, the actress broke down as she talked about her regret over taking the role of the legendary singer/songwriter and civil rights activist known as the High Priestess of Soul.
"I should have never played Nina," Saldana said through tears."I should have tried everything in my power to cast a Black woman to play an exceptionally perfect Black woman." When the biopic came out, the 42-year-old star -- who is Afro-Latinx of Dominican, Haitian and Puerto Rican descent -- was criticized for darkening her skin and wearing a prosthetic nose for the role.At the time, the official Twitter account for Simone's estate wrote,"Hopefully people begin to understand this is painful. Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, nauseating, soul-crushing. It shall pass, but for now...
During Wednesday's interview, Saldana confessed,"I thought back then that I had the permission because I was a Black woman. And I am. But it was Nina Simone. And Nina had a life and she had a journey that should be honored to the most specific detail, because she was a specifically detailed individual."
TooFab duh
TooFab STOP CRYING ABOUT THIS SHIT
TooFab Apologies accepted.
TooFab This has gone too far. So as a director I can’t Have the actor of my choosing bc the public will make them feel guilt later on something that is meant to be a realistic interpretation. Come on Zoe, wipe the tears & tell people you felt honored to play the role & you’d do it again
TooFab Remember when being an actor meant you were acting like someone else.... 🤷♀️
TooFab Who gives a shit?
TooFab If she regrets/hates what happend, then give back the money she was paid to do the part.
TooFab Geez... you guys love race baiting, don't you?
TooFab You wanted that Money though you had no problem when youwas offered the Part now that Black Lives Matter you want to say your not ok with your Decision.
TooFab IT'S CALLED ACTING!
TooFab You’ll be doing more of that everytime you wipe your ass with white toilet paper!
TooFab Its ACTING... 😒
TooFab I loved zoe Saldana in colombiana. great actress and moves
TooFab Shrugs don’t see the problem she black anyway, I thought
TooFab oh for crying out loud! this is getting ridiculous now!!! its alked ACTINH
TooFab Oh stop it already
TooFab Stop apologizing it’s ridiculous
TooFab Foolish
TooFab Isn't that a part of acting?
TooFab Isn’t the casting director the one that made THE Decision?!
TooFab It's called acting, you're portraying a character. That character is usually never yourself. People are getting ridiculous. Pathetic
TooFab It is a movie. Don’t understand your guilt. Ps love your work.
TooFab Actor some one who feeds lines and impersonate a person on stage or theater. Maybe she forgot that was her job.
TooFab Just like hard headed child you found out what happens when you put something in an electric socket.
TooFab Omg! She’s an actress she supposed to play her character. They change hair, eyes, ethnicity, SKIN COLOR and whatever they need to get into character! SMH!... No need to apologize
TooFab Is nobody going to address the 2% score for the film on Rotten Tomatoes? Or just more race-chatter?
TooFab Oh Zoe, I used to love you.. Now is a good time to just sit back and shut up 😌
TooFab God, shut up
TooFab Negro pls.
TooFab Stop it if she feels so bad let her give the money she made away to charity. These actors all need attention since nothing else is going on in their lives.
TooFab She took the money and now she’s crying 🙄 It’s done. There’s no coming back from it. Like, no need to talk about it now. 😪
TooFab Why are you apologizing!!! Actors do it all the Time!!! Why are all of you accepting being bullied !!!! Don’t understand
TooFab Hahahahaha clown culture 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡👏👏👏👏
TooFab That’s what you do as a actress or actor, no judgements
TooFab 😳 what?
TooFab Oh wow, smh...
TooFab You did and you didn’t care
TooFab I don't see the problem since she's black
TooFab People need to STOP APOLOGIZING.
TooFab How dare she act!!
TooFab Latinx is not a term a true Latino or Latina would accept. I don’t accept that term. LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder
TooFab Isn't putting on make-up/clothes to look more like the character you're playing the whole point for ACTORS? This is getting stupid.
TooFab Okay his is starting to get ridiculous. Actors have done this since the beginning, remember Shakespeare’s plays could only be performed by men. I’m all for an equal playing field but this is just nit picking.
TooFab So she isn't black enough? Huh.
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TooFab Liberalism is a mental disorder...
TooFab She’s apologizing for being an actress maybe she should just quit and get a real job
TooFab perks of being a white person. we are all lumped into just a 'white' category.
TooFab How freaking ridiculous!!!!!! How about all Caucasians rise up and protest a black Hamilton, huh? Ridiculous, you say?
TooFab Smh she’s an actress and black so shouldn’t it be ok ....?
TooFab Really do not care....
TooFab As a Martian, I am Still waiting her excuses...for this outrageous.
TooFab Sure
TooFab -Woke- nonsense and the the mind of Hollyweird libtard nonsensical personal dilemma
TooFab but see when there was noise back then about it we were told we were overreacting and it shouldnt matter lol girl please zoeysaldana save it
TooFab Pathetic
TooFab I didn't know she was the one who played the role.... She did great a job.
TooFab Don’t apologize, people need to stop apologizing ,this whole mentality is bullshit , grow the fuck up
TooFab Don’t worry I never watched... and never will .... btw y didn’t maryjblige aka cha cha play this role ...☝️💎☝️
TooFab 🙄 its called acting. You are paid to pretend to be other people. it is LITERALLY your job. GET THE FUCK OVER YOURSELVES.
TooFab Is she also going to apologize for changing her skin to green to play Gamora? I mean, alien lives matter, too.
TooFab Actors ACT
TooFab Yikes. I will now vilify the actor in 'The Elephant Man'. How dare he!
TooFab Too far.
TooFab The new apartheid
TooFab Too late dummy
TooFab Can you imagine an actor pretending to be someone else they are not ? Isn’t that the point ? WTF CancelCulture stupid
TooFab I'm NOT trying to hear that now! BIH we told u from JUMP it was a bad idea cooked-up by BAD ACTORS and u were DEFIANT. NOW IT'S F-U!
TooFab Isn’t wearing makeup to change appearance just part of acting?
TooFab I agree with her. Me and the other 7 people who went to see that piece-of-trash movie were very disappointed.
TooFab She’s not going to give her check back though right? Could have, should have. 🤔 zoesaldana
TooFab Oh, fer f*ck's sake...
TooFab Now apologize for wearing fake green skin in GotG
TooFab WTF is she apologetic. SHE’s A BLACK WOMAN
TooFab What?
TooFab Relax girl, no one remembers, and no one cares 🙄
TooFab Ms. Zoe you are an actress. Do what you do. Life's too short to be judged by folks who will be judged if you believe in that sort of thing..
TooFab Ummm she’s an actress? So when little kids at the school play do it, it’s fine. But when a actress does it, political correctness makes her guilty? 😂
TooFab So when are the wayans brothers gonna apologize for playing white chicks
TooFab Did she spend the money with guilt
TooFab Apologize for what your an actress cmon getting way out of hand 🖐 go to bed 🛏
TooFab Actors and actresses aren't allowed to act anymore. Aren't allowed to transform into their character and perform.
TooFab I don’t see actors that played rapist, killers etc apologizing for their roles
TooFab Bit you did zoesaldana and you took $$$ for it. Why not, at the time of the casting or offers, refuse? Plizzzzz pihh Hollywood 🙄
TooFab She did it for the money. Now she says she should not of done it. Lies
TooFab ...So now black people ALSO can't play black characters? lmfao Leftism is a mental disorder.
TooFab Hindsight is 20/20 👍
TooFab That’s ducked up.
TooFab Fucking cry babies. Ruining their own industry and heroes
TooFab Oh boo hoo! 🙄 If she's REALLY sorry, then why doesn't she give back the $millions$ she made playing the role!? If not, it's all phony talk!
TooFab I dont think you need to apologize for that role. Not now, not then, not ever. It's so ridiculous.
TooFab Why should she apologise for it?
TooFab She feels insecure that shes black for some reason . Ud think people would be mad at her for apologizing. But often when it comes to these sorts of things the outcry will be there nomatter what it is nothing is good enough.
TooFab What about angelina Jolie?
TooFab Obviously, the critics will always find something. However, from day 1 - she knew she was not meant for that role. It was a far stretch. That’s why the movie sucked. Didn’t even bother watching.
TooFab This is the world we live in. A black woman is apologizing for not being black enough. Lol.
TooFab So she isn’t black ? Wow
TooFab Hope she feels better now and donate the money she was paid for the role to a worthy charity... if she “feels” that bad!
TooFab Don’t apologize ... it’s called acting
TooFab Stop apologizing 🤦🏾♀️
TooFab Took the money tho!!! 💵💵💵💵🙄👎🏼
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TooFab Yes...far be it that an actress try to act like the person they were hired as an actress to be.
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TooFab hahahahahahahahaha!!! You’re so woke Zoe 🤡honk honk
TooFab It's sad to see people of the same ethnicity not supporting each other and instead tearing them down because they're not 'this' or 'that' enough. It's another level of racism towards each other. Levels of racism go deep.
TooFab This story is stupid!!!!! You was acting !!! Stupid to dig in the backyard for these stories. You wasnt treated differently or degraded doing this ACTING job. Save it.
TooFab She's apologizing because she does not identify as Black LOOK AT ALL HER PAST INTERVIEWS...'black when its convenient' is a thing and it's not acceptable
TooFab It’s a movie portraying someone else get over it people.... and if this movie were never made you would be complaining why there are no movies about black people.
TooFab OMG!!!! This is getting so stupid!! People need to stop looking for things to bitch about. I hate what my country is turning into. 😔
TooFab That was truly too much and I understand
TooFab Isn’t acting ? Acting !! As someone you not 🧐
TooFab It sounds like the people who are offended have the right, but if she didn’t have the right look someone else should have taken the role. Maybe using her fame to promote the movie
TooFab CancelCulture is Fucking stupid👀🤣🤬
TooFab Lol the non Black people in this comments section sound dumb as hell. Have you seen the images of her in a prosthetic nose and darkened skin? It was terrible and there are plenty of dark-skinned actresses that look more like Nina Simone that couldve played the role. Be quiet.
TooFab Dozens of actors have used prosthetics even CGI to change their appearance completely, why is it she needs to apologize for doing her job?
TooFab She said she would have never played the role.. But still did () She's only apologizing because Cancel Culture will be after her if she didn't
TooFab As an actor you are expected to play various characters and make them believeable. Quit beating yourself up for acting and pretending to be another!
TooFab That’s why it’s called acting, enough already. I am sure the Ompa Lompas were not really orange and Mike Myers was not 400 pounds playing Fat Bastard
TooFab Haahahahahahaahaahahahahahahah
TooFab Really
TooFab This man falsely portrayed an aging white man. His life needs to be ruined.
TooFab These 'apologies' are just a new trendy publicity fad. I bet their publicists ask them to find something in their past with even the slimmest mandate for an apology, get them to make the apology video/note app screenshot, and then BAM - instant national attention for two days.
TooFab I want off this planet.
TooFab Why is she apologizing she aint do anything wrong, whoever casted her should be apologizing foh, you’re an actor you got paid for what you do, she wasnt portraying a white figure
TooFab What a joke! 😂😂😂
TooFab You know this shit is getting out of hand when black folks apologize for playing black roles...
TooFab She didn't know They're turning everything Black now. Its sad Black writers and producer are stooping to this level. Poor Halle won't work again. She beautiful, light skinned and straight beautiful textured hair. They want bush now.
TooFab 😂😂😂...stop...just stop!
TooFab zoesaldana omg 🤦🏻♀️😒 it’s called acting! Since many actors are out of work right now, they need to try and stay relevant.
TooFab Bullshit again
TooFab What about all the green people that she took a role from as well.
TooFab So actors aren’t allowed to dress up and act anymore 🙄
TooFab I always saw zoesaldana as a brown latina. Yes I know there are afro latinas but she doesn't look like me to me
TooFab I thought black is black just shades,delusional lots 😂
TooFab Nice
TooFab Girl we tried to tell you. It's not that you're a Black woman. You had to have that certain 'thing' and Saldana didn't have it. All that makeup and prosthetics when there were hundreds of willing actors.Shoot I would've been a more appropriate Nina Simone. Anywho live and learn.
TooFab 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
TooFab Insult to monoracial black women.
TooFab Can somebody explain to me why is she apologizing?
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TooFab Are we really wasting our precious time on this? When so much critical and important topics in the world need to be SOLVED!! Her nose and complexion is super close enoug to play the part.. TAKE A CLOSE LOOK
TooFab Did she give the money back? Then she isn’t sorry!!!
TooFab So basically she is apologizing because she's not black enough? That's kinda sad
TooFab Dumbest story I’ve seen in a while
TooFab Stop the appologize. You played a role and that’s it. If your feeling so bad about it just donate the salary you got paid, to the poor kids being killed by blacks in S Chicago.
TooFab Zoe Saldana Never looked at herself as being a BlackWoman in the past, So I was offended when she got the Role in the first place.
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TooFab I remember we seeing the trailer and I was like no she didn’t just do that dumb shit I didn’t even bother watching the movie because I already knew it was trash she thought this was her Oscar moment 😂
TooFab But she was warned before she did it.
TooFab Oh just shut up!
TooFab So Jlo should apologize to the Greeks for playing a fake Greek 🙄
TooFab Hasn’t this gone a bit too far
TooFab WHY do people have to apologise for doing a job they earned?
TooFab chile no one even saw this movie
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TooFab It’s ACTING, you idiots. LOL
TooFab She's probably still receiving backlash
TooFab Best known for Marvel and Avatar and Star Trek I believe
TooFab That’s it enough already😏 I should never play a mom because I don’t have a child/I shouldn’t play A widow because my husband still alive/I shouldn’t play a American because I am English when is this going to fucking stop you are an actress are you never going to play an alien🤬
TooFab Maybe she shouldn’t have been green in guardians of the galaxy either?
TooFab Well. Take all the money you made from that film and give it away.
TooFab I guess she needs to not play a green Alien just in case...
TooFab Stop complaining now 😠
TooFab Why are actors apologizing for portraying a role I can't believe America has come to this. I mean, actors portray and dress up like aliens and they are not offended
TooFab Another apology
TooFab So ACTING is cancelled. Will Smith should apologize for pretending to be ALI, Denzel for pretending to be Malcolm X.. Tom hanks for playing a mentally handicapped man... gtfoh... yall just want to bitch about stuff...
TooFab She knew that before she took the role 😂
TooFab Zzzzzz. Who cares
TooFab If she really regrets playing the role she should give the money back.
TooFab To late, live with it and move on
TooFab Not only white guilt but now it seems you can have not black enough guilt hahaha, GIVE THE MONEY BACK!
TooFab It’s a movie role. Lots of actors change their appearance for films. What’s the big deal here? Never heard of this film until she started talking about it now. Trailer looks good. Will watch it tomorrow.
TooFab Isn't acting about portraying someone? Not about portraying ones self? Our society is getting really fucked up. Ridiculous Pathetic
TooFab I’m waiting on a apology from every actor that played a part outside of their race or species, I’m looking at you voice over actors. Also any actor who altered their appearance. Congratulations assholes you canceled yourselves.
TooFab This is beyond BULLSHIT.
TooFab My gosh, you are an actress! That’s what you do....act....playing this lady in a movie let the world know & learn about her life! What is wrong with that....why are you breaking down? Did you do a bad job?
TooFab It’s acting, why apologize for playing your role/doing your job?
TooFab 🤣.....🙄
TooFab Isn’t that what actors and actresses do Being characterized for a certain role?.
TooFab Really dumb. She should be crying because she is falling for this propaganda. Tell her to be proud of her work or go do something else.
TooFab Its not her fault shes beautiful and nina simone is ugly
TooFab Nina Simone is dead, somebody has to play her and change their appearance to do so..... ZoeSaldana
TooFab Yes bc IndiaArie can actually sing and would have been perfect.
TooFab Everyone told her not to take the role 🙄 but least she understands now that the flopped. 🤷🏾♂️
TooFab Stop now need to apologize just stop already WHY
TooFab I don't know why actresses r apologizing for doing great work. I didn't see it. She should be apologizing for doing bad work 😂🤣🤣 n a terrible movie
TooFab What!? She’s not “Black” enough? BS. A lot of actors modify their looks to fit roles. She should not apologize! She’s embracing her heritage!
TooFab She doesn't need to apologize. She is black herself. Was she not supposed to make herself look more authentic for the role? I hate to see the complaints when they cast a white man with a prosthetic nose to play the role of Michael Jackson.
TooFab It’s called acting. You act like someone you are not.
TooFab Acting. We're talking about acting. 😂
TooFab Stop
TooFab Ya’ll really make me sick. She is a brown woman period. She played a role and dressed for the part. Leave her be!
TooFab The same actress who didn't identify herself as an Afro-Latino along with calling herself black was willing to blackface herself to accept a paycheck.
TooFab Its called acting No worry you are not that good of a actress So no fowl Now a white person playing that role would be Kinda like Jimmy Kimmel Joy Behre playing black face
TooFab she ain't giving the check back.
TooFab Its called acting. You're portraying someone whom you are not! Knock this dumb shit off
TooFab Roles like this should always be played by Blk women not Latinas
TooFab Doesn't stop others!!!! These get away way with not apologising and hypocrites don't mention them!!! No BLM comments here, hey...
TooFab Stupid
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TooFab She should win an Oscar for that apology. Someone’s not getting enough attention during lock down. 🙄
TooFab Oh my gosh stop!!
TooFab The family didn't want you to play Nina Simone and you zoesaldana did it anyway. That black face film will be in the film archives for life and you got your coin. Kind of confused why you're apologizing now. 🙄
TooFab thats exactly what ppl were saying at the time but she wasnt trying to hear it .
TooFab That movie actually came out?
TooFab Didn’t she appear in Guess Who? A comedic remake of a very serious cultural narrative
TooFab They told her that when she did it...
TooFab What's the point of ACTING Portraying someone else .. Hello?
TooFab 'The actress said she should have 'never played' the role, which had her darkening her skin and wearing a prosthetic nose' Ha,ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TooFab Isn’t the role of an actress to become the character they are playing. Look at Charlize in her Monster role. Don’t apologize for being excellent at your craft. It’s called acting.
TooFab Wow smh
TooFab zzzzzzzz Acting is now officially cancelled!!!!! Seriously...
TooFab she's apologizing for looking like someone she was supposed to look like hahahahahaah so fucking weak and so 2020
TooFab Backpedaling
TooFab Why is this a thing?
TooFab I wouldn't call her a star I don't even know who the hell she is donate your pay from the movie to Veterans organization to a food bank if you're so ashamed you're an embarrassment
TooFab zoeysaldana
TooFab I notice that the ppl who don't have a problem is white ppl. That's bc historically white ppl are the ones to darken their skin and wear blackface to portray characters. So if course y'all have no problem with this
TooFab What a sad and tragic world we live in! Why does a black actress have to basically apologise for not being black enough? Guess what ... she did nothing wrong! She was acting a part!!!! What is wrong with everyone!
TooFab She could always donate the money she earned from the role to a black charity
TooFab I wonder if they even considered Uxo Aduba. I'm not going to fault her for taking that bag though.
TooFab 😂😂 when actors have to apologize for acting.
TooFab Acting!!!
TooFab So, that’s her “real” nose Also “back then”? It does not matter how far back and anything was any more - you’re held responsible for it! Something you did in the past is no longer an excuse!
TooFab It’s now not politically correct for an actor or actress to act because it’s offensive
TooFab “It’s acting” Simmer down Zoe
TooFab Y’all can keep these apologies. Change the laws if y’all serious
TooFab You should donate the money you made from it.
TooFab That makes zero sense. Actors alter their appearance for rolls all the time...no matter the race. 🙄
TooFab Zoe not really light skin and she IS black....the problem was SHE doesn't identify herself as black
TooFab people told her THEN that it was inappropriate so....
TooFab We must stop studying animal intelligence and start studying human stupidity !!!
TooFab So actresses can act?
TooFab 🙄
TooFab She’s an actress that’s what they do they act ! This BS is so out of control
TooFab Not cool
TooFab No apology necessary
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