India Arie slams Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone role


Zoe Saldana (Mark Davis/Getty Images)

R&B star India Arie has slammed Zoe Saldana’s casting as jazz legend Nina Simone, branding the move “ridiculous.”

Cynthia Mort, director of upcoming biopic “Nina,” has been forced to defend her choice of Saldana for the title role following a wave of criticism, including from the late singer’s daughter Simone Kelly.

Now Arie has waded into the controversy after seeing photographs of Saldana wearing prosthetics while filming the movie, insisting Saldana looks “weird.”

Nina Simone (AP Photo)



India Arie (Larry Busacca/Getty Images)


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