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Cbr has a sneak peek at Halo Season 2, Episode 5, ahead of its premiere on Paramount+.

Episode 205 of Halo, called "Aleria," is written by Basil Kreimandahl and directed by Otto Bathurst. The episode will debut on Thursday, Feb. 29, exclusively on Paramount+. The episode's description reads, "In the aftermath of defeat, the survivors struggle to pick up the pieces. On the desolate planet of Aleria, John grapples with an unprecedented loss. Soren and Laera search for their missing son. Makee must tread carefully as the Arbiter grows impatient." Ahead of the premiere, the sneak peek clip can be previewed below.

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In the second season of the Paramount+ series, per the synopsis,...

Halle Bailey is showing off her baby bump and her post-baby body after giving birth to her first child earlier this year.

The 23-year-old Little Mermaid actress and singer welcomed her son Halo in secret with boyfriend Ddg.

Since giving birth, she’s returned to the red carpet and opened up about her pregnancy and her decision to keep the news private.

On Saturday (February 17), she took to social media to share before and after pics charting the peak of her pregnancy and her life a few weeks after giving birth.

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On her Instagram story, Halle shared two photos of herself wearing hot pink. In the first, she’s wearing a pair of pink leggings with a matching top left open over her bump.

She appears to be wearing the same outfit in the second photo, but this time...

Halle Bailey has returned to the red carpet for the first time since welcoming her first child!

The 23-year-old “Angel” singer and actress stepped out for the 2024 Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective event held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Thursday night (February 1) in Los Angeles.

Halle was joined at the event by her boyfriend Ddg for a parents night out!

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A little more than a month earlier, Halle gave birth to their first child, a baby boy named Halo.

If you missed it, Halle just opened up about Halo‘s name and how they came up with.

A couple days earlier, Halle attended the Tres Generaciones and Billboard-hosted first time Grammy nominees dinner held at The Pendry West Hollywood. At that event, she met up with Rocsi Diaz, Paris Jackson, Moses Sumney and Billboard editorial director Hannah Karp.

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Halle Bailey is opening up about her son’s name!

The 23-year-old Grammy nominated singer and her boyfriend Ddg welcomed their first child together at the end of 2023, a baby boy named Halo.

In a new interview, Halle revealed how they came up with the baby’s name and if it has any connection to her mentor Beyoncé‘s famous song of the same name.

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“He for sure has a theme song,” she told People with a laugh.

“It was actually my boyfriend’s idea,” Halle shared of his name. “He’s the one who came up with his name.”

“We just agreed, and we loved it,” she added. “I love the name Halo.”

She also gushed about being a mom.

“It’s so exciting, this new role for me,” she said. “I’m obsessed with my baby boy. He’s the sweetest angel in the world.

Halle Bailey is hitting back at internet trolls!

The 23-year-old actress and singer kept mum on her pregnancy last year, while the internet went abuzz about whether she was expecting or not.

Now that she has confirmed the birth of her first child, son Halo, she has started sharing old photos and videos.

In one post, she confirmed that she was editing her bump out of photos, and some fans responded claiming she was lying about being pregnant. Halle then clapped back in defense of herself.

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“I don’t think people are mad she hid her pregnancy. People are more so annoyed that she went out of her way to lie and gaslight about it. Then, she shaded people and called them desperate. Now, she wants those same ‘desperate’ people to know every little detail,” one Twitter/X user said in response to another...

Ddg wears an all red outfit while stepping out for the Amiri Menswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 fashion show on Thursday (January 18) in Paris, France.

The 26-year-old new dad made his first public appearance at the Paris Fashion Week show since welcoming his baby boy, Halo, with girlfriend Halle Bailey.

Also in attendance at the Amiri fashion show were performers and rappers Chris Brown, Ozuna and wife Taina Marie Meléndez, Anuel AA, Nicky Jam, Trippie Redd, Swae Lee, Vic Mensa, and Gunna, as well as actor Rish Shah and influencers Jack Wright and Nic Kaufmann.

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Ddg and Halle confirmed earlier in January that they welcomed their first child the month before.

Last week, Ddg opened up about how he and Halle are as parents and if they plan on having more kids.

Halle also just recently shared why she kept her pregnancy a secret.

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Halle Bailey is opening up about keeping her pregnancy hidden last year.

The 23-year-old actress and singer welcomed her first child, a baby boy named Halo, with boyfriend Ddg at the end of 2023, and largely kept her entire pregnancy a secret, despite fans speculating and figuring it out.

During a recent Q&a on Snapchat, Halle dished on why they kept the pregnancy under wraps and how she felt about all of the interest around it.

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“I just wanted to make sure I had a beautiful and private healthy time in my journey,” Halle shared.

“I feel like sometimes as people in the limelight, people feel like they want to know every little thing about their life, but I think it’s really beautiful if you keep some things private and sacred,” she continued.

Halle was also asked if all of the interest in her pregnancy was stressful.

Actress Halle Bailey has welcomed her first baby with boyfriend Ddg, 26, a son that they have named Halo. Bailey announced the birth of her little boy on Instagram, posting a photo of her manicured hand holding that of a tiny hand with a gold bracelet etched with the name “Halo”, reports People magazine.

“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. Welcome to the world my halo the world is desperate to know you”, she captioned the photo.

As per People, Bailey and Ddg have been dating for more than a year. The pair became Instagram official in March 2022 when the Zooted Music record label founder posted on the R&b singer’s birthday.

The actress is notoriously private about her personal life, having never confirmed she was expecting a baby throughout her pregnancy.

Halle Bailey and Ddg are parents!

On Saturday (January 6), the 23-year-old The Little Mermaid actress and Chloe x Halle hitmaker took to social media to reveal that she and her 26-year-old rapper partner had welcomed their first child together.

She confirmed the little one’s name and gender and even shared a new pic.

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Halle broke the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself cradling her newborn son Halo‘s hand in her own.

“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,” she wrote. “welcome to the world my halo...

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