A controversy about diversity, or a lack thereof, on the heels of #OscarsSoWhite shows no signs of ending now that the movie poster of Zoe Saldana in "blackface" has been unveiled for the Nina Simone biopic. Amongst the parties sharing their opinions is the estate of Nina Simone, namely her daughter, who is appalled that Saldana was "darkened" and wore a fake nose to play her mother.
According to Variety, the estate of singer Nina Simone is slamming Zoe Saldana, and the opinions have gone very public on social media. After Saldana quoted Simone in a tweet, she was shut down by the account for the Nina Simone estate.
"Please take Nina's name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life," the estate tweeted at Saldana's account.
And after that, they tweeted to indicate that there was more to come.
"Hopefully people begin to understand this is painful. Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, nauseating, soul-crushing. It shall pass, but for now…"
