Nina Simone

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    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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  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    Zoe Saldana Regrets Playing Nina Simone in Biopic: ‘She Deserved Better’

    Zoe Saldana now says she regrets taking the lead role in a 2016 biopic of singer Nina Simone, saying the part should have gone to a Black woman.Saldana, who identifies as Afro-Latina, told “Pose” creator Steven Canals in a conversation via Bese magazine released on Tuesday that the role should have gone to an actress who identifies as Black. “I should have never played Nina. I should have done everything in my power, with the leverage that I had 10 years ago [was] a different leverage but it was

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  • NewsSam Lane

    15 Stylish Jazz Musicians to Celebrate International Jazz Day

    It’s International Jazz Day! From the famous New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a concert series held in Namibia, Africa this weekend, the whole world is celebrating decades of jazz history, and the iconic performers who helped shape it. Jazz has its roots in African American communities in New Orleans, where African and European musical traditions merged to create a wholly American art form. In the 20th century, particularly during the 1940s bebop movement, jazz as we now know it began to

  • 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

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    Nina Simone's Family Slams Zoe Saldana Over Biopic Controversy

    The Simone estate took the actress to task after she quoted the iconic singer on Twitter.