Nina Simone

  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    Zoë Saldaña tearfully apologises for controversial role as Nina Simone

    Saldaña, who was criticised for darkening her skin to play the late soul icon, expresses her regrets in emotional Instagram chat with "Pose" creator Steven Canals.

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  • NewsBen Arnold

    Nina Simone's Estate Trolls Zoe Saldana Over ‘Blackface’ Casting

    It looks like the anger over Zoe Saldana being cast as Nina Simone in a new biopic has gone all the way to the top. Widespread uproar began earlier this week, after the poster and trailer for ‘Nina’ was released. The production was quickly accused of using 'blackface’, with Saldana made up to look significantly darker of skin – she’s of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, not African – and with what appeared to be a prosthetic nose and an afro-style wig. - Nina posters stir up ‘blackface’ contro

  • NewsTom Butler

    First Poster For Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone Biopic Stirs Up ‘Blackface’ Controversy

    The first poster for ‘Nina’, the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic starring Zoe Saldana in the title role, has been revealed by Entertainment Weekly and it’s stirred up the controversy surrounding the film once again.