In the spirit of International Women’s Day, we are pleased to confirm that there are a couple of free thinking celebs who are not against actress Zoe Saldana’s quest to portray the late singer and activist, Nina Simone – in a movie based on her life.
Gender equality is sadly still an issue that needs to be tackled and some of the world’s most esteemed entertainers are banding together to help eradicate the debilitating symptoms that refuse to disappear, despite centuries of protests.
The tragic murder of Emmett Till, the young African-American boy who was accused of openly flirting with a white woman has remained one of the most starkly brutal racially-charged crime of our time.
Zoe Saldana’s casting as the legendary Nina Simone in the biopic Nina – that aims to capture the late singer and activist’s somewhat turbulent relationship with her former caretaker and manager Clifton Henderson, played by David Oyelowo, who happens to be one of the producers of the film has caused quite a stir for obvious reasons.
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone
Director Asif Kapadia’s dedicated his Oscar for best documentary, Amy, to the “beautiful girl” who inspired it and as touching as his tribute was – it didn’t resonate with the late singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse who has been quite vocal about his disdain for the filmmaker’s allegedly dishonest portrayal of his daughter.
It was inevitable. The Kardashian/Jenner Klan have never been shy when it comes to perpetuating the notion that the universe revolves around them.
But once in awhile – someone who knows better finds a way to remind the botoxed and generously implanted family members that they can’t always get what they want.
The 88th Annual Academy Awards plunged right into the reverie of #OscarsSoWhite and host Chris Rock returned amid the controversy to ensure that the much-hyped ceremony would be #SoBlack that the mostly white audience would be fumbling in the dark for the light switch.
The 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday – in typical fashion – since it is of course, the day before the Oscars.
Los Angeles was sunny and bright and comfortably warm as the stars of the big screen gathered to celebrate the bold, the talented and the diverse.
Idris Elba and Abraham Attah