The Little Mermaid Makeup Artist Defends Melissa McCarthy's Ursula Look After Getting SLAMMED By Twitter Critics!
30.05.2023 - 18:05
/ perezhilton.com
The Little Mermaid makeup artist is clapping back at hate over Ursula’s new look!
Over the weekend, Disney debuted the highly-anticipated remake version of the classic musical, but fans weren’t so pleased with some updated details — such as the villain’s appearance!
Before and after the film was released, viewers expressed concerns over Melissa McCarthy’s transformation into Ursula. Then the Mouse House dropped a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic villain and s**t hit the fan! In the clip, Melissa can be seen with makeup artist Peter Smith King putting on bright green eyeshadow and chalky foundation.
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Take a look at the transformation (below)!
Twitter lit up with hot takes — with most people slamming the makeup artist’s take on the iconic character, who was originally inspired by the late drag queen Divine, animator Rob Minkoff confirmed earlier this month. Fans wrote:
Yeah, you get the point. The people were FED UP!
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Unfortunately, Peter’s not taking their constructive criticism very well! In a response to Insider on Friday, the artist clapped back:
He also said the design for the Poor Unfortunate Souls singer “wasn’t based on Divine,” who he actually met in London before her death. He continued:
The MUA also collaborated with Melissa a ton throughout the process:
Peter doubled down and claimed this version of Ursula was created without ANY form of inspiration:
When a character was so publicly inspired by an IRL icon and then used as inspiration for countless drag queens, it seems a little odd not to do any research for the new design…
That said, Melissa “100 percent”