Halle Bailey Speaks Out While Pregnant: ‘I Had No Obligations’

Halle Bailey, who has previously made headlines for keeping her pregnancy under wraps, recently opened up about what led to her decision to keep son Halo out of the public eye.

Speaking on stage while at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, the six-time Grammy Award nominee, who was honored at the event for her contributions to the industry, spoke about the dangers of the spotlight and said: “I learned from that spotlight the last eight years. Also, if I’m being honest, I’m burned out by it, like all of us.”

The actress also highlighted the struggles of black women and addressed the backlash she received for her role The little Mermaid live-action adaptation, he observed, “It can be unfair and it can expose you to criticism just for being you.”

Elaborating further on her greatest gift and life’s challenges, she stated, “There was no way in hell I could share my world’s greatest joy with anyone.”

“Halo was my gift. It is the greatest blessing and I had no obligation to expose him, me or my family to this,” she called the invasive attention to her pregnancy.

“With the state of the world and men trying to impose their will on women’s bodies, no one on social media was going to tell me what to share with the world,” she explained.

The Color Purple The actress attributed her resilience and ability to keep her peace to the guidance of “strong women,” as she explained, “Remember when Zion David Marley, who was descended from a queen named Lauryn Hill, came into the world? Remember how private Beyoncé was about her pregnancy? Every woman in the world has the right to choose what to do with her body.”

For those unfamiliar, actress and singer Halle Bailey quietly welcomed her son Halo in January with boyfriend DDG. The actress remained tight-lipped about her pregnancy until she announced its arrival via an Instagram post.

However, the 23-year-old singer has faced criticism for keeping her pregnancy private and previously took to Twitter to shut down haters who accused her of ‘lying’ and ‘gassing’.

She wrote: “I never lied or even said anything about it love, making a joke about my nose was the furthest I went. I will never understand why you are mad that I protected my own peace, wouldn’t you do the same?