Nina Simone’s granddaughter is speaking out after Chloe Bailey’s “Feeling Good” performance was labelled too “sexualized.” The singer, who is half of the duo Chloe x Halle, made her solo TV debut on ABC’s Juneteenth special, “Juneteenth: Together We Triumph – A Soul of a Nation Special Event”, during which she put her own sultry spin on Simone’s 1965 classic.
RELATED: Crown Lands Debut Cover Of Nina Simone’s Classic ‘Feeling Good’ Noticing the criticism, Simone’s granddaughter ReAnna Simone Kelly tweeted: RELATED: Tearful Zoe Saldana Says She ‘Should Have Never’ Played Nina Simone In Biopic: ‘I Know Better Today’ See some of the reaction to Bailey’s performance below.
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