FILE - In this June 27, 1985 file photo, singer Nina Simone perfroms at Avery Fisher Hall. The distributor of the forthcoming film about Simone says complaints about actress Zoe Saldana playing the singer reflect an interracial “pathology” put in place by slave owners. Producers of “Nina” have been criticized for casting an actress who needed extensive makeup and prosthetics to achieve Simone’s dark skin and traditionally African features. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)