As online discussions happen around the new live-action Little Mermaid film, several fans have made the mistake of mixing up the actor who plays Ariel, Halle Bailey, with 56-year-old actor Halle Berry. This would be merely amusing if fans hadn't had the audacity to tweet their opinions of the film at Berry instead of Bailey.
One of the tweets caught Berry's attention. The now-deleted tweet read, "Halle Berry is nearly 60 playing the role of a 16-year-old girl. This is what happens when you upset a fandom."
Berry had a perfect response, proving an image is worth a thousand words.
\u201chttps://t.co/YLlD7qGWob\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1662868725
The reactions were gleeful.
\u201cGET EM\u201d— Sunnie \ud83d\udc28 joonie day (@Sunnie \ud83d\udc28 joonie day) 1662878389
\u201clol hell nah they messed up bad\ud83e\udd2d\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— Rajni\u2077 \ud83c\udccf YEONJUN DAY \ud83e\udd73\ud83c\udf82 (@Rajni\u2077 \ud83c\udccf YEONJUN DAY \ud83e\udd73\ud83c\udf82) 1662909861
Many people were waiting for the original poster to take down the tweet, commenting on how they should take the shade and quietly fold.
\u201c@halleberry Absolutely catastrophic L from this individual, hate to see it\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1662868725
\u201cWhen Thee Halle Berry.. burns you for being a hater lol. Little Mermaid is Halle Bailey. Omg. Lololol\u201d— President Kamala\u2019s Hand (Again) (@President Kamala\u2019s Hand (Again)) 1662872398
\u201c@halleberry This is bruh reading the names of the cast\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1662868725
People saved screenshots of the original tweet, as it would inevitably be taken down.
\u201c@halleberry I saved this just in case....\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1662868725
When Halle Berry's social media game is so good that she doesn't even need words to make her point, one should just leave the stage.
\u201c@DWGM1022 she's too good @ twitter \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1662868725
Someone pointed out that maybe, if you wanted, it would be a compliment to be mistaken for an actor 30 years younger than you? Maybe?
\u201c@halleberry Gotta love being confused with someone 30+ years younger than you, though! Says a lot about how gracefully you have aged!\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1640628383
This isn't the first time this has happened since the beginning of the younger actor's career, and Halle Berry seems to be a good sport about it.
\u201c\u2026 wrong Halle lol. I can\u2019t wait to see her too though!\u201d— Halle Berry (@Halle Berry) 1640628383
Google is free! If you're going to be outraged online, at least check that you're doing so about the right person.
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