DDG spoke out for the first time about how the public responses to his breakup from Halle Bailey have negatively impacted him. The social media star announced that he and 'The Little Mermaid' star Bailey split after two years of dating earlier this week.

Bailey and DDG, né Darryl Dwayne Grandberry Jr., first sparked rumors of their romance in January 2022 before they confirmed their relationship two months later. While speaking with VIBE the same year, DDG expressed that he and Halle were in their “own world” and that their relationship was a “happy place” for him.

In the aftermath of his highly publicized breakup with Halle Bailey, rapper DDG is fighting back against a tidal wave of social media criticism.