‘She Said She’s Not Black’: Zoe Saldana’s Golden Globes Victory Overshadowed as Fans Resurface Her Controversial Views on Being Black

Zoe Saldana, 46, has a new career milestone to celebrate after winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for latest film at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. Her first Golden Globe win notably marked the only success of a person of African background during the ceremony held on Jan. 6 in Beverly Hills. Saldana, the Hollywood beauty is of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, portrays Rita, a Mexican lawyer enlisted to work for a cartel, in the musical “Emilia Pérez.” On Twitter, “The Friend Zone Podcast” co-host Dustin Ross took note of the lack of Black talent that walked away with trophies from that night when he typed, “No Black people won tonight at the Globes?” on X. Zoe Saldana’s controversial Views on being black about her identity resurface as (Photos by Gage Skidmore/Flickr) The post was swiftly followed by a second tweet that read, “*other than Zoe Saldana?” which revived a discourse about the entertainer’s past race-related blunders. For instance, one user proclaimed, “She said she’s not black.” Controversially, in a 2014 interview on “The Queen Latifah Show,” Saldana said, “I cannot wait until the word ethnic is erased from our everyday vocabulary.” She explained her...