Tearful Zoe Saldana Says She Never Should Have Tried To Play Nina Simone

Ellen DeGeneres wants to talk to her viewers about what's been going on behind the scenes at her daytime talk show. The Emmy winner was caught by paparazzi on Saturday as she headed to lunch with a friend in Santa Barbara, California — and she insisted that conversations will be had amid 's recent producer shakeup. «I will be talking to my fans,» she said in the video, obtained by The new season of is set to premiere on Sept.

Ellen DeGeneres said that she will be “talking” to her fans in the wake of allegations that the set of her daytime show is a “toxic” workplace.The comedian, 62, who was spotted out at lunch in Santa Barbara, California, on Saturday, August 22, was asked by the Daily Mail how she thought her show was going to be now that three producers have been fired from the series.

. As employees returned to production this week, ET has learned that the daytime talk show has implemented new perks for staff, amid the workplace investigation.Among the perks are increased paid time off and a liberal medical leave policy.

Anne Heche is looking back on her high-profile romance with Ellen DeGeneres.In a new interview with  magazine, the 51-year-old actress opens up about what it was like dating DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.«Our time was a beautiful part of my life and one that I wear with honor,» Heche says. Back in the '90s, DeGeneres and Heche were ridiculed for going public with their same-sex relationship.

When it comes to Ellen DeGeneres’ recent controversies, celebrities have been divided.

Ellen DeGeneres is doing just fine amid allegations about the “toxic” work environment at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, according to her wife, Portia de Rossi.

Ellen DeGeneres is doing just fine amid allegations about the «toxic» work environment at according to her wife, Portia de Rossi.In a new video obtained by, a photographer captured de Rossi out on a walk with her mother, Margaret, in Santa Barbara, California, over the weekend. When the photographer asked how DeGeneres is holding up right now, de Rossi replied, she's «doing great.»The photographer also asked whether DeGeneres would be continuing her talk show.

Portia de Rossi gave an update on her wife Ellen DeGeneres’ state of mind after the talk show host came under fire over claims of a toxic workplace.“[She’s] doing great,” the Arrested Development alum, 47, told a photographer on Sunday, August 9, after walking her dogs in Santa Barbara, California, in a video obtained by Page Six.When asked whether DeGeneres, 62, plans to continue hosting The Ellen DeGeneres Show, de Rossi responded, “Yes, she is.”The Emmy winner faced major backlash in July

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsGuardians of the Galaxy actress Zoe Saldana addressed the controversy surrounding her casting as Nina Simone in the 2016 biopic Nina.Saldana sat down with Pose creator and executive producer Steven Canals Tuesday for a conversation about diversity, activism and identity.

Zoe Saldana had to come out and apologize for starring as Nina Simone in an ostensibly hated 2016 biopic, Page Six has learned today. During a conversation with the Pose creator, Steven Canals, on Instagram Live, Zoe explained how she never should’ve taken the role.

Zoe Saldana was brought to tears while apologizing for portraying singer and civil rights advocate Nina Simone in the 2016 biopic “Nina.” The “Avengers: Endgame” actress, 42, who is Dominican, Haitian and Puerto Rican, caught backlash at the time it was announced that she would be playing Simone. Many, including Simone’s daughter, believed she wasn’t a physical match for the real-life subject due to her facial features and significantly lighter skin.

Zoe Saldana is revealing why she'd never play Nina Simone today. During a chat with creator Steven Canals, the 42-year-old actress expressed regret over her choice to play the iconic singer in the 2016 biopic .Saldana's casting in the film was controversial at the time, largely because the actress had to darken her skin and wear facial prosthetics for the role.«I should have never played Nina.

Zoe Saldana is revealing why she'd never play Nina Simone today. During a chat with creator Steven Canals, the 42-year-old actress expressed regret over her choice to play the iconic singer in the 2016 biopic .Saldana's casting in the film was controversial at the time, largely because the actress had to darken her skin and wear facial prosthetics for the role.«I should have never played Nina.

Zoe Saldana apologized for playing jazz singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone in the 2016 biopic Nina.“I should have never played Nina,” Saldana, 42, told Pose creator Steven Canals on Bese’s Instagram on Tuesday, August 4.