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Zoe Saldana happily takes the Nina Simone role


But a black woman would never have a shot at being in a movie like this.

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Zoe has played black, latina, half white, and more. She's an excellent actress and gorgeous also. Hope she wins!

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She regrets taking this role and apologized. But what was wrong with the people in casting. At the time, I thought Jill Scott would have been better. But maybe not. Nina Simone was my favorite and what a travesty from the very beginning and they didn’t listen to concerns of her Estate. Who did you think should have played Nina?

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