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14-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Bailey gets restraining order against 'abusive' ex
Actress and singer Halle Bailey has been granted a restraining order against rapper and YouTube star DDG, her former boyfriend and the father of their one-year-old son. The Little Mermaid star alleges he was repeatedly violent with her and made her fear for herself and their child. On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge ordered DDG, whose full name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr, to stay away from Bailey and their son until a hearing on 6 June. Bailey, 25, alleged there had been "multiple acts of physical violence" from Granberry since their split in October. BBC News has asked representatives for Granberry for comment. In documents requesting the order, reported by the Associated Press, Bailey said: "Throughout our relationship, Darryl has been and continues to be physically, verbally, emotionally, and financially abusive towards me. "I am seeking orders to protect myself and our son Halo from his ongoing abuse." Bailey and Granberry, 27, were in a relationship from 2022 until last year. In the documents, the actress claims "things got physical between us" after Granberry repeatedly insulted her as she strapped the baby into a seat in his car in January. "We fought each other, wrestling and tussling," she said. "At one point, Darryl was pulling my hair. He then slammed my face on the steering wheel, causing my tooth to get chipped. I then stopped fighting back as I was in a lot of pain." Bailey included photos of her tooth and bruises on her arms in her filing, which have since been published by some US media outlets. Two months after the alleged altercation, Bailey alleges that Granberry entered her house when she wasn't home and texted her a photo of her bed along with a threatening message suggesting she was having sex with other men. A few days later, she claimed, Granberry berated her when she did not want to send their unwell baby on a visit with him, then smashed the Ring doorbell camera on her porch when he realised it was recording their confrontation. She further alleged that, when she called a relative for help, he took her phone and slammed a car door on her as she was holding the baby. Bailey filed a police report over the incident. As part of the restraining order, Granberry was also instructed not to possess any weapons. The judge can extend the order for up to five years at the 6 June hearing. Bailey also requested that Granberry be ordered to stop using his social media platforms to continue "bad mouthing me to his several millions of fans". "He claims I am withholding our son and that I am with other men. As a result, I then receive threats and hate on social media," she said in the documents. Bailey shot to fame as part of Chloe x Halle, a pop duo with her sister, and later released music as a solo artist. She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. As an actress, she appeared in sitcom Grown-ish from 2018 to 2022. Her biggest role to date, however, was playing the titular character in Disney's 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. DDG rose to fame in the mid-2010s by posting videos on YouTube, and signed a record deal in 2018. He has released four studio albums. Film critics fall for Little Mermaid's new Ariel
Int'l Business Times
09-05-2025
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
Employers Grow Worried About Staffing Shortages In The Next Year If Trump's Immigration Crack Down Continues
Employers are growing worried that the Trump administration's immigration crackdown will lead to staffing shortages in the near future, a new survey found. According to an annual employer survey from The Littler , the largest global employment and labor law firm, 75% of executives across different industries said the administration's immigration policies were among their top concerns. The survey was conducted between late February to mid-March, drawing 349 respondents from a variety of industries. Immigration was the second largest concern for executives in the survey, only surpassed by diversity, equity and inclusion considerations (85%), another set of policies being targeted by the Trump administration. Other concerns included LGBT protections in the workplace (58%), union activity and labor relations (47%), wage and hour/pay practices (43%), AI use in the workplace (42%), employee health insurance and related benefits (31%) and data privacy (31%). When it comes to immigration , 70% of executives said they expect the administration's policies, particularly mass deportations, to have a significant or moderate impact on their workplaces over the next 12 months. Likewise, The Little argues that employers are currently bracing for an expected increase in audits and raids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, the survey explains, they could risk underestimating the impact of Trump's policies on legal immigration, which declined by about 40% during the president's first term. Further, this could have costly consequences for employers, 58% of whom expressed concern about potential staffing challenges resulting from the administration's immigration policies. "I was just flabbergasted by how high the concern was among our clients," said Jorge Lopez , a shareholder at the firm who chairs its immigration and global mobility practice group, about the immigration figure. He argued that the results show you where the mindset is for American companies. In light of increased ICE raids, Lopez recommends companies to be prepared to manage a crisis. "With the expected uptick in worksite enforcement, it is important for employers to proactively conduct reviews to check that I-9 forms are up to date, that they know where they're located, and that there is a crisis management team in place in the event of a site visit from ICE or another government agency, " Lopez said. "At the same time, businesses should be cognizant of changing policies on legal immigration, including stricter eligibility criteria for employment-based visas and the risk of travel restrictions, and the resulting challenges to maintaining a steady workforce to meet business objectives," he continued. But despite employers worries about their businesses' health due to immigration crackdown, the White House says this will be beneficial to young Americans. "Over one in ten young adults in America are neither employed, in higher education, nor pursuing some sort of vocational training. There is no shortage of American minds and hands to grow our labor force, and President Trump's executive order to modernize workforce training programs represents this Administration's commitment to capitalizing on that untapped potential," White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement. Originally published on Latin Times Immigration Donald trump White house
