DDG Asks Fans to 'Leave Halle Alone' After Halle Bailey Expressed Concern Over Their Son Halo Appearing in Livestream

Mar. 15, 2025

DDG; Halle Bailey.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Gotham/WireImage

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Gotham/WireImage

DDGis coming to ex-girlfriendHalle Bailey’s defense after she publicly called him out for allowing their 9-month-old son,Halo, to appear on a livestream without her knowledge.

In aYouTubevideo published on Thursday, Nov. 7, the influencer and rapper (real name Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) explained that he won’t stand for anyone bullying theLittle Mermaidactress, 24, after having had his own fair share of it in the past.

“One thing I don’t like what people do, I don’t like when people hate on Halle,” DDG, 27, said ofhis ex. “I don’t care if people think she wrong or not, or if I think she wrong or right.”

Halle Bailey and DDG in March 2024.Aaron J. Thornton/Getty

Aaron J. Thornton/Getty

The “​​Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper added, “She could be going through something mentally after having a kid that I can’t understand as a man.”

“So when situations like this happen, I try to handle it with as much grace as possible because Halo needs her, I need her, we need each other to create a childhood that’s safe and fun and memorable for him,” he said.

“And I wouldn’t have him if it wasn’t for Halle, and for that reason alone, I got unconditional love and respect for her,” he said.

Halle Bailey with son Halo.Halle Bailey/Instagram

Halle Bailey/Instagram

DDG’s response came just one day after Bailey expressed being “extremely upset” that Halo was included in Kai Cenat’s Nov. 6 “Mafiathon 2” Twitch stream.

Before DDG published his video Thursday, Bailey addressed her previous statement, sayingshe may have overreacted.

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In his response, DDG reminded his viewers that the former couple was “going through a very different transition.”

“It’s hard for us,” he added of their breakup. “So, when lil’ stuff like this happen, it’s really nothing. People go through this type of stuff all the time. I just don’t appreciate when people try to put me against her or me versus her and all of this, ‘She’s wrong and he’s right, blah blah blah.’ Y’all could hate on me for as long as y’all want, but leave Halle alone, man.”

A rep for DDG did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Thursday.

source: people.com