<p>A whole new generation of little girls are falling in love with&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.etonline.com/movies/the-little-mermaid" rel="" target="_blank">The Little Mermaid</a>&nbsp;</em>and that's thanks to&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-safelink="true" href="https://www.etonline.com/people/halle-bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halle Bailey</a>.</p>

<p>The 23-year-old actress stars as the titular, headstrong princess&nbsp;in Disney's new live-action reimagining, and her casting has hit home in a big way for <a href="https://www.etonline.com/halle-bailey-holds-little-mermaid-fan-who-wont-let-her-go-in-sweet-video-201543" rel="" target="_blank">little Black girls</a>&nbsp;who are seeing themselves portrayed as the beloved Disney character for the first time onscreen.</p>

<p>The film also stars Jonah Hauer-King&nbsp;as Prince Eric,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/melissa-mccarthy" rel="" target="_blank">Melissa McCarthy</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Ursula, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/javier-bardem" rel="" target="_blank">Javier Bardem</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;King Triton, with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/daveed-diggs" rel="" target="_blank">Daveed Diggs</a>&nbsp;as the voice of Sebastian the crab,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/jacob-tremblay" rel="" target="_blank">Jacob Tremblay</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Flounder, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/awkwafina" rel="" target="_blank">Awkwafina</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Scuttle.</p>

<p>The role feels like a dream come true according to Bailey, whose previous forays into acting include starring alongside her older sister and musical partner,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/chloe-bailey" rel="" target="_blank">Chlöe&nbsp;Bailey</a>,&nbsp;on Freeform's <em>Grown-ish</em>&nbsp;series. The singer tells ET that while it "feels absolutely amazing" to join the iconic ranks of the Disney Princesses, being one of the few Black Princesses <a href="https://www.etonline.com/halle-bailey-reacts-to-emotional-and-overwhelming-response-to-little-mermaid-trailer-exclusive" rel="" target="_blank">is on a whole new level</a>.</p>

<p>"I just am really grateful to be in this position," Bailey tells ET's Nischelle Turner, citing <a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/brandy" rel="" target="_blank">Brandy Norwood</a>'s <a href="https://www.etonline.com/descendants-the-rise-of-red-paolo-montalban-to-reunite-with-brandy-reprise-cinderella-role" rel="" target="_blank">Cinderella</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/anika-noni-rose" rel="" target="_blank">Anika Noni Rose</a>'s <a href="https://www.etonline.com/disneys-splash-mountain-will-be-completely-reimagined-as-a-princess-and-the-frog-ride-148734" rel="" target="_blank">Princess Tiana</a> as her inspirations.</p>

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<p>"I loved Brandy as Cinderella; she was so amazing, such a role model and inspiration and a really big kind of studying point for me as I was taking on Ariel," Bailey shares. "I just watched how amazing she was in that role and how comfortable she was in her skin and how impactful to audiences and little girls like me who watched it. And Anika Noni Rose, who's just outstanding. I've had the chance to meet her and we got to sing [<em>The Princess and the Frog</em>'s] song together, "Almost There" for [2022's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/john-legend-jennifer-hudson-katy-perry-and-more-stars-bring-the-magic-in-2nd-disney-family" rel="" target="_blank"><em>Disney Family Singalong</em></a>] with my sister. She was always so kind! But there are these beautiful Black women pioneers who've done this before and been there for me to be able to say, 'OK, I can do this.'"</p>

<p>Soon after <a href="https://www.etonline.com/little-mermaid-live-action-trailer-watch-halle-bailey-sing-part-of-your-world-190491" rel="" target="_blank">the first trailer for the upcoming film</a> was released, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/halle-bailey-ariel-the-little-mermaid-black-girls-react-to-trailer/" rel="" target="_blank">videos began circulating</a> on social media that showed <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/young-black-girls-react-halle-bailey-disneys-ariel-89838718" rel="" target="_blank">numerous Black girls "blind reacting"</a> to the live-action trailer, which included a seconds-long glimpse at the new Ariel swimming under the sea and singing the song "Part of Your World."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It's been such a beautiful moment for me to be able to see the reactions of the babies -- it makes me just emotionally overwhelmed honestly and I cry as soon as I watch them," Bailey admits. "I think of the little girl that's still in me, honestly, and it heals that girl inside of me to watch them feel like they have representation and someone to look to, to know that they deserve to be in those places too. [It's] so important. It just makes me cry anytime I see any of those videos."</p>

<p>Bailey shares that director Rob Marshall went beyond simply casting her for representation -- he gave her the reins to stay true to herself while portraying Ariel. From pushing for Ariel to have locks as her signature red mane to Bailey changing keys or notes in the music to fit her voice.</p>

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<p>"I think naturally, I just really tried my best to stay true to myself with every choice that I would make in acting, especially in the songs," Bailey says. "I was really grateful to Rob Marshall that he gave me the freedom to just be me and sing how Halle would sing. And some of those inflections and riffs I was allowed to do -- that was fun to be able to play because the original music that we have is so beautiful and such a staple in all of our childhoods; the fact that I got to tweak and edit it a little bit was like so much fun and a joy to have that creative freedom."</p>

<p>The singer explains that she "jumped an octave higher" when&nbsp;singing <a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-releases-halle-baileys-part-of-your-world-a-new-teaser-and-must-see-posters" rel="" target="_blank">her rendition of "Part of Your World,"</a> and to make it more of her own song, as well as adding lines to the Sebastian-led song, "Under the Sea."&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Moments like those are really fun when you get to sing with your favorite songs," she gushes.</p>

<p>It was all worth it when Bailey got to see the film for the first time. The singer reveals that she watched it alone on the recommendation of Marshall and says she couldn't stop crying for "the first 20 minutes."</p>

<p>"I was like jaw dropped and just tears [were] nonstop flowing because, you know, I consider myself a musician and singer first. I had never seen myself on this big screen before, so it's like all of these things and emotions," she recalls. "[Like,] 'Wow, that's me,' and, 'Oh, that's a little cringe that moment there.' And then also like, 'That's really me. I'm proud of myself.'&nbsp;It was just a really cool experience."</p>

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'The Little Mermaid': How Halle Bailey's Representation for Young Black Girls 'Heals' Her (Exclusive)

<p>Season two of&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.etonline.com/tv/run-the-world" target="_blank">Run the World</a>&nbsp;</em>promises to give fans more fashion, fun and, of course, lots of drama.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After two years, the sophomore season of <a href="https://edit.etonline.com/amber-stevens-west-talks-black-girl-magic-on-run-the-world-and-meeting-her-husband-on-greek-165167" target="_blank">the STARZ series returns</a> to follow the&nbsp;30-something trio of&nbsp;Renee (Bresha Webb), Whitney (<a href="https://edit.etonline.com/people/amber-stevens-west" target="_blank">Amber Stevens West</a>), and Sondi (Corbin Reid) -- Andrea Bordeaux, who played Ella, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/02/andrea-bordeaux-exits-run-the-world-covid-vaccine-mandate-starz-1234926586/" rel="" target="_blank">departed&nbsp;the series in&nbsp;February 2022</a>, after&nbsp;its debut season -- as they navigate&nbsp;the trials and tribulations of being successful career women in pursuit of world domination while juggling&nbsp;their romantic relationships and their connections to one another.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As the three strive for personal growth and self-discovery,&nbsp;balancing career, love, and the ups and downs of life in Harlem, New York, they rely on their sisterhood to propel them onward and upward in a world in which they were never meant to do so.</p>

<p>The show's logline promises, "At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together."</p>

<p>And according to the cast, viewers will get all that and more when they tune into the show. ET's Rachel Smith visited the set ahead of the series premiere on May 26, during which Webb, West and Reid teased all the exciting things fans can expect in the second season.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We're doing big things, big style in Harlem, honey! We are taking things by the reins, we're being selfish and not apologizing for it and, might I add, we look fabulous doing it as well," Webb proclaims.</p>

<p>West adds that the cast's real-life friendship enhances their fictional bond, pointing out how close they've gotten while working on the show. "We just have so much fun together. We're friends in real life -- like both of them just got married [and] I was at <a href="https://www.etonline.com/amber-stevens-west-talks-black-girl-magic-on-run-the-world-and-meeting-her-husband-on-greek-165167" rel="" target="_blank">both of their weddings</a>," she says, adding that the cast regularly plays board games on set together.</p>

<p>That bond is made more apparent during the chaotic events of season 2. "[The season] was just explosive," Reid shares. "Like, season 1, you see us starting to deal with our problems. With season 2, it all just sort of explodes and then you have to see us work through it together and lean on our lovely friendship as this enviable friend group. So it's really fabulous."</p>

<p>The new season picks up directly where the previous installment left off:&nbsp;&nbsp;Whitney is facing the consequences of confessing to her fiancé (and now ex), Ola (Tosin Morohunfola), that she cheated on him; Renee finds herself struggling to find her way after quitting her job at Eclipse to strike out on her own in the marketing world and dealing with her separation from her husband, Jason (Jay Walker); and Sondi finds her domestic setup with beau Matthew (Stephen Bishop) in flux as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/run-the-world-adds-tika-sumpter-cree-summer-and-more-to-cast-for-season-2-183184" rel="" target="_blank">Naomi (Tika Sumpter), his ex-wife</a> and mother of his daughter&nbsp;Amari (Ellie Reine), returns home from active duty with the Navy.</p>

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<p>"It just made me so much more excited to get back to work and see what the rest of the writers were going to write up," Webb says of the new season. "[Renee] leaves her husband, she quits her job [and now] she's in the dating scene. We don't know where Renee is gonna go [in] the second season, but it's worth [exploring] and I wanted to do it."</p>

<p>"Yeah, Sondi is really kind of moving in a radical new direction," Reid adds. "Her relationship is in a fully different place from season 1... Her career [also] moves in an entirely new direction. She finds her voice being amplified and she falls in love with it and you see her really lean into that."</p>

<p>"I think it's exciting for you to imagine where it can go, because I can see her heading in so many different directions," Reid notes. "I can see her getting her Angela Rye on or, I don't know, we'll have to wait and see where she goes."</p>

<p>As for West's Whitney, things are fairly tumultuous for her after she upends her life by confessing her one-night stand to her fiancé. "We left with a huge cliffhanger for Whitney [and] what I love about the show is that it's so grounded in reality. And we're not just jumping back into Whitney getting married to Ola because there needs to be some resolving of what went on between them," she tells ET.&nbsp;</p>

<p>West adds, "I love that it's a show about women in our 30s who, on paper, have checked every box -- they have completed college, they're successful in their careers, they have been in wonderful relationships [with] good men -- like these are all the things that people think... they [can] coast through the rest of their life. But with Whitney and these women, you see that they get to these moments where they're still falling and they're still having to figure out what they want out of life and then go after it. And so Whitney is very much in a place of needing to look inward and figure out why she sabotaged the relationship that she wanted for so long&nbsp;and learn more about herself and what she's looking for for the rest of her life."</p>

<p>Season 2 also tackles the absence of the original fourth member of the friend group, Ella. Without giving too much away, Webb shares that Ella's presence is still "present" in the second installment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Her light and her essence of who she is as a character [is still present]," she says. "It's so much more relatable because friends come and go, you know, and people get married, they get jobs, but you still have that love for them. And so that's what her presence is this season. She even saves the day in one of the episodes. We honor her in that space, so [it's] relatable."</p>

<p>Reid says that the show ensures the fictional friends stay in touch with their fourth member, noting that "technology is magical" when it comes to keeping in touch with loved ones.</p>

<p>With the show's vibrant stories, iconic setting and drool-worthy fashion -- thanks to costume consultant Patricia Fields and costume designer Tracy L. Cox&nbsp;-- it's no surprise that&nbsp;<em>Run the World</em>&nbsp;is often mentioned in the same breath as&nbsp;<em>Sex and the City.</em></p>

<p>Agreeing that fashion is a huge part of their characters, West shares that the actors often collaborate with Cox when it comes to their on-screen looks.</p>

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<p>"We put on things that make us feel a certain way because we want to present a certain way and so the clothes in our show are a huge part of our characters," West says. "Tracy is so good at his job and he just shows things to me. We collaborate on where we think the character is, but I wasn't like, 'Go find this dress.' He shows up and has something in mind and almost always I just do whatever he says."</p>

<p>Sharing that she grew up watching <em>Sex and the City</em>, Webb shares that working with Fields was a dream come true as someone who was inspired by the outfits shown on the former HBO series. "But, you know, there's also shows like <em>Living Single</em> and <em>Girlfriends</em> that paved the way for us to be who we are," she adds, referencing&nbsp;<a href="https://edit.etonline.com/living-single-creator-yvette-lee-bowser-on-how-run-the-world-showcases-sisterhood-exclusive-165173" rel="" target="_blank">executive producer&nbsp;Yvette Lee Bowser's</a> iconic Queen Latifah-led series.</p>

<p>"I think our show is a modern-day take of what it is to be, not only a Black woman, but to be a woman living in New York City, living in Harlem, which is very underplayed in television," Reid says. "We're showing the glamorous, beautiful culture that is in Harlem and showing three ambitious, intelligent women who are living their best lives in Harlem. It shows a dream come true."</p>

<p>Reid shares that they had "pinch-me moments" with fans who show them the impact of the show on their viewers. "It's also beautiful because we're living in luxury as three Black girls in New York City. You don't get to see that often on TV anymore. We're giving authentic representation, which has meant a lot to a lot of people and it's really nice to hear."</p>

<p>"It's not just a fantasy on television,&nbsp;this is real. There are real women, go to Harlem [and] you'll see them," West adds as Webb notes, "We are doing what is already being done. We're celebrating Black women. We have to celebrate our melanin."</p>

<p>"We wanna be inspirational," Webb adds of the show's fashion and stories. "It's aspirational. We want you to see it and go get it."&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Run The World</em>&nbsp;season 2 will premiere new episodes Fridays on STARZ.</p>

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'Run the World' Cast Teases Big Surprises and 'Celebrating Black Women' in Season 2 (Exclusive)

<p>The best element of Disney movie musicals is undoubtedly the music. Disney's live-action remake of&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/latest/movies/the-little-mermaid" target="_blank"><em>The Little Mermaid</em></a>&nbsp;gives audiences a mix of their favorite classics with modern tweaks, including three new songs and&nbsp;several updates to the soundtrack's iconic tunes.</p>

<p>The music reflects the film's refreshed story, which director Rob&nbsp;Marshall, producer John DeLuca, and screenwriter David Magee&nbsp;have explained they tweaked to implement specific <a href="https://www.etonline.com/jodi-benson-original-ariel-in-the-little-mermaid-defends-disneys-changes-in-remake-205204" rel="" target="_blank">changes showcasing a more modern Disney princess</a>, addressing criticism that the original film featured a young woman who was too wrapped up in a man, and giving Ariel more agency.</p>

<p>The soundtrack features the vocal talents of the film's new cast, including GRAMMY-nominated singer <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="link" data-safelink="true" href="https://www.etonline.com/people/halle-bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halle Bailey</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-how-halle-baileys-representation-for-young-black-girls-heals-her-exclusive" rel="" target="_blank">the titular mermaid, Princess Ariel</a>, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-casts-its-prince-eric-for-live-action-remake-136168" target="_blank">Jonah Hauer-King</a>&nbsp;as Prince Eric,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/melissa-mccarthy" rel="" target="_blank">Melissa McCarthy</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Ursula, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/javier-bardem" rel="" target="_blank">Javier Bardem</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;King Triton, with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/daveed-diggs" rel="" target="_blank">Daveed Diggs</a>&nbsp;as the voice of Sebastian the crab,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/jacob-tremblay" rel="" target="_blank">Jacob Tremblay</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Flounder, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/awkwafina" rel="" target="_blank">Awkwafina</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Scuttle.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/lin-manuel-miranda" target="_blank">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a>, who&nbsp;teamed up with legendary composer-songwriter Alan Menken to write the film's new songs, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-lin-manuel-miranda-says-halle-bailey-will-be-an-incredible-ariel-exclusive" rel="" target="_blank">previously told ET</a> that "getting to write music for these characters that are probably the reason I started writing musicals in the first place, was actually easier than I thought."</p>

<p>"But the hardest part was my own intimidation working with Alan Menken, and that was entirely self-imposed," acknowledged Miranda, who also serves as a producer on the film, alongside Marc Platt. "But when it came to how these characters speak and what they say, I've known that all my life. So that was a joy."</p>

<p>When it comes to the new music, the live-action remake's additions include original new songs for Ariel and Eric, as well as a duet for Scuttle and Sebastian.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Eric, who gets an upgraded personality in the new film,&nbsp;yearns for the nautical adventures he finds on the open sea and the potential they hold to help advance his kingdom. He argues with his mother,&nbsp;Queen Seline (Noma Dumezweni), about how closed off their home is to other kingdoms and how his journeys could help them open trades and build relationships with other lands.</p>

<p>His yearning for the open seas leads to the biggest change for his character in the live-action remake -- his own "I Want" song!&nbsp;</p>

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<p>While all Disney Princesses have their "I Want" song, a tune that conveys their main motivation in the film, princes are rarely given the chance to express the same. Ariel's big moment comes in "Part of Your World," and for Eric, it's "Wild Uncharted Waters."</p>

<p>After he's been saved by Ariel and sent scores of his men out to search for his mysterious savior, Hauer-King’s Prince Eric channels his frustration into the emotional song. Overwhelmed by his mother's dismissal of his voyages and his fierce desire to find Ariel -- of whom he has no real memory, knowing only that she has a captivating voice -- Eric wanders along the shore to express his wants through song.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The song alludes to Ariel -- perhaps unconsciously -- haunting Eric with her siren song and spurring his intense desire to find her. "All I ever wanted / Was the open sea and sky / Freedom from the life I always knew. / Now all I am is haunted / As days and hours roll by / All I ever think about is you," he sings. "Now I am on the shoreline / But I'm still lost at sea / In these wild uncharted waters / Come find me... again."</p>

<p>"We realized, of course, Eric had no song in the original," Marshall told <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-little-mermaid-2023-movie-changes-rob-marshall-halle-bailey-1234866535/" rel="" target="_blank"><em>IndieWire</em></a>. "I don't know anything about him! So it was very obvious we needed to give him an 'I Want' song. And [with it], he becomes a three-dimensional character. It's a different genre. You're moving from a 2-D piece to a 3-D piece with real people."</p>

<p>"I took one look at it and heard it and was just blown away. It made me want to be even more involved with the project because it's such a special song. Musically, melodically, it's so wonderful,"&nbsp;Hauer-King added.&nbsp;"We get to know him so well through this song. We understand him so much better. We understand what he's longing for and what his hopes and his dreams are. And we understand some of his frustration and his pain and longing for this girl that saved him and longing for something bigger."</p>

<p>He joked: "Obviously, it was sort of terrifying because I knew that meant that I'd be singing next to Halle.&nbsp;And that's a horrible experience, given how exceptional she is. But I just sort of did my best!"</p>

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<p>Ariel is also treated to a new, original song! In a clever workaround for the mermaid-turned-human lacking a voice for a large chunk of the story, Menken and Miranda wrote a song for Ariel -- who only sings once in the animated film -- after she's been welcomed into the castle with her new legs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The song, "For the First Time," serves for Ariel's&nbsp;internal monologue as she comes on land and experiences everything for the first time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Of course, by that time, she's lost her voice, but we could use this technique of actually hearing her internal thoughts and song," Marshall told&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-little-mermaid-2023-movie-changes-rob-marshall-halle-bailey-1234866535/" rel="" target="_blank"><em>IndieWire</em></a>. "We were also able to use it as a musical concept where you take a song and it wraps around a whole montage, so it takes her from [getting] on land till the moment she meets the prince and past that. It was exciting to actually pull that all together with one big new song for her."</p>

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<p>Menken and Miranda also teamed up for the&nbsp;<em>Hamilton</em>-esque rap&nbsp;"The Scuttlebutt," performed by Scuttle and Sebastian when they are trying to figure out whom Prince Eric will marry.</p>

<p>In the third act, Scuttle -- now sporting some new feathers as a gannet rather than a seagull --&nbsp; dives into Ariel's bedroom in the castle to&nbsp;deliver some important information to the mermaid and Sebastian. But, because of Scuttle's inability to tell a straightforward story, the bird's message gets muddled as she and Sebastian parse through the facts to land at the big news.</p>

<p>"It was such an honor because I didn't even know Scuttle would have a song, and then I was surprised with that gift," Awkwafina told <a href="https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-little-mermaid-star-awkwafina-talks-new-scuttlebutt-rap-song-exclusive-interview-lin-manuel-miranda-alan-menken/" rel="" target="_blank"><em>Comicbook.com</em></a>. "And then also, Lin is an incredible songwriter. So it was so cool to have performed something like that with the help of Daveed, obviously."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>When it comes to updates for the classic songs, two of them get significant changes. Originally, "Kiss the Girl" suggested Eric give in without asking Ariel first.&nbsp; "It don't take a word, not a single word/Go on and kiss the girl", Sebastian sings in the animated film. In the live-action remake, Sebastian now croons for him to "Use your words, boy, and ask her."</p>

<p>Menken told&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/03/alan-menken-disney-composer-inspired-a-generation-of-songwriters" rel=""><em>Vanity Fair</em></a>&nbsp;the changes were done to avoid suggesting the prince "would, in any way, force himself" on Ariel.</p>

<p>For "Poor Unfortunate Souls," where Ursula originally informs Ariel that "on land it's much preferred/for ladies not to say a word" and that "it's she who holds her tongue who gets a man," the new version drops that verse entirely.</p>

<p>Menken explained some lines "might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn't speak out of turn, even though Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel."</p>

<p>Bailey's Ariel also gets to ad-lib during Sebastian's rendition of "Under the Sea." While the crustacean was originally backed by a bevy of sea friends in the animated film, the live-action adaptation gives Ariel a chance to join in on the fun.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"I think naturally, I just really tried my best to stay true to myself with every choice that I would make in acting, especially in the songs," Bailey&nbsp;<a href="https://edit.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-releases-halle-baileys-part-of-your-world-a-new-teaser-and-must-see-posters" rel="" target="_blank">told ET about the various song changes</a>. "I was really grateful to Rob Marshall that he gave me the freedom to just be me and sing how Halle would sing. And some of those inflections and riffs I was allowed to do -- that was fun to be able to play because the original music that we have is so beautiful and such a staple in all of our childhoods; the fact that I got to tweak and edit it a little bit was like so much fun and a joy to have that creative freedom."</p>

<p>"Moments like those are really fun when you get to sing with your favorite songs," she gushed.</p>

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<p>Fans can dive right into<i>&nbsp;the</i>&nbsp;soundtrack below and check out&nbsp;<em>The Little Mermaid</em>&nbsp;now out in theaters.</p>

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'The Little Mermaid' Soundtrack: Everything to Know About the New Songs and Updated Originals

<p>It's time for a new generation of children to fall in love with the story of Princess Ariel and her Prince Eric, and Disney's live-action remake of&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/latest/movies/the-little-mermaid" target="_blank"><em>The Little Mermaid</em></a> is giving viewers the classic fairytale with several modern-day tweaks. The Rob Marshall-directed musical stars&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-safelink="true" href="https://www.etonline.com/people/halle-bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halle Bailey</a>&nbsp;as the&nbsp;titular, headstrong princess, a drastic departure from her previous depiction that initially garnered racist backlash.</p>

<p>But Bailey's casting is only one of the changes made to the new live-action adaptation, which&nbsp;also stars Jonah Hauer-King&nbsp;as Prince Eric,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/melissa-mccarthy" rel="" target="_blank">Melissa McCarthy</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Ursula, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/javier-bardem" rel="" target="_blank">Javier Bardem</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;King Triton, with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/daveed-diggs" rel="" target="_blank">Daveed Diggs</a>&nbsp;as the voice of Sebastian the crab,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/jacob-tremblay" rel="" target="_blank">Jacob Tremblay</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Flounder, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/awkwafina" rel="" target="_blank">Awkwafina</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Scuttle.</p>

<p>Here are 15 ways the remake differs from the original. [<strong>Spoiler alert! </strong>This article contains spoilers about the live-action remake of <em>The Little Mermaid</em>.]</p>

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<h2>1. Halle Bailey's casting as Princess Ariel.</h2>

<p>The most obvious difference between the animated film and the new live-action movie is Ariel herself.&nbsp;When the 23-year-old singer was announced as the lead of the film in 2019, the news was met with intense racist backlash as people decried changing Ariel into a Black mermaid.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Director Rob Marshall recalled the backlash while speaking with&nbsp;<a href="https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-little-mermaid-director-rob-marshall-halle-bailey-animated-classic-to-live-action-film-1235370539/" rel="" target="_blank"><em>Deadline</em></a>, saying, "I didn't think that it was a big deal, casting a woman of color. I thought, 'that's an archaic way to see the world.'"</p>

<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-4">He added, "When that controversy arose, from narrow-minded people, I thought, 'Wow, that really feels like it's coming from another century. Are we really still there?'"&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-6">However, he said there have been many positive things that came from the announcement as well, including the fact that the casting choice allowed little children the opportunity to see themselves in this story. "But the bonus that came with that casting, and I wasn't aware of it at the time, is seeing these young girls of color and young boys of color looking at her and thinking, 'Wow, I'm represented,'" he said. "It was very, very moving to me."</p>

<p>Soon after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/little-mermaid-live-action-trailer-watch-halle-bailey-sing-part-of-your-world-190491" rel="" target="_blank">the first trailer for the upcoming film</a>&nbsp;was released,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/halle-bailey-ariel-the-little-mermaid-black-girls-react-to-trailer/" rel="" target="_blank">videos began circulating</a>&nbsp;on social media that showed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/young-black-girls-react-halle-bailey-disneys-ariel-89838718" rel="" target="_blank">numerous Black girls "blind reacting"</a>&nbsp;to the live-action trailer, which included a seconds-long glimpse at the new Ariel swimming under the sea and singing the song "Part of Your World."&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-how-halle-baileys-representation-for-young-black-girls-heals-her-exclusive" rel="" target="_blank">Bailey told ET</a> she felt "grateful" for the role,&nbsp;citing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/brandy" rel="" target="_blank">Brandy Norwood</a>'s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/descendants-the-rise-of-red-paolo-montalban-to-reunite-with-brandy-reprise-cinderella-role" rel="" target="_blank">Cinderella</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/anika-noni-rose" rel="" target="_blank">Anika Noni Rose</a>'s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/disneys-splash-mountain-will-be-completely-reimagined-as-a-princess-and-the-frog-ride-148734" rel="" target="_blank">Princess Tiana</a>&nbsp;as her inspirations.</p>

<p>"It's been such a beautiful moment for me to be able to see the reactions of the babies -- it makes me just emotionally overwhelmed honestly and I cry as soon as I watch them," she admitted. "I think of the little girl that's still in me, honestly, and it heals that girl inside of me to watch them feel like they have representation and someone to look to, to know that they deserve to be in those places too. [It's] so important. It just makes me cry anytime I see any of those videos."</p>

<h2>2. The live-action remake opens with a quote from author&nbsp;Hans Christian Andersen.</h2>

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<p><em>The Little Mermaid</em>&nbsp;pays tribute to its origins, opening with an epigraph attributed to&nbsp;the author of the 1837 fairy tale from which Disney's adaptations are based. "But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more," the intro reads.</p>

<p>"Personally, I went back right away to the Hans Christian Andersen tale, that's where this all came from. I wanted to do a re-imagination of the actual story," Marshall told <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-little-mermaid-2023-movie-changes-rob-marshall-halle-bailey-1234866535/" rel="" target="_blank"><em>IndieWire</em></a>&nbsp;of using the quote. "The opportunity that you have with a live-action film -- which is very different than an animated film, it's a very different genre -- is you can bring more scope, more depth, more emotion to the piece."</p>

<p>"I thought, why are we making this film now?" the director added. "There's no reason to make this film unless it has something important to say. It was there in the 1800s, 1830s, when it was written, it's not fearing someone that's different than you. It's about tolerance and the passion and what [Ariel] goes through to build that bridge to that other world. I found it very profound, very moving... I wanted to keep the elements of the piece, but why not give it some more depth?"</p>

<h2>3. Princess Ariel gets aged up.</h2>

<p>Ariel is 16 years old in the animated film, which certainly lends to her willfully young behavior, but makes her quick marriage to Eric a little worrying.</p>

<p>The live-action remake ages the mermaid by two years, noting the change in the production notes by pointing out that Ariel's a "spirited 18-year-old."&nbsp;</p>

<h2>4. Prince Eric gets a purpose.</h2>

<p>While Disney's more recent princes are notable for having distinct personalities, desires and backstories, that wasn't true for their predecessors. Prince Eric, while always a handsome face, didn't have much to distinguish himself from any of the earlier princes aside from his dimples and propensity for swashbuckling ventures.</p>

<p>Hauer-King's Prince Eric has a little more to him than his animated counterpoint: a deadly shipwreck brought Eric ashore, where he was adopted by Queen Seline (Noma Dumezweni) and her King. Although not a native to his kingdom, he's obviously well-loved by his people.</p>

<p>His faithful steward&nbsp;Sir Grimsby (Art Malik) serves as a liaison between Eric and his mother, who grows weary of her son's constant voyages since they continually put his life in danger. But Eric not only yearns for the adventures he finds on the open sea but the potential they hold to help advance his kingdom. He argues with his mother about how closed off their home is to other kingdoms and how his journeys could help them open trades and build relationships with other lands.</p>

<p>It's this yearning for more that makes Eric a kindred spirit to Ariel, who always wants to explore the world beyond her own, and helps them draw closer when they finally meet.</p>

<h2>5. Prince Eric gets his own song.</h2>

<p>Eric's aforementioned yearning for the open seas leads to the biggest change for his character in the live-action remake -- his own "I Want" song!&nbsp;</p>

<p>All Disney Princesses have their "I Want" song, a tune that conveys their main motivation in the film. For Ariel, it's "Part of Your World," and for Eric, it's "Wild Uncharted Waters."</p>

<p>After he's been saved by Ariel and sent scores of his men out to search for his mysterious savior, Hauer-King’s Prince Eric channels his frustration into the emotional song. Overwhelmed by his mother's dismissal of his voyages and his fierce desire to find Ariel -- of whom he has no real memory of and only knows she has a great voice -- Eric wanders along the shore to express his wants through song.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The song alludes to Ariel -- perhaps unconscious -- haunting Eric with her siren song and spurring his intense desire to find her. "All I ever wanted / Was the open sea and sky / Freedom from the life I always knew. Now all I am is haunted / As days and hours roll by / All I ever think about is you," he sings. "Now I am on the shoreline / But I'm still lost at sea / In these wild uncharted waters / Come find me... again."</p>

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<h2>6. Ariel also gets a new song.</h2>

<p>In a clever workaround for Ariel lacking a voice for a large chunk of the story, film composers&nbsp;Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote a song for Ariel -- who only sings once in the animated film -- after she's been welcomed into the castle with her new legs.&nbsp;The song, "For the First Time," serves for Ariel's&nbsp;internal monologue as she comes on land and experiences everything for the first time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Of course, by that time, she's lost her voice, but we could use this technique of actually hearing her internal thoughts and song," Marshall told <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-little-mermaid-2023-movie-changes-rob-marshall-halle-bailey-1234866535/" rel="" target="_blank"><em>IndieWire</em></a>. "We were also able to use it as a musical concept where you take a song and it wraps around a whole montage, so it takes her from [getting] on land till the moment she meets the prince and past that. It was exciting to actually pull that all together with one big new song for her."</p>

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<h2>7.&nbsp;Scuttle and Sebastian have a duet.</h2>

<p>Menken and Miranda also wrote "Scuttlebutt," the brand new&nbsp;rap performed by Scuttle and Sebastian when they are trying to figure out whom Prince Eric will marry.</p>

<h2>8. Scuttle gets an avian makeover.</h2>

<p>Instead of the seagull fans loved in the animated film, Scuttle is now a&nbsp;gannet, a diving bird who regularly meets&nbsp;Ariel and Flounder underwater.</p>

<p>The change was to reinforce the idea that Ariel&nbsp;<em>never</em>&nbsp;goes to the surface world, thus making her breach of the surface in "Part of Your World" all the more poignant.</p>

<h2>9. Ariel and Ursula's deal includes an additional spell.</h2>

<p>In the animated film, Ursula offers Ariel the standard agreement that she'll lose her voice in exchange for legs and have 48 hours to get Eric to kiss her to make it permanent.&nbsp;In the live-action remake, the sea witch adds a secret tweak to her spell so that&nbsp;Ariel can't remember she needs to kiss Eric in order to remain human and regain her voice.</p>

<p>The update is a smart one: Ariel doesn't know she needs to kiss Eric for the spell so she's simply getting to know him as they bond over their love for adventure and falls for him more naturally than the animated Ariel got the chance to.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This is apparent in an added scene where the pair find themselves exploring Eric's sprawling library which is full of treasures he's found during his seafaring voyages. Ariel, also a collector and a lover of other cultures, gleefully gets him to share the stories behind the souvenirs and they bond over their mutual obsessions.</p>

<h2>10. Sebastian doesn't have a run-in with Chef Louis in the kitchens.</h2>

<p>A beloved scene in the animated film is Sebastian's run-in with the palace chef, Chef Louis (Rene Auberjonois). The Chef tries to cook him during a musical moment to "Les Poissons."</p>

<p>The live-action film doesn't feature the segment, instead, Sebastian is preoccupied with helping Ariel get her kiss from Eric since she doesn't remember it needs to happen.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>11. Ariel tells Eric her name instead of Sebastian.</h2>

<p>The live-action remake gives Ariel her own agency in the smallest of ways, including having her be the one to tell Eric her name instead of Sebastian whispering her name to Eric during the animated version's rendition of&nbsp;"Kiss the Girl."</p>

<p>In the 2023 film, Ariel tells Eric her name by pointing to the constellation Aries and then guiding him from there. He says that's a beautiful name, which is a noted step up from Eric's response in the animated film in which&nbsp;he says, "That's kind of pretty."</p>

<h2>12. "Kiss the Girl" and "Poor Unfortunate Souls" get lyrical changes.</h2>

<p>Originally, "Kiss the Girl" suggested Eric give in without asking Ariel first.&nbsp; "It don't take a word, not a single word/Go on and kiss the girl", Sebastian sings in the animated film. In the live-action remake, Sebastian now croons for him to "Use your words, boy, and ask her."</p>

<p>Menken told <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/03/alan-menken-disney-composer-inspired-a-generation-of-songwriters" rel=""><em>Vanity Fair</em></a> the changes were done to avoid suggesting the prince "would, in any way, force himself" on Ariel.</p>

<p>For "Poor Unfortunate Souls," where Ursula originally informs Ariel that "on land it's much preferred/for ladies not to say a word" and that "it's she who holds her tongue who gets a man," the new version drops that verse entirely.</p>

<p>Menken explained some lines "might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn't speak out of turn, even though Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel."</p>

<h2>13. Ariel joins in on Sebastian's "Under the Sea" performance.</h2>

<p>While Sebastian's rendition of "Under the Sea" is backed by a bevy of sea friends in the animated film, the live-action adaptation gives Ariel a chance to join in on the fun.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"I think naturally, I just really tried my best to stay true to myself with every choice that I would make in acting, especially in the songs," Bailey <a href="https://edit.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-releases-halle-baileys-part-of-your-world-a-new-teaser-and-must-see-posters" rel="" target="_blank">told ET about the various song changes</a>. "I was really grateful to Rob Marshall that he gave me the freedom to just be me and sing how Halle would sing. And some of those inflections and riffs I was allowed to do -- that was fun to be able to play because the original music that we have is so beautiful and such a staple in all of our childhoods; the fact that I got to tweak and edit it a little bit was like so much fun and a joy to have that creative freedom."</p>

<p>She added, "Moments like those are really fun when you get to sing with your favorite songs."</p>

<h2>14. Ariel kills Ursula, not Eric.</h2>

<p>While the animated battle against Ursula ends with Eric piercing her in the chest with his ship's bow, the live-action remake changes it so that Ariel is the one at the helm.</p>

<p>When Ursula grows into a behemoth version of herself, Ariel steers a ship into her to deliver the killing blow.</p>

<h2>15. Ariel and Eric don't have a wedding.</h2>

<p>While the animated film ends with Ariel and Eric's wedding aboard, the live-action film keeps things a bit vague. While Ariel does return to Eric -- sans the fabulous glittering dress her animated counterpart wears -- there's no wedding to speak of. Instead, after the couple&nbsp;<em>finally</em>&nbsp;kiss, we flash to the tail-end of a celebration thrown in their honor.</p>

<p>No one specifies if it was a wedding, an engagement party, or a simple going-away party, but the pair are met by&nbsp;King Triton, Ariel's sisters, and other merpeople when they break the ocean's surface for an emotional send-off.</p>

<p>After saying goodbye to her father, Ariel and Eric continue making their way to their departing ship, heading for unknown adventures on those wild, uncharted waters.</p>

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<p><em>The Little Mermaid</em>&nbsp;is now out in theaters.</p>

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<p>What Chilli wants, she gets!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/chilli" rel="" target="_blank">Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas</a>&nbsp;appears on Friday's episode of&nbsp;<em>Tamron Hall</em>, and in ET's exclusive clip of her visit, the&nbsp;TLC artist opens up about finding love with her boyfriend,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/matthew-lawrence" rel="" target="_blank">Matthew Lawrence</a>, after searching for romance on her VH1 reality series, <em>What Chilli Wants</em>.</p>

<p>"On my show, I always hoped that women would see the importance of having high standards. And I got a lot of flack for that, but I don't care," the 52-year-old tells Hall about the 2010 series that chronicled her quest to find love with the help of&nbsp;Tionna T. Smalls, an author and relationship coach. The series aired for two seasons from April 2010 to February 2011.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"For me, I just waited it out. I'm like, 'Lord, if it happens, wonderful. If it doesn't, I'm still OK.' I've never been the one that's hard up, saying I've gotta be in a relationship or I gotta be married and all this. I wanted it to be right," she adds, going on to gush about her beau whom she says "always puts the grilled cheese on my face."</p>

<p>"Matthew, honestly, he's the list. I can't even say this or that, he is my entire list. So I thank God every day for him," she concludes.</p>

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<p>Chilli and Lawrence confirmed their romance on social media back in January, and Chilli's rep, Christal Jordan,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/matthew-lawrence-dating-tlcs-chilli-after-cheryl-burke-divorce-196677" rel="" target="_blank">confirmed to ET</a>&nbsp;at the time that the two had been dating for a few months and were meeting each other's families.&nbsp;The confirmation of the pair's relationship came just over three months after Matthew and his ex-wife,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/cheryl-burke">Cheryl Burke</a>,&nbsp;finalized their divorce.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The singer <a href="https://www.etonline.com/how-chillis-son-feels-about-her-boyfriend-matthew-lawrence-exclusive-205017" rel="" target="_blank">spoke with ET</a> after a recent appearance on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/tv/american-idol" rel="" target="_blank"><em>American Idol</em></a>&nbsp;finale, where she and&nbsp;her bandmate, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, performed a medley of their group's hits alongside contestant Lucy Love.</p>

<p>Chilli shared that her son, Tron's, approval when it comes to her new man means "everything, because Tron is my whole world."</p>

<p>"That's my heartbeat, so yeah. He approves, thumbs up," she gleefully added of the 25-year-old whom she shares with her ex, Dallas Austin.</p>

<p>T-Boz noted that she "absolutely" approves of Lawrence as well, adding, "That's my brother."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.etonline.com/matthew-lawrence-dishes-on-his-relationship-with-chilli-and-how-they-became-more-than-friends" rel="" target="_blank">Lawrence previously opened up to ET</a>&nbsp;in March about their romance.</p>

<p>"My life is in a complete bloom right now. I get to spend time with an amazing woman like Chilli. I've never gotten to be able to experience that kind of relationship before, so it's quite special," Lawrence shared at the time. "She's a really, really special human being. I wish more people on the planet were like her. We'd be much better off."</p>

<p>"She's just got, you know, her morals and her values," he continued. "The way she treats her family. She loves my family, so important. We get along. We'll talk on the phone and she's like, 'My mom's calling me.' I'm like, 'Go get it. I know how important that is.' Same thing like my mom calls me. It's not like, 'Why are you talking to your mom?!' It's like, 'Oh, your mom. Go talk to your mom,' you know?"</p>

<p>Lawrence&nbsp;also confirmed that&nbsp;he's&nbsp;met Chilli's family, including&nbsp;Tron, whom Lawrence says is "so cool," though there's no telling if Tron can wrangle Lawrence into hitting the gym with him.</p>

<p>"It's weird, you know, we have similar upbringings. We have similar families," he shared. "There are similarities that you wouldn't necessarily think between us and it really works."</p>

<p>See more on Chilli and Lawrence's romance in the video ahead.</p>

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<p>After nine seasons&nbsp;on The CW,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/tv/flash" target="_blank"><em>The Flash</em></a>&nbsp;has officially ended its run.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The&nbsp;hit series based on the DC Comics of the same name came to an end on May 24. The network <a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-flash-ending-with-shortened-season-9-188360" rel="" target="_blank">announced&nbsp;the final season in August 2022</a>, with&nbsp;Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment at The CW Network saying in a statement, "<em>The Flash</em> will be remembered as one of the greatest shows in the history of The CW, and everyone involved in its excellent nine-season run should be very proud. The team has delivered an epic final season, filled with plenty of twists, guest stars and surprises that will delight every fan. Now is the time to catch up and enjoy this fantastic final ride alongside the fastest man alive."</p>

<p>Executive producer and showrunner Eric Wallace added; "Nine seasons! Nine years of saving Central City while taking audiences on an emotional journey full of heart, humor and spectacle. And now Barry Allen has reached the starting gate for his last race."</p>

<p>Wallace thanked the show’s "amazing" stars, including&nbsp;Grant Gustin (Barry Allen), Candice Patton (Iris West-Allen), Danielle Panabaker (Khione/Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost) and Danielle Nicolet (Cecile Horton/Virtue) and the show's crew members who "have given their talents, time, and love to bring this wonderful show to life each week. So, as we get ready to honor the show's incredible legacy with our exciting final chapter, I want to say thank you to our phenomenal cast, writers, producers and crew over the years who helped make The Flash such an unforgettable experience for audiences around the world."</p>

<p><em><strong>Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for&nbsp;</strong></em><strong>The Flash's</strong><em><strong>&nbsp;series finale.&nbsp;</strong></em></p>

<p>The series finale, which marked part 4 of "A New World," saw the return of Eddie Thawne (Rick Cosnett) as he presented the blue crystal and transformed into a suited-up Cobalt Blue to unite several of Barry’s former nemeses as the Negative Speed Force attempts to gain control of the timeline and destroy the Flash forever.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In an effort to stop the impending doom, The Flash and his team -- Khione, meta-empath Cecile, the light-powered meta Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton), brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight) and reformed cryogenics thief Mark Blaine (Jon Cor) -- team up against Eddie and his "legion" of superbaddies,&nbsp;Godspeed (Karan Oberoi), Savitar (Gustin), Eobard Thawne (Tom Cavanagh) and Zoom (Teddy Sears).&nbsp;</p>

<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-19">The two groups face off, with Team Flash emerging the victor as they defeat Barry’s biggest nemeses one by one -- with a surprise appearance from Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp). But as they’re about to defeat Eddie once and for all, the former Central City Police Department officer takes the speed from the beaten villains to reenergize himself.&nbsp;</p>

<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-21">Torn between his duty to stop the Negative Speed Force and his desire not to kill Eddie, Barry adheres to the advice of Khione who urges him to find a new balance between the two Speed Forces that doesn’t ultimately end in destruction or violence.&nbsp;Barry convinces Eddie that as the avatars of the speed forces, they are better aligned than rivals. He offers a truce:&nbsp;remain the avatar for the Negative Speed Force but don’t give into the darkness, preventing the seemingly neverending cycle of violence to end and create a better world. Eddie agrees, destroying the blue crystal possessing him.&nbsp;</p>

<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-28">With&nbsp;the Speed Force truce negotiated&nbsp;amends made with Eddie, Barry returns to the hospital where Iris gives birth to their daughter, Nora. New mom Iris is joined by her father Joe (Jesse L. Martin), who holds his granddaughter for the first time and sings&nbsp;an original lullaby as&nbsp;Iris looks back on her tumultuous love story with Barry through the years.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;Khione is visited by a Wells in the hospital who tells her that since&nbsp;her futy is over, it's time for her to “ascend” to become the natural "protector of all things," and release her human form. Her exit results in Caitlin's return, and the doctor reunites with her Star Labs family.</p>

<p>A week later, Team Flash reunites at Barry and Iris' loft to celebrate Baby Nora's birth, where Joe gives a special speech to his "special ladies" and finally proposes to Cecile.&nbsp;</p>

<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-43">The final scene shows Barry and Iris adjusting to their new lives as parents, as Barry begins telling the story of his life to a fussy Nora. Soothing his newborn daughter to sleep, he reveals that he has given some of his powers to other people, including Avery Ho, Max Mercury, and Jess Chambers, alluding to Barry passing on the power of superspeed to&nbsp;Avery Ho (played again by Season 8's Piper Curda), Max Mercury (Trevor Carroll) and Jess Chambers (Hana Destiny Huggins).</p>

<p>Together, he tells Nora, this expanded speedster family will create a world where "<em>nothing</em>&nbsp;has to be impossible."</p>

<p>And the series draws to a close as&nbsp;a spark of purple lightning crackles in Baby Nora's big brown eyes.</p>

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<p>The world has lost a musical legend. <a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/tina-turner" rel="" target="_blank">Tina Turner</a>, the Queen of Rock 'n'&nbsp;Roll, has died, ET has confirmed. She was 83.</p>

<p>In a statement to ET, the singer's rep said Turner died peacefully on Wednesday after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Turner's verified Instagram account also posted a statement confirming the tragic news.</p>

<p>"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow," the statement read. "Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly."</p>

<p>Born&nbsp;Anna Mae Bullock, the <a href="https://www.etonline.com/tina-turner-celebrates-80th-birthday-with-tributes-from-cher-missy-elliott-and-more-137117" target="_blank">iconic performer</a>&nbsp;got her start&nbsp;after moving to St. Louis when she was 16. It was there that she got involved in the music scene and met her future husband, Ike Turner. When Tina's recording of "A Fool in Love" became an instant hit,&nbsp;Ike changed her name to Tina Turner and she became the lead vocalist for what became known as the Ike &amp; Tina Turner Revue.</p>

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<p>Tina and Ike were married in 1962 and went on to become a huge success together, releasing hits like "Proud Mary" and "Get Back." But Ike was&nbsp;physically abusive to his wife throughout their entire relationship, with&nbsp;Tina once claiming&nbsp;he broke her jaw. He&nbsp;controlled their finances and trademarked Tina's name, so she had no access to her own income.</p>

<p>Tina eventually filed for divorce in 1976,&nbsp;choosing not to fight for any of the assets they accrued together, except&nbsp;the rights to her stage name. After she signed&nbsp;with Capitol Records, she went on to release&nbsp;a number of popular songs, including&nbsp;her iconic 1984&nbsp;album,&nbsp;<em>Private Dancer</em>. The single "What's Love Got to Do with It" won the GRAMMY for&nbsp;Record of the Year in 1985.</p>

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<p>Tina released nine full-length studio albums, winning eight GRAMMYs, three GRAMMY Hall of Fame Awards and the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. She&nbsp;headlined the Super Bowl halftime show,&nbsp;received a Kennedy Center Honor for her contribution to the culture and&nbsp;was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice --&nbsp;the first time in 1991 with Ike, and the second time in 2021, weeks ahead of her 82nd birthday.</p>

<p>"Two-time Inductee Tina Turner worked hard to reimagine the role of a Black woman in rock &amp; roll -- one that was firmly placed front and center. During her time in the duo Ike and Tina Turner (inducted in 1991), her electric onstage presence forever raised the bar for live performance," read a statement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Their hits 'River Deep–Mountain High' and 'Proud Mary' endure to this day. But this Queen of Rock &amp; Roll went on to make music history again with her solo career (for which she was inducted again in 2021) and with her bravery in sharing her life story as a book, film, and Broadway musical. There was nothing her deep, robust voice couldn’t do, as displayed on her solo hits like 'What’s Love Got to Do with It' and 'Private Dancer.'"</p>

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<p>After taking eight years away from the public eye for some&nbsp;much-deserved time off, she launched her final&nbsp;tour in 2008.&nbsp;The 50th Anniversary Tour began in October 2008 and went through May 2009 with a total of 84 sold-out dates across North America and Europe.</p>

<p>In 2019,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/cher-donna-summer-tina-turner-crafting-a-successful-bio-musical-112370" target="_blank">Broadway bio-musical</a>&nbsp;<em>Tina: The Tina Turner Musical</em>, premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City.&nbsp;Based on Tina's life and career,&nbsp;<em>Tina</em>&nbsp;chronicled&nbsp;her journey from the humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the icon that she is today as she dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race. Broadway and TV actress Adrienne Warren, who originated the role in the West End production, portrayed Tina onstage.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tina&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/tina-turner-takes-the-stage-during-opening-of-the-tina-turner-musical-i-can-never-be-as-happy-as-i" rel="" target="_blank">took the stage during the curtain call</a>&nbsp;on opening night to thank her fans and applaud the show.&nbsp;"This musical is my life, but it's like poison that turned into medicine," the singer told the crowd, adding,&nbsp;"I can never be as happy as I am now."</p>

<p>Love <a href="https://www.etonline.com/tina-turners-documentary-directors-on-how-the-legendary-performer-has-reclaimed-her-identity-163003" rel="" target="_blank">found the singer again</a> soon after her divorce. In 1986,&nbsp;Tina&nbsp;met German music executive Erwin Bach, who was sent by her European record label to greet her at Düsseldorf Airport. The two married&nbsp;in a civil ceremony in July 2013, after dating for more than two decades.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tina is survived by her adopted sons Michael&nbsp;and Ike Jr. Her sons,&nbsp;Ronnie Turner and Craig Turner, died in <a href="https://www.etonline.com/tina-turner-mourns-death-of-beloved-son-ronnie-195782" rel="" target="_blank">December 2022</a> and <a href="https://www.etonline.com/tina-turners-oldest-son-dead-at-59-105463" rel="" target="_blank">July 2018</a>, respectively.&nbsp;</p>

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Tina Turner, Legendary Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, Dead at 83

<p>Five months after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/stephen-twitch-boss" rel="" target="_blank">Stephen "tWitch"&nbsp;Boss</a>' death in December, an autopsy report obtained by ET reveals there were no alcohol or drugs in the dancer's system at the time of death.</p>

<p>Boss' cause of death is ruled as a suicide.&nbsp;A previous autopsy confirmed that Boss' death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.</p>

<p>As ET previously reported,&nbsp;Boss was&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/stephen-twitch-boss-dj-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show-dead-at-40-195985" rel="" target="_blank">found dead</a>&nbsp;inside of a motel room on Dec. 13, 2022.&nbsp;A rep for the Los Angeles Police Department Media Relations told ET, "On Dec. 13, 2022 at around 11:20 a.m., West Valley Division officers responded to an 'Ambulance Death Investigation' radio call at a motel. Investigators determined that the decedent died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and there were no signs of foul play. The case was handed over to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office."&nbsp;</p>

<p>ET learned that Boss <a href="https://www.etonline.com/suicide-note-found-at-scene-of-stephen-twitch-boss-death-196129" rel="" target="_blank">left a note behind</a> indicating he couldn't go on anymore. The former <i>The Ellen DeGeneres S</i><em>how</em> DJ&nbsp;is survived by his wife, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/allison-holker" rel="" target="_blank">Allison Holker Boss</a>, and their&nbsp;three children -- her 14-year-old daughter, Weslie, whom Boss adopted, their son, Maddox, 7, and daughter Zaia, 3.</p>

<p>Holker&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/allison-holker-thanks-fans-in-first-video-message-since-stephen-twitch-boss-death-199465" rel="" target="_blank">spoke out for the first time</a>&nbsp;after Boss' death in February, sharing&nbsp;a message to her fans on social media.</p>

<p>"I just wanna say thank you for all of the love and support you guys have sent to me and my family this time. It has been very challenging and emotional but you guys have brought so much hope and inspiration to us by sharing stories and memories and moments in different ways Stephen impacted your life, and it’s brought us so much hope and inspiration," she said to start the video. "He was someone who was just beautiful. He lived his life from love and he made you feel a certain way. My family and I have always said we wanted to make sure that&nbsp;our purpose was lived out by bringing joy to people."</p>

<p>She continued, "It's going to feel a little bit different. But we know that that’s our purpose. And we’ll still do that to this day, and hope that we can remember the feeling that he gave us and remember that we can still move from there."</p>

<p>The same month, a host of 500 family and friends came together for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/stephen-twitch-boss-remembered-by-wife-alllison-holker-ellen-degeneres-and-more-at-celebration-of" rel="" target="_blank">a Celebration of Life ceremony</a>&nbsp;in honor of Boss in Los Angeles.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On April 30,&nbsp;ET confirmed that Holker had been <a href="https://www.etonline.com/allison-holker-granted-half-of-stephen-twitch-boss-earnings-following-his-death-203621" rel="" target="_blank">granted half of her late husband's artistic earnings</a>&nbsp;and her request for the Spousal Property Petition&nbsp;by a judge from the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/stephen-twitch-boss-died-without-a-will-wife-allison-holker-files-for-control-of-his-estate-198854" rel="" target="_blank">which was filed earlier this year</a>. The documents also confirmed that Holker is Boss' surviving spouse and that she was granted "property passing" rights. It also noted that "no administration of it is necessary."</p>

<p>Holker now possesses half of Boss' interest in 100 percent of all Stephen Boss Productions, Inc shares.</p>

<p>Since laying her husband to rest, Holker has been open about <a href="https://www.etonline.com/allison-holker-and-kids-celebrate-their-first-easter-without-stephen-twitch-boss-202429" rel="" target="_blank">her grieving process</a> with friends and fans.&nbsp;In <a href="https://www.etonline.com/allison-holker-shares-tough-conversations-she-has-with-kids-about-stephen-twitch-boss-death-203891" rel="" target="_blank">her first TV interview since Boss' death</a>, the dancer&nbsp;told&nbsp;<a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/news/twitch-wife-allison-holker-boss-exclusive-rcna82524" rel="" target="_blank"><em>Today</em>'s Hoda Kotb</a>&nbsp;that she feels "like the rest of the world where I'm still shocked."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"No one's ready for that moment and there's no one that saw this coming. No one -- and that breaks my heart too," she added.</p>

<p>"I don't really have any other choice but to be strong," she admitted, tearing up. "Now, they still see me have my highs and lows because there's a lot of it. All I can do is just try to move forward. It's honestly something I wouldn't wish for anybody. It's really hard. But if I've learned anything, it's that communication is key."</p>

<p>"There's been some really hard conversations. To us, Daddy's in the stars. So we can go outside and talk to him whenever we want," she explained, sharing that conversations are particularly hard with her two younger children, whose grasp on the&nbsp;finality of their father's death is tenuous. "They just ask, 'When is daddy coming back?' and that's a really hard one. And then it'll be a couple weeks later, 'But does he come back when he's older? Like, when Daddy's older he'll come back?' They are still children and still obviously want him here."</p>

<p>Holker shared that she seeks solace by speaking to Boss every night, whether it's recalling the events of her days or going "a little bit deeper, little more heavy."</p>

<p>"I don't allow myself to be in a place of anger or sadness, though I allow myself to feel it. I'm feeling this much pain because I've had so much love," she said.</p>

<p><em>If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.&nbsp;You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at&nbsp;</em><a href="tel:8002738255" target="_blank"><em>800-273-8255</em></a><em>, text HOME to 741741 or visit&nbsp;</em><a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources" target="_blank"><em>SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</em></a><em>&nbsp;for additional resources.</em></p>

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Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Autopsy Report Reveals No Drugs or Alcohol at Time of Death

<p>Disney's live-action reimaging of&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/latest/movies/the-little-mermaid" target="_blank"><em>The Little Mermaid</em></a>&nbsp;features a few tweaks to the story's iconic story and music, but a familiar voice vows that the changes are not only necessary but "beautifully" done.</p>

<p><a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/people/jodi-benson" rel="" target="_blank">Jodi Benson</a>, the voice actress who&nbsp;provided the voice of Ariel in the 1989 animated film, shared her support for the film's changes during&nbsp;<a href="https://ew.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-original-ariel-jodi-benson-story-changes/" rel="" target="_blank">an interview with&nbsp;<em>Entertainment Weekly</em></a>, pointing out how different the world was when the original movie began recording sessions in 1986.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It's 2023, so we have to grow, we have to learn, we have to be aware of our surroundings," she says.&nbsp;"We've got to be aware of our growth as humans and what's important now and what maybe isn't as important. Things change. We've got to roll with that. I think that Rob and John have done a beautiful job of doing that, and still paying tribute and honor to our original film. But you've got to have growth. It's very important to stay relevant with where we are, what's going on around us. We need to be aware. So the adjustments and the fine-tuning that they needed to do, it was a must, but it was done in a beautiful way, and I'm very, very thrilled with it."</p>

<p>Aside from the most apparent change from the animated film -- casting&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="link" data-safelink="true" href="https://www.etonline.com/people/halle-bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halle Bailey</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-how-halle-baileys-representation-for-young-black-girls-heals-her-exclusive" rel="" target="_blank">the referenced mermaid, Princess Ariel</a>&nbsp;-- director Rob&nbsp;Marshall, producer John DeLuca, and screenwriter David Magee previously revealed that they'd implemented specific changes to&nbsp;reflect a more modern Disney princess, addressing criticism that the original film featured a young woman who was too wrapped up in a man, and giving Ariel more agency.</p>

<p>Bailey's Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King's Prince Eric are more kindred spirits in the live-action adaptation; both focused on exploring the world beyond their bubbles despite their parents urging them to stay home. Both also have brand-new original songs included in the film, which have lyrical changes to&nbsp;the iconic tunes "Kiss the Girl" to address the issue of consent and "Poor Unfortunate Souls."</p>

<p>Even accounting for those changes, the film&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_little_mermaid_2023" rel="" target="_blank">has earned its place</a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;one of the studio's most enjoyable re-imaginings, with critics particularly noting Bailey making a major splash in the title role.</p>

<p><a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/jodi-benson-praises-halle-bailey-for-her-amazing-performance-in-little-mermaid-remake-190663" target="_blank">Benson echoed their sentiment</a>, sharing that she has been able to "love on" the 23-year-old actress and lend her support to Bailey and her family. She adds, "And to know just the beautiful way that she has been able to capture Ariel and all that is part of Ariel. And just how incredibly proud I am of her, just wanting her to know that I was there for her in whatever way I could be. She did it. She has told this beautiful story, and I'm just so thrilled for her."</p>

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<p>Bailey's co-stars,&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/people/melissa-mccarthy" rel="" target="_blank">Melissa McCarthy</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/people/javier-bardem" rel="" target="_blank">Javier Bardem</a>, who portray&nbsp;Ursula&nbsp;and King Triton, respectively, also couldn't help but gush about their leading lady when&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaids-melissa-mccarthy-and-javier-bardem-on-halle-bailey-leading-with-strength-205129" rel="" target="_blank">speaking with&nbsp;ET ahead of the film's</a>&nbsp;May 26 release.&nbsp;</p>

<p>When asked about their favorite song from the new film, Bardem can't help but praise&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/the-little-mermaid-releases-halle-baileys-part-of-your-world-a-new-teaser-and-must-see-posters" rel="" target="_blank">Bailey's rendition of Princess Ariel's iconic tune</a>, "Part of Your World."</p>

<p>"What she does with her voice in that song, it's very special. And also, it's the first song in the movie," he noted. McCarthy echoed the sentiment, adding that she is "so proud" of her co-star for&nbsp;"the young woman that she is and the strength she played that with."</p>

<p>"I'm telling you, it's like I almost get choked up. When she finishes that song, I literally burst out crying, I was clapping, I was breathing weirdly and I literally wanted to stand up and be like, 'It's not just 'cause you are an amazing actress. It's not because your voice is from another planet, it [is you],'" she recalled. "It was how she chose to portray that strong, yet vulnerable woman. And I think it's a game changer and I think kids are going to look up to her and be like, 'That is me. I can do anything. I can choose the course of my destiny.' I think she just played it with such incredible strength and vulnerability at the same time, that was perfect."</p>

<p>After&nbsp;<a data-loopstyle="link" href="https://www.etonline.com/little-mermaid-live-action-trailer-watch-halle-bailey-sing-part-of-your-world-190491" rel="" target="_blank">the first trailer for the upcoming film</a>&nbsp;was released,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/halle-bailey-ariel-the-little-mermaid-black-girls-react-to-trailer/" rel="" target="_blank">videos began circulating</a>&nbsp;on social media that showed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/young-black-girls-react-halle-bailey-disneys-ariel-89838718" rel="" target="_blank">numerous Black girls "blind reacting"</a>&nbsp;to the live-action trailer, which included a seconds-long glimpse at the new Ariel swimming under the sea and singing the "Part of Your World" song.</p>

<p>Bardem said that Bailey has more than Ariel's spirit; she has an energy that's impossible to miss. "She has this thing where you cannot take your eyes off her. She has this aura. She has this beautiful glimpse all over her that you are born with it or you're not. And she has it," he shared.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Being around [Bailey], it is an experience and privilege, I think, to be in her glow," McCarthy added. "Because she leads with kindness,&nbsp;she leads with integrity and I think we can't shine the light on that more. Like, we need it."</p>

<p><em>The Little Mermaid</em>&nbsp;swims into theaters on May 26.</p>

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