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Nina Simone's Daughter, Lisa, Defends Zoe Saldana Against Scathing Remarks

Amid the scathing backlash surrounding a studio's decision to hire Zoe Saldana to play Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic, it's now been reported that Nina's daughter, Lisa Simone Kelly, has stood up for Saldana. Saying what more than likely needed to be said, Simone Kelly stated that the casting decision did not lay with Saldana and thus she should be exonerated.