(Click Here to Read FULL article @ The Grio…) - From The Grio — In Zoe Saldana’s recent Allure interview, the Afro-Latina actress has once again stated that she is unconcerned with any backlash she receives for playing legendary singer and activist Nina Simone. In a perplexing statement, she compares her controversial casting as “The High Priestess…
Actress Zoe Saldana has been inserting the proverbial foot in her mouth in recent weeks. The “Colombiana” starlet has been media blitzing for the upcoming “Star Trek Into Darkness” film and leaving a trail of disrespect in her wake. A fellow Clutch editor, Yesha Callahan, thinks Saldana needs a dictionary and a clue. I concur…
Allure Magazine printed Zoe Saldana’s weight on the cover of their latest issue, causing an internet firestorm. Everyone seemed to have an opinion about the coverline, which read “115 pounds of grit and heartache.” Some felt it was weird, inappropriate and a glorification of thinness while others thought the outrage over the line was an…
First let me state, that I have no problem with Zoe Saldana as an actress. I neither like her or loathe her. I’ve only seen one film, Colombiana, and it was just “meh”. I wasn’t buying the “emaciated assassin avenges her family’s murder” plot. But recently, Saldana has been making the press rounds for her new…
Zoe Saldana looks beautiful on the cover of Allure Magazine, a fact that isn’t surprising when you consider the glossy’s reputation for glamorizing their subjects. What stands out as bizarre is the cover line which reads “Zoe Saldana: 115 pounds of grit and heartache.” It’s the first time we’ve seen a cover subject’s weight featured…
Zoe Saldana is media blitzing for her upcoming film projects, including “Nina” and “Star Trek.” The Puerto Rican and Dominican actress graced the May covers of Latina and InStyle’s spring hair issue and bared her soul for those willing to listen. Many women of color, particularly black American women, tuned out after she accepted the…
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably already know about the Zoe Saldana/Nina Simone “controversy”. Plenty of people weren’t pleased when they found out she was the actress chosen to portray Simone on the big screen. Everyone had an opinion about the casting, and the majority of them being negative. Issues of Hollywood whitewashing the…
There has been a lot of talk around the black blogosphere regarding Zoe Saldana’s casting as Nina Simone in an upcoming unauthorized biopic of the legendary singer’s life. While most have roundly criticized Saldana’s selection to play the role because the Afro-Latino beauty looks nothing like Simone, others have decided to wait and see how…
Nina Simone’s biopic is currently filming and Zoe Saldana has been cast as the lead. Despite a public outcry when Zoe’s role was first announced, director Cynthia Mort and crew have went forward with production. Instead of choosing another lead, the film producers just got creative with makeup. Photos surfaced from the set of the…
When the story broke that Zoe Saldana had been cast to play jazz legend Nina Simone, everyone had an opinion. Many rallied around the perspective that Zoe could not play Nina because she didn’t resemble her physically; Nina’s complexion and facial features, they argued, are an integral part of her legacy and the biopic should…
