Halle Berry Calls Out Drake for Using Her Image Without Consent to Promote New Single

"He did have his people call my people and I said NO. I didn't like that image of slime all over my face in association with his song."

BY Ben OkazawaPublished Sep 18, 2023

Apparently dropping "Slime You Out" with SZA on Friday isn't the only slimy thing Drake has done recently.

After both artists used a picture of Halle Berry getting the bizarre slime treatment from Nickelodeon at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards to promote their new single, Berry took to Instagram to point out that Drake had never gotten her consent to do so. 
 

The Catwoman and X-Men actor shared an Instagram post displaying the text, "Sometimes you have to be the bigger guy... even if you're a woman!" and explained her side of things in the comment section in response to a fan asking for her thoughts on Drake's use of the picture. 

"Didn't get my permission. That's not cool, I thought better of him," she wrote. "Hence my post today. When people you admire disappoint you, you have to be the bigger person and move on!"

She clarified further in response to another comment: "He did have his people call my people and I said NO. I didn't like that image of slime all over my face in association with his song. And he chose to do it anyway! You see... that is the disrespect."

Drake has yet to comment on the matter amidst his For All the Dogs album delay.  

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