According to Billboard, a rep for Beyonce says, “Beyoncé is in no way tied to this project”.
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During her life, Baartman was also passed around for scientists to examine, and after her death, her genitals were reportedly removed from her body and put on display.
Baartman was sold into slavery in the 1800s and made to perform against her will under the name Hottentot Venus.
A source previously told The Sun that Beyonce is “desperate to be taken seriously as an actress” and hoped the film would get her some kudos. She died at the age of 26, but was not properly buried in her native country until 2002.
“She lacks the basic human dignity to be worthy of writing Sarah’s story, let alone playing the part”, he said.
Burgess asks why does Beyonce have to choose Baartman to be the subject of her film and not just a simple indigenous American woman? “This is an important story that should be told, however”.
Beyoncé hasn’t publicly commented over Burgess’s outright dismissal of her controversial decision to play Baartman.
Queen Bey is not new to movies.
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Beyoncé has yet to write a feature film, though she has starred in several including Dreamgirls and Austin Powers in Goldmember. Her latest films include “Life is But a Dream” and “Epic” both released in 2013.
