A makeup artist for The Little Mermaid called out “very offensive,” “ridiculous” backlash over his work on Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula character in the live-action remake. Oscar-winning makeup artist Peter King pushed back against criticism from several drag queens who questioned why Disney didn’t hire a queer artist to work on makeup for a character who reportedly was inspired in the 1989 animated film by the iconic drag queen Divine, a frequent star in John Waters movies. Why can’t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist?” King told Insider. https://t.co/wzbLiJxq7t — Art Simone (@ArtSimone) May 18, 2023King, who asserted his design for the look wasn’t “based on Divine,” told Insider that he “personally” doesn’t get the criticism. Advertisement“Yes, I’m very old now, so that’s fine, I get that too, but, you know, a makeup artist or makeup designer could design makeup, they don’t have to have an attachment to the nature of what they’re doing,” King said.

Source: Huffington Post May 29, 2023 08:52 UTC