Meghan McCain Defends Halle Bailey's 'The Little Mermaid' Casting

Meghan McCain is defending Halle Bailey‘s casting as Ariel in the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid, which has sparked some backlash.

The casting, and the resulting controversy, was one of the main topics on The View on Monday (July 8), and Meghan McCain adamantly defended the casting decision.

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“When I was younger, I remember being Cinderella being Brandy and Whitney Houston…fairytales are fairytales…I think it’s a lot less weird than the Disney animated one. I didn’t understand this controversy,” Meghan said during the segment.

“At a time when we’re supposed to be celebrating so much diversity in so many different ways, it seemed so nasty and so negative and so mean to this girl’s break. She’s about to become a household name.”

Watch the women of The View discuss the controversy…