The Lies! ‘No Evidence’ Jada Pinkett Smith Blamed Low ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Ratings on ‘White Supremacy’
*The low viewership surrounding Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix docudrama “Queen Cleopatra” remains irrefutable, but not so much for a recent quote attributed to Smith in response to the poor ratings, according to some fact checking from Newsweek. According to Forbes, “Queen Cleopatra” has received one of the lowest ratings on review aggregation website Rotten […]
Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Receives 2% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
*Netflix’s new Cleopatra docuseries has thousands of negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes from viewers who are upset that a Black actress portrays the Egyptian queen. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series “African Queens: Queen Cleopatra” has an 11% from nine critics and a 2% audience score with over 2,500 viewers reporting, reports Decider.com. “Depicting Cleopatra as […]
Egyptian Lawyer Sues Netflix Over ‘Black’ Cleopatra Documentary
*An Egyptian lawyer is seeking to ban Netflix in the country because a Black actress portrays Cleopatra in “African Queens: Queen Cleopatra,” a documentary set to debut on the platform in May. Egyptian lawyer Mahmoud Al-Sedary claims the show violates media laws in Egypt, so he has filed a complaint with the public prosecutor, Insider reports. […]
Gal Gadot Tells Haters of Her Casting as Cleopatra to Go Make Their Own Movie [VIDEO]
*Actress Gal Gadot (“Wonder Woman”) has responded to the fury over her casting as Cleopatra. Gadot told the BBC that she doesn’t agree with the calls for an Arab or African woman playing the last queen of ancient Egypt. “First of all if you want to be true to the facts then Cleopatra was […]
Outrage After ‘Very Bland Israeli’ Actress Gal Gadot Cast as Cleopatra
*“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is catching heat after being cast in Paramount’s historic drama about Cleopatra, directed by Penny Jenkins and scripted by Laeta Kalogridis. Gadot announced the casting Sunday on Twitter, writing “As you might have heard I teamed up with @PattyJenks and @LKalogridis to bring the story of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, […]
Steven Ivory: Once Upon TOO MUCH Time in Hollywood
*The week it came out, I decided to go see director Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.” There was a measure of personal excitement: the last film I saw in a theater was “Black Panther.” Before that, for my birthday, a buddy took me to see “This Is It,” the Michael Jackson documentary. We’re […]
Was Cleopatra as White as the Actresses Who’ve Played Her?
*After reports surfaced that Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie are being considered to play Cleopatra in a new biopic, a debate erupted on Twitter over what the Egyptian queen really looked like. Per vox.com: Historically, white actresses such as Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh, and, most famously, Elizabeth Taylor have portrayed Cleopatra. The thinking during Hollywood’s […]
