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\n\tHalle Berry claims she told Drake<\/a> she did not want him to use her image to promote his new single \u201cSlime You Out<\/a>\u201d feat. SZA<\/a> \u2014 even though Drake did just that.<\/p>\n \n\tThe track was released on Friday (Sept. 15) as the first single from Drake\u2019s upcoming album\u00a0For All the Dogs<\/em>. The green slime-covered art<\/a>\u00a0he shared on Instagram for \u201cSlime\u201d depicts Berry getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n \n\tAfter the single and its art dropped, Berry put up\u00a0an Instagram post\u00a0<\/a>featuring a pink square with the words \u201cSometimes you have to be the bigger guy \u2026 even if you\u2019re a woman!\u201d on it. Though Berry didn\u2019t say anything about Drake on her original post, followers interpreted the subtext.<\/p>\n \n\tWhen a follower asked the actress what her thoughts were about Drake using a photo of her soaked in slime to promote \u201cSlime You Out,\u201d Berry hit the comments section to talk about the situation.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDidn\u2019t get my permission,\u201d she replied. \u201cThat\u2019s not cool I thought better of him !\u201d She then followed up with another comment, writing, \u201chence my post today. When people you admire disappoint you you have to be the bigger person and move on !\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tA representative for Drake declined to comment when Billboard<\/em> reached out Sunday (Sept. 17).<\/p>\n \n\tIn a different remark left on Berry\u2019s Instagram post, a person said they\u2019d be upset about \u201cthe meaning of the pic. \u2018Slime you\u2019 what does that mean exactly? Hmm.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cexactly! What does that mean?\u201d Berry wrote back.<\/p>\n \n\tBerry later clarified why she was upset in another comment, after someone suggested the picture is owned by Getty and Drake could have paid the photo service to use it on social media.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cCuz he asked me and i said NO that\u2019s why. Why ask if you intend to do what you want to do ! That was the f\u2014 you to me. Not cool,\u201d wrote Berry in reply. \u201cYou get it?\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tAt press time the \u201cSlime\u201d image in question remains posted and is also shared on SZA\u2019s account.<\/p>\n \n\tAfter being postponed<\/a>, For All the Dogs<\/em>\u2018 release comes on Oct. 6 via OVO Sound and Republic Records. The set marks Drake\u2019s eighth studio album as a solo artist, and his first solo album since\u00a0Honestly, Nevermind<\/em> arrived in June 2022.\u00a0Five months later, he teamed up with 21 Savage on a joint LP,\u00a0Her Loss<\/em>. Both releases debuted at No. 1 on the\u00a0Billboard 200<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n