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\"Isn’t Ariel’s entire message about finding where she belongs, where she is her truest self, and where she feels full and accepted?\" she added.

She expressed her full support of Bailey and encouraged people to spread love.

\"Halle is going to make a beautiful Ariel, a powerful Ariel and an inspiring Ariel and I am so excited to watch her change the world with her performance as she helps continue to make our world a more loving, inclusive and open minded place,\" she continued.

Huey also advised Bailey, in an interview with TheWrap, \"Keep your head up and know than it’s so much bigger than you as a single person fighting these battles.\"

Donald Glover, Halle Berry, Zendaya and many more also sent messages of support for Bailey on social media.

Production for the live-action film is expected to begin early next year.

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