‘The Little Mermaid’ Makeup Artist Defends Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula Transformation
usmagazine.comClapping back. The Little Mermaid makeup artist Peter Smith King is responding to backlash over Melissa McCarthy’s transformation into Ursula.
Before and after the film’s May 26 premiere, fans expressed concern over the sea witch’s glam following Disney Studios’ release of a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic villain.
In the clip, which was shared via Twitter on May 16, King could be seen glamming McCarthy, 52, with bright green eyeshadow and chalky foundation. “Now when we said Ursula was inspired by a drag queen, we didn’t mean one who had only been doing it for 3 months,” read one tweet in reference to the late drag queen performer Divine — who inspired the character in the 1989 animated movie. (Animator Rob Minkoff told Vogue in a May 23 interview that “Divine seemed like such a great character … and a funny idea to take [Ursula] and treat her more like a drag queen.”) Melissa McCarthy becomes…
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