Halle Berry opened up on her opinions over Drake’s choice to use her photo as the cover art for his latest single cover. Berry claims that the Canadian rapper did reach out to ask for her permission beforehand, however, she turned him down. Despite this, Drake used her photograph.
The Academy Award-winning actress opened up about the situation Drake and SZA’s Slime You Out artwork in a recent Instagram comment in response to a post about taking the high road. Berry is covered in green slime in this artwork from the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
One Instagram user asked about Berry’s disappointment, saying that the “photo is owned by Getty Images” and believing that Drake had obtained permission and paid the required fee. Berry responded by expressing her disappointment with Drake’s actions.
She responded, claiming, “Cuz he asked me and I said NO that’s why,” Berry wrote on Saturday. “Why ask if you intend to do what you want to do! That was the f*%# you to me. Not cool. You get it?”
This exchange happened just after the Grammy winner revealed the cover art for Slime You Out, the latest single from the forthcoming album For All the Dogs.