless discrimination over Bailey’s casting. Bailey — who stars as the iconic character Ariel aka the youngest daughter of King Triton in the upcoming live-action adaptation — has been targeted with hateful retaliation since it was announced in 2019 that a Black actor would star as the redheaded mermaid princess. Advertisement The new… Read Full Article