Nina Simone's heirs advised Zoya Soldana to forget the singer's name
The heirs of the popular black singer and activist Nina Simone reacted extremely painfully to the premiere of the movie trailer dedicated to her, and comments on this by the leading actress Zoe Soldana. The actress quoted one of Nina Simone's statements on her official Twitter page and received a rebuke as follows. "All this, of course, is very cool, but please do not dare to pronounce the name of Nina Simone. Until the end of your days," the Foundation, controlled by the singer's relatives, said in response. At the same time, an appeal to all fans of her work to dedicate April 22, 2016, when the movie entitled "Nina" premieres, to listening to her songs or watching documentaries about her, appeared on Nina Simone's Facebook page. "No one can underestimate the importance of Nina and her legacy. No one can steal from us Nina and the talent she shared with us," the message says. Note that in addition to Soldana, David Oyelowo, Mike Epps, Mary Pat Gleeson, Ella Thomas, Anthony Molinari, Nana Ghana, Calvin Winbush, Alexandra Surer, Zach Zublena and other actors starred. Zoe Soldana herself has not yet responded to the claims of the singer's heirs. The Topic of Article: Nina Simone's heirs advised Zoya Soldana to forget the singer's name. |
