The Little Mermaid's Original Ariel, Jodi Benson, Defends The Decision To Update Some Of The Movie's Song Lyrics

'It was a must, but it was done in a beautiful way, and I’m very, very thrilled with it.'

Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney."It’s 2023, so we have to grow, we have to learn, we have to be aware of our surroundings."Jodi added that"we’ve got to be aware of our growth as humans and what’s important now and what maybe isn’t as important.""Things change. We’ve got to roll with that...But you’ve got to have growth.

It’s very important to stay relevant with where we are, what’s going on around us. We need to be aware," she said.Jodi shared that she believes that director Rob Marshall and producer John DeLuca"have done a beautiful job of doing that" while"still paying tribute and honor to our original film.

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