Halle Bailey has stood strong in the face of racist backlash over her “Little Mermaid” casting, and she’s now facing a different scrutiny — the color of her character’s hair. Halle Bailey arrives ...

Of course, Ariel is known for her trademark “candy apple red” hair—but lest we forget, the original Ariel was a cartoon. Bailey is portraying a real-life (as real as one can be) mermaid, so obviously ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. John Musker and I, we wrote the original script. And our intention was always that she would be a ...

Let's play some word association. If you grew up in the '90s or later, when you think "mermaid," you probably think of Ariel. And when you think of Ariel, you probably think red hair. (And when you ...