{"id":230390,"date":"2023-05-18T04:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=289744"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:10:54","slug":"actor-aladdin-twitter-the-little-mermaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/actor-aladdin-twitter-the-little-mermaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Storm: Aladdin Star Forced to Flee Twitter in The Little Mermaid Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/are-you-ready-for-the-new-trailer-of-the-little-mermaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Little Mermaid<\/a> will be the next big release from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/downloads\/disney?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walt Disney Pictures<\/a><\/strong>. The live-action remake of the 1989 film will arrive on May 26, and the reviews that are already coming out ahead of it are pouring in. While those who have already seen it say it&#8217;s not bad at all, opinions on aspects of some of the characters and other issues are quite mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/3237066594\/disney-plus-logo\" alt=\"Disney+\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/Kjja09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/Kjja09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film has received all kinds of comments, and <strong>Mena Massoud, the protagonist of Aladdin, has not missed the party<\/strong>. However, not everyone has taken kindly to what he has said about it\u2026 and the actor has ended up closing his Twitter account and moving away from the social network in the face of the barrage of criticism he has received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Little Mermaid | Official Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpGo2_d3oYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aladdin vs The Little Mermaid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>Our film was unique in the sense that audiences went to see it multiple times<\/strong>. That&#8217;s the only way to hit the billion-dollar mark with our release. My bet is that (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-sounds-and-looks-under-the-sea-in-the-remake-of-the-little-mermaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Little Mermaid<\/a>) won&#8217;t cross the billion mark, but it will certainly have a sequel.&#8221; This was Massoud&#8217;s message on Twitter, clearly obfuscated by the fact that Aladdin didn&#8217;t have a bigger run after the original film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this didn&#8217;t sit well with fans of the new Disney remake, and <strong>they soon began to criticize him for his words<\/strong>. They attacked his acting, the poor chemistry with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/will-smith-chris-rock-safety-oscars-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will Smith<\/a>, his aesthetics and compared it all the time with the original film, which for the fans is much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MSNYAMWMBBBTRIMVXL3REFIBLM.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has led Mena Massoud to ultimately withdraw from Twitter, and it is unclear whether it is a temporary or permanent decision. Surely, in fact, <strong>he must have encountered some issues beyond social media due to his comment<\/strong>, and it seems that we won&#8217;t have Aladdin 2.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/3237066594\/disney-plus-logo\" alt=\"Disney+\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/Kjja09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/Kjja09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actor from Aladdin, Mena Massoud, stars in a great controversy when criticizing The Little Mermaid, the new Disney remake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9257,"featured_media":230393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-230390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320255,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230390\/revisions\/320255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230390"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=230390"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=230390"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=230390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}