After Saldana tried to salvage the controversy by quoting the late artist on Twitter, the estate asked her to "take Nina's name out your mouth. For the rest of your life." The estate continued to grieve over the film on Twitter, calling it "painful."
As a young Afro-Latina from Spanish Harlem whose skin color doesn't veer too far from Zoe's, I admit I'd worship the chance to play Nina - but the truth is, it wouldn't be my place.
Nina Simone's legacy will be introduced to new audiences when the film, Nina, starring Zoe Saldana, is released in theaters next month. The biopic tells the story of Simone's relationship with her nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson and will highlight the later years of Simone's tumultuous life.
The clap back from beyond the grave….
'Nina' gets a release date.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will address one of the biggest abortion cases in 20 years.
We remember her fondly from her 1972 appearance on Sesame Street where she sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" to four little children on a studio-built stoop.
The actress gets candid on her political beliefs and the controversy behind her Nina Simone biopic.
Lauryn Hill is reportedly working on a new album, which will be the follow-up to her 1999 album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
It looks like Nina starring Zoe Saldana is finally going to be released soon. The Nina Simone biopic will hit theaters in December, according to Entertainment Weekly. It’s…
Zoe Saldana has been a bit quiet on the acting front since giving birth to her twins last year, but she is finally coming back…
