Zoe Saldana fires back at critics of her Nina Simone biopic

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jun 19 2016 | 1:22 PM IST
Zoe Saldana is lashing back at critics of her appearance in the biopic "Nina", saying "there's no one way to be black".
"There's no one way to be black. I'm black the way I know how to be. You have no idea who I am. I am black. I'm raising black men. Don't you ever think you can look at me and address me with such disdain," she said.
The film, which recounts the life of legendary musical polymath Nina Simone, was the subject of intense controversy even before it received a critical drubbing upon its limited release back in April.
Adding to the controversy, Saldana, 38, wore a prosthetic nose and makeup to darken her skin for the film, which only intensified critics, who used it as an example of certain racial and aesthetic biases among Hollywood productions.
"I never saw her as unattractive.
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First Published: Jun 19 2016 | 1:22 PM IST

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