Halle Berry is speaking out about Drake's new single cover for "Slime You Out," which features this image of her getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. It marks the first song from his upcoming album 'For All the Dogs'. After the single was released, Berry shared this Instagram post that reads, "Sometimes you have to be the bigger guy…even if you're a woman!"
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00:00 Halle Berry is speaking out about Drake's new single cover art for the song "Slime
00:03 You Out," which features this image of her getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids
00:08 Choice Awards.
00:09 The rapper released the collaboration with SZA on Friday.
00:12 It marks the first song from his upcoming album, "For All the Dogs."
00:22 Drake and SZA posted the single cover on their respective Instagram accounts on Wednesday,
00:26 teasing their collab.
00:27 After the single was released, Berry shared an Instagram post that read, "Sometimes you
00:31 have to be the bigger guy, even if you're a woman."
00:34 In the comments section, she revealed that Drake didn't get her permission to use the
00:37 photo.
00:38 When one Instagram user wrote that Drake should have just asked her, Berry responded, "He
00:42 did have his people call my people and I said no.
00:45 I didn't like that image of slime all over my face in association with his song and he
00:49 chose to do it anyway.
00:51 You see, that is disrespect.
00:53 Not cool."
00:54 She also wrote in response to a different comment about the single art, "When people
00:57 you admire disappoint you, you have to be the bigger person and move on."
01:00 Another Instagram user commented on Berry's post to ask why she was mad.
01:04 As the photo was owned by Getty, and Drake likely got the permission he needed from them
01:08 and paid the fee to use it, Berry replied in part, "Cuz he asked me and I said no.
01:13 That's why.
01:14 Why ask if you intend to do what you want to do?"
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