Halle Berry DOUBLES DOWN on Drake feud and claims rapper DID ask her for permission to use ‘suggestive’ slime image but she said NO: ‘Why ask if you intend to do what you want to do’
Halle Berry is doubling down on her feud with rapper Drake after calling him out for using her photo without permission to promote his latest single with SZA called Slime You Out.
The image, described as “suggestive,” shows Halle covered in green slime at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
Now the 57-year-old Catwoman star has shared further details, even revealing that the Canadian rapper did ask her permission, but she said no, and he still used the offensive photo.
In response to a fan who insisted that Getty Images owns the copyright to the photo and not them, Halle explained why she was still “angry” at Drake.
“Because he asked me and I said NO, that’s why,” she snapped back.
Adding: ‘Why ask if you plan to do what you want to do! That was the fuck you for me. Not cool. Do you understand?’
The Oscar winner first took aim at Drake last week with a cryptic message on her main Instagram page: “Sometimes you gotta be the bigger man… even if you’re a woman!”
Although the post did not directly mention the 36-year-old artist, she responded to social media users in the comments section, where she labeled the music artist’s action as “not cool.”
Slimming! The Monster’s Ball actress appeared in the cover art for the newly released issue, a throwback to how she lost weight at the 2012 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards
One fan had asked the star about her feelings about the use of her image, and Berry responded with, “I didn’t get my consent. That’s not cool, I thought better of him!
The beauty then explained the reasoning behind the post, writing: ‘Hence my post today. When people you admire disappoint you, you have to be the bigger person and move on!’
Others further showed their support for Halle’s position, with one saying: “Getting permission from others is always important when using something that belongs to them (including their image and likeness).”
The follower added: ‘It’s sad that people often ignore the value of respect and civility.’
Another wrote: ‘You have every right to be angry. It’s simple politeness. It’s her photo and permission is required. Period of time!’
While her slimmed-down image was used to promote Slime You Out on social media, the song’s official cover was a drawing done by Drake’s own five-year-old son, Adonis – which is also the cover of his upcoming album: For All The Dogs.
The single officially dropped earlier this week on Friday, September 15 and featured Drake’s ex-girlfriend and fellow singer SZA.
Both took to their main Instagram pages to promote the song, each using the throwback snap of Halle being stripped down at the recent awards show.
Cryptic post: She uploaded a post to her main Instagram page that read: “Sometimes you gotta be the bigger man… even if you’re a woman!”
Halle Berry DOUBLE DOWN on Drake Feud, Claiming Rapper DID Ask Her Permission to Use Slime Image, But She Said NO: ‘Why Ask If You Plan on Doing What You Want to Do’
‘Literally’: Amid the drama, Drake recently shared a post of himself wearing a shirt that read, “What the hell is going on?” and added the text “literally even though…” followed by emojis with smiling faces
Drake simply captioned his post with a big-eyed emoji and a green heart emoji, though he didn’t reveal anything else.
SZA — who debuted her Snooze music video with Justin Bieber last month — shared the same image, though she captioned it with a green vomiting emoji, a face with hand-in-mouth emoji, and a googly eye emoji.
The One Dance rapper initially teased that he would drop the song during a recent concert in Austin, Texas for his It’s All a Blur tour.
“I know you’re all excited to hear the album. I know it’s only two weeks away, but I’m going to drop a song this week – just to let you know what’s going on,” Drake told the crowd.
Drake revealed that he and SZA were once together in the lyrics of his 2021 song Mr Right Now.
“Yeah, she said she wanted to fuck some SZA, wait, because I had a date with SZA in ’08,” the lyrics read, though they weren’t entirely accurate.
Anticipated song: The single was officially released earlier this week on Friday, September 15 and featured Drake’s ex-girlfriend and fellow singer SZA
Promotion: Both took to their main Instagram pages to promote the song, each using the throwback snap of Halle getting slimed at the recent awards show
Art: The official cover for the song was a drawing made by Drake’s own five-year-old son, Adonis – which is the cover for his upcoming album: For All The Dogs
“So it was basically 2009 lol,” SZA tweeted, suggesting Drake was just trying to rhyme with “wait.” Anyway, Drake and SZA were involved in and around the early days of his on-off romance with Rihanna.
Slime You Out is included on Drake’s upcoming album For All The Dogs, which was originally set to be released later this month on September 22nd.
However, on Friday, the star revealed on his Instagram Stories that the release date has been postponed until next month.
“Okay, my dilemma I’m facing is either cancel shows to finish the album, or I complete the mission and drop the album before the last show….”
Postponed: However, on Friday, the star revealed on his Instagram Stories that the release date has been postponed until next month
He continued, “I owe you all these memories we are building, and everywhere we have missed so far, we will definitely be back. For all dogs October 6. It’s only right…’
Drake’s current It’s All a Blur tour ends next month on October 9 in Columbus, Ohio. On the new release date, the rapper will perform in his home city of Toronto.
Notably, For All The Dogs is the artist’s eighth studio album and his first solo LP since the release of Honestly, Nevermind in June 2022.
Later that same year, the Grammy winner released the collaborative album Her Loss with fellow rapper 21 Savage in November.