Queen Cleopatra director Tina Gharavi has responded to claims of 'Blackwashing' with the casting of the Black British actress Adele James in the role of the Macedonian-Greek ruler for a .The 50-year-old filmmaker penned an op-ed for amid pushback after the debut of the trailer for the docuseries, which is produced by Smith, that drew complaints from multiple entities in Egypt.In her Variety piece, Gharavi pointed to the late playing the role in the 1963 film Cleopatra, and pointing out the cultural appropriation she picked up on as a child.
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