Writer Ernest Owens says it’s “ridiculous” that the Netflix sequence Cleopatra is going through backlash over the casting of Black actress Adele James – because the late Elizabeth Taylor additionally confronted controversy for taking part in the lead function as a white girl.
“Historical past has stated that there’s some racial ambiguity round Cleopatra’s id,” Mr Owens instructed Sky Information Australia host Piers Morgan.
“She’s undoubtedly not white and I feel to even assume that Egyptians don’t carry some stage of African ancestry that may have darker pores and skin complexion can be traditionally inaccurate.
“So I feel she’s {Adele James} extra of the best of what Cleopatra would appear like greater than Elizabeth Taylor could be – and also you didn’t see as a lot backlash for Elizabeth Taylor taking part in Cleopatra in comparison with that.”
