Sounds like 38 year old actress Nia Long is calling out Beyonce, and any other singer except Jaime Foxx who is trying to act in Hollywood. She covers this months Pride Magazine where she goes in on singers watering down the craft of acting, and I am inclined to agree with her…
When Nia Long was asked about Beyonces performance in "Obsessed", she said
"I didn't see 'Obsessed,' so I can't comment, but it's just not about how talented you are anymore. It's about, 'How much box-office revenue will this person generate?' When you see certain people – we won't name names – they just don't have the skill, and no one in their team has said, 'You need acting classes,'" Long replied.
She also added…
"If you take time to develop your craft, God bless you. Jamie Foxx is an example of both [actor and singer]," she added.
"If you were able to take all the Black actresses and the choices we've made collectively, it's a pure reflection of what you see on film. People need to work. But the content? The opportunities for Black actresses are more widespread today, but the quality has suffered," she offered.
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She's right. She's always saying this because the big name singers turned actors are taking all the work away from people like her who can act! Its about who can pull in revenue. When the movies cost 13$ a showing, it has to boil down to $. Which makes me think I ain't seen her in a movie in a hot minute, but she still looks great!