Nina Simone Biopic

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  Zoe Saldana on Nina Biopic Controversy: There's No One Way to be Black

  "There's no one way to be black. I'm black the way I know how to be. You have no idea who I am. I am black. I'm raising black men. Don't you ever think you can look at me and address me with such disdain," Zoe Saldana said

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  Zoe Saldana Plays Nina Simone Using Blackface. Singer's Family Angry

  The backlash against director Cynthia Mort's Nina has been particularly sharp since it was announced in 2012 that the light-skinned Zoe Saldana would play Simone. "My mother was raised at a time when she was told her nose was too wide, her skin was too dark. Appearance-wise this is not the best choice"

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  Zoe Saldana faces flak to play legendary singer Nina Simone

  Avatar star Zoe Saldana, who was to play jazz legend Nina Simone in eagerly anticipated biopic Nina, has faced backlash from the critics about the colour of her skin.

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  Zoe Saldana in Nina Simone biopic?

  Actress Zoe Saldana is in talks to star as the iconic singer Nina Simone in her biopic.