Ever since it was announced that Zoe Saldana was taking over the lead spot from Mary J Blige to play Nina Simone in a biopic, there’s been a lot of negative reactions. Blogs written, petitions signed, comments made, slander thrown. And the couple of pictures that surfaced with Zoe wearing a prosthetic nose piece and dark makeup didn’t do much to stop it. But now Zoe Saldana is speaking out herself, pleading for Nina Simone fans to just let her try, according to The UK’s Daily Express.
“If Elizabeth Taylor could play Cleopatra, if Diana Ross can play Billie Holiday, if Denzel Washington can play Malcolm (X) and Meryl Streep can play the Iron Lady (Margaret Thatcher)… the only thing I ask is to be given a chance to play Nina Simone.
“If at the end, you watch the movie and don’t like it, then OK, but at least you saw it.” Continue Reading →






















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