{"id":71191,"date":"2023-05-31T19:13:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T02:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=71191"},"modified":"2023-05-31T19:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T02:13:05","slug":"the-little-mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-melissa-mccarthy-in-her-role-of-ursula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/the-little-mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-melissa-mccarthy-in-her-role-of-ursula\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Little Mermaid\u2019 latest controversy involves Melissa McCarthy in her role of Ursula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The live-action version of <em>\u2018The Little Mermaid\u2019<\/em> continues to be surrounded by controversies. This time, <strong>Melissa McCarthy<\/strong>, who plays Ursula, is getting a lot of <strong>criticism<\/strong> due to her makeup in the film. As a result, the makeup artist in charge of the movie has come forward to talk about the<strong> offensive<\/strong> comments towards Ursula.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Smith King, the makeup artist behind Ursula\u2019s look, decided to address the backlash and the harsh criticism that McCarthy is currently receiving on social media. <strong>The common sentiment is that someone who identifies as queer should have handled her makeup since Ursula was inspired by drag queen Divine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u2018The-Little-Mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-Melissa-McCarthy-in-her-role-of-Ursula-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u2018The-Little-Mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-Melissa-McCarthy-in-her-role-of-Ursula-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u2018The-Little-Mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-Melissa-McCarthy-in-her-role-of-Ursula-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u2018The-Little-Mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-Melissa-McCarthy-in-her-role-of-Ursula-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u2018The-Little-Mermaid-latest-controversy-involves-Melissa-McCarthy-in-her-role-of-Ursula-1-750x469.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Peter decided to give an interview to <strong>Insider<\/strong> to talk about the topic and revealed that he finds the comments <strong>ridiculous<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p><em>\u201cWhy can\u2019t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist? That\u2019s ridiculous. That\u2019s trying to claim it and that\u2019s fine if that\u2019s what they wanna do, but don\u2019t put people<strong> down<\/strong> because they\u2019re not what they want it to be. We discussed everything. I mean, we both laughed about how much we<strong> love<\/strong> drag queens and drag makeup and stuff.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><em>\u2018The Little Mermaid\u2019<\/em> has been the focus of several <strong>controversies<\/strong> since the movie was announced a few years ago, more specifically after it was reported that Ariel was going to be race-bended. This new controversy involving Melissa McCarthy could be the final nail in the coffin of the movie\u2019s <strong>performance<\/strong> at the box office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The live-action version of \u2018The Little Mermaid\u2019 continues to be surrounded by controversies. This time, Melissa McCarthy, who plays Ursula, is getting a lot of criticism due to her makeup in the film. As a result, the makeup artist in charge of the movie has come forward to talk about the offensive comments towards Ursula. 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