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Zendaya faces backlash for wearing ancient Iranian jewellery at Odyssey event
Film star promotes Christopher Nolan film epic wearing gold artefacts dating back almost 3,000 years The Odyssey is a story about a Greek king’s long journey home. But a pair of earrings worn on the new film adaptation’s press tour – and their long separation from their homeland – is sparking controversy. At a photocall in London, Zendaya, who plays the goddess Athena in the Christopher Nolan film , wore a pair of earrings fashioned from Iranian artefacts dating back to 700BC. Continue reading...
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Film star promotes Christopher Nolan film epic wearing gold artefacts dating back almost 3,000 years The Odyssey is a story about a Greek king’s long journey home. But a pair of earrings worn on the new film adaptation’s press tour – and their long separation from their homeland – is sparking controversy. At a photocall in London, Zendaya, who plays the goddess Athena in the Christopher Nolan film , wore a pair of earrings fashioned from Iranian artefacts dating back to 700BC. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Zendaya faces backlash for wearing ancient Iranian jewellery at Odyssey event, Film star promotes Christopher Nolan film epic wearing gold artefacts dating back almost 3,000 years The Odyssey is a story about a Greek king’s long journey home. But a pair of earrings worn on the new film adaptation’s press tour – and their long separation from their homeland – is sparking controversy. At a photocall in London, Zendaya, who plays the goddess Athena in the Christopher Nolan film , wore a pair of earrings fashioned from Iranian artefacts dating back to 700BC. Continue reading…
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