Zoe Saldaña is being slammed for performing in “blackface” in the 2016 Nina Simone biopic. The controversy surrounding her portrayal of the iconic jazz musician has intensified in light of ...

sorry'. A second wrote: 'Today I learned that Zoe Saldana played Nina Simone in a movie where she did it in blackface, this was only in 2016!' Sharing their shock at Zoe's decision to darken her ...

so at their request I am closing my account on X." Zoe Saldana on Nina Simone Biopic Controversy: ‘I Should Have Never Played Nina' ...

Emilia Pérez, a musical about a drug lord who undergoes gender reassignment surgery, started its post-release run as a tabloid darling and consensus fan favorite.

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascón AFP via ... wearing dark makeup and prosthetics to play the Black artist Nina Simone in a biopic (Saldaña is light skinned and of Puerto Rican ...

Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres, who earned a Best Actress nomination for her role in I’m Still Here, has issued a public apology after a 17-year-old comedy sketch ...

Some also reminded their followers that Zoe Saldaña — who ... worn blackface for the 2016 film Nina, in which she darkened her skin to play the singer Nina Simone. Although Torres appeared ...

Guardians of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana’s “blackface” controversy from 2016 has resurfaced yet again after she just received her first Oscar nomination. Saldana was nominated for her role as Rita ...

In 2012 she faced backlash for wearing dark makeup and prosthetics to play the Black artist Nina Simone in a biopic (Saldaña is light skinned and of Puerto Rican, Dominican and Haitian descent).

sorry.” Another added, “Today I learned that Zoe Saldana played Nina Simone in a movie where she did it in blackface, this was only in 2016!” The third remarked, “ 'It's so crazy to do all this, ...