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Valerie Macon/Getty ; Walt Disney Studios/YouTube
Shortly after a clip of McCarthy’s transformation into the famous sea witch hit social media, members of the drag and LGBTQ+ communities were quick to call out the missing piece of the Hollywood puzzle.
Once the film hit theaters on May 26, King responded to the feedback in an interview withInsider, calling thestatements “ridiculous” and “offensive.”
“Why can’t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist?” he said in his chat with the outlet. “That’s trying to claim it and that’s fine, if that’s what they wanna do, but don’t put people down because they’re not what they want it to be."
King further told the publication that he wanted to steer away from Ursula’s cartoonish features as to not entirely put the focus on her appearance — though her eyebrows (which King intentionally made uneven) drew tons of attention nonetheless.
The expert also added, “We thought it would be funny if her makeup was bad and that she’d done it herself.
In short, he wanted her to appear human.
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McCarthy, 52, has been open about her long-standing respect and admiration for the drag community. She’s been a“huge fan” of the culturesince her teen years, she told Deadline atThe Little Mermaidpremiere in May.
Even watching the first film during her nanny days, the actress always felt that Ursula carried Divine’s aura.
“I was like, the makeup, the look, the attitude. And now we know that yeah, she was, of course, based on Divine," she added.
source: people.com
