DDG Says He and Ex Halle Bailey Are 'Forever Family' After Breakup: There's a 'Reason Why All of This Happened'

Mar. 15, 2025

DDG and Halle Bailey.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Gotham/WireImage

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Gotham/WireImage

DDGis opening up about his breakup fromHalle Baileyfor the first time, days after he announced their split.

The 26-year-old rapper and social media star spoke candidly about how he felt his relationship withTheLittle Mermaidstar, 24, impacted how people perceived him in the public eyefollowing their breakupearlier this month.

“I personally think that people just personally pick on me,” the rapper (real name Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) said during a Sunday, Oct. 6 episode of hisNo Ordinary Podcast.“That’s really what it is.”

He continued, “People specifically pick on me because for a long time, people feel like I didn’t belong in the industry or the music industry and this and that. That’s what I feel like, especially me being with Halle. She’s a superstar; she’s the greatest ever. Being around her, I feel like it made a lot of people side-eye me because they had already had… You know,she’s a princess, so they already had their mind set up about her and they look at me and I don’t fit that image.”

Amy Sussman/Getty; Halle Bailey/Instagram

The star maintained that all was “cool” though, because he knew there was “a reason why she stayed with me” and a “reason why we had a child together,” referring to theirson Halo, 10 months.

“It’s a reason why all of this happened,” he said. “Me and Halle are forever family, forever.”

DDG also directly addressed his critics, suggesting that they might take Bailey’s side over his without considering how it might impact their family, especially the former couple’s son.

“I feel like a lot of people forget that,” he added.

DDG first announced the pair’s breakup in a statement shared to hisInstagram Storieson Thursday, Oct. 3.

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Halle Bailey and DDG attend Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors game in December 2023.Allen Berezovsky/Getty

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“Dear friends and supporters, After much reflection and heartfelt conversations, Halle and I have decided to go our separate ways,” he wrote at the time. “The decision was not easy, but we believe it’s the best path forward for both of us. I cherish the time we’ve spent together and the love we shared.”

“Despite the changes in our relationship, our love for each other remains deep and true. We are still best friends and adore each other,” he continued.

After sparking dating rumors in January 2022, when they were spotted atUsher’s Las Vegas residency, DDG went public with their relationship when he wished Bailey a happy birthday in March 2022.

In November 2023, the pairsparked rumors of a pregnancy,and that December, they welcomed Halo.

“Even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son..” Bailey wrote at the time, publicly announcingthe birth of her and DDG’s son. “welcome to the world my halo 🥰👼🏽 ✨.”

source: people.com