A new Netflix documentary drama, Queen Cleopatra, has sparked outrage in Egypt for its depiction of the famed queen as a Black woman. Leading the condemnation is Egyptian official Mostafa Waziri ...

African Queens: Queen Cleopatra features British actress Adele James as the Egyptian ruler A Netflix docudrama series that depicts Queen Cleopatra VII as a black African has sparked controversy in ...

The streaming company is facing a legal complaint in Egypt after British actor Adele James was cast as the iconic Egyptian ruler in the “African Queens” docudrama series.

“Is she Black?” A Roman noblewoman asks her friend about Cleopatra in Cecil B DeMille’s garish Hollywood epic starring Oscar winner Claudette Colbert as the titular Egyptian monarch.

The Egyptian government has accused Netflix of misrepresenting Cleopatra by framing her as a Black woman. "Queen Cleopatra," the soon-to-be-released drama-documentary on the famed Egyptian queen ...

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According to an English translation of French-language Tunisian news outlet La Presse, the casting of a Black actor to play Hannibal is "problematic." NETFLIX’S ‘CLEOPATRA’ DIRECTOR DEFENDS ...

Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...

Plans for a new movie about Cleopatra have sparked a controversy before filming has even started. The role of the famed ancient Egyptian ruler is to be played by Israeli actress Gal Gadot ...