Tunisian officials have become embroiled in a race row with Netflix after the streaming giant decided to cast Denzel Washington as Tunisian military leader Hannibal in an upcoming blockbuster.
Apparently Hollywood has more authority than history when it comes to determining what historical figures looked like. “Thanks to Hollywood, it's just an established fact at this point that Cleopatra was in fact black, and if you don't like it, well, then you're clearly a racist,” says Lauren Chen s.
Netflix s Queen Cleopatra receives the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score ever recorded hotair.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hotair.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The black actress starring in Netflix s Queen Cleopatra docudrama said it was a political act to cast her - and laughed off controversy engulfing the show.