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‘The Wiz’ Star Stephanie Mills Encourages Halle Bailey To Hold Her ‘Head Up High’ And Let Her ‘Light Shine’ Amid ‘The Little Mermaid”s Racist Backlash

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Amid racist backlash toward Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid”, Halle Bailey just received some love from singer and actress, Stephanie Mills, who originated Dorothy in The Wiz on Broadway.

Mills took to Instagram to compare her experience on the seven-time Tony Award winning musical version of “The Wizard of Oz”, which had an all-Black cast, to what Bailey has been going through since news of her Ariel casting broke in July 2019. “I know what this baby @hallebailey has been dealing with,” Mills began in the caption of her heartfelt post. “I got so much hate mail, I was told Judy Garland ‘is turning over in her grave’.

All because a little black girl was playing a [role] that was once played by a white girl. It’s sad to see the same thing is happening to this beautiful, talented, smart and intelligent actress. READ MORE: Halle Bailey Fans Dig Up Old Paloma Faith Tweet Over ‘The Little Mermaid’ Criticism: ‘This You?’ “Halle, God put you in this place and time….So let your light shine.

Hold your head up high, walk in your peace, and celebrate the greatness that you are,” she continued. “They told me I would never make it on Broadway, they told me I couldn’t sing, they told me I was [too] dark, I have watched and listened to ‘they’ try to tell you why you shouldn’t and couldn’t.

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