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'Kimmel' Guest Host Colman Domingo Trolls MAGA With Epic Melania Trump Reminder
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“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guest host Colman Domingo on Monday mocked the right-wingers who are outraged over some of the casting choices in Christopher Nolan’s newest film, “The Odyssey.” Domingo rolled a clip of podcaster Chris Cella complaining about Lupita Nyong’o, who plays Helen of Troy in the film. “Casting a Black woman as Helen of Troy is like casting a Black man to play Abraham Lincoln or a white dude to play MLK,” he said during an interview on the far-right One America News channel. Domingo was ready with a fact check. “Well, not exactly, because MLK was real. And Helen of Troy is as real as Harry Potter,” the actor said. “But I’ll be honest, I agree with that strange little dude. Helen of Troy shouldn’t have been played by a Black woman. She should have been played by a Black man ― specifically me!” The audience cheered the line from the prolific actor, who has appeared in more than a dozen films in the past three years alone, including “Michael,” “Disclosure Day” and “The Running Man.” Domingo offered an alternative to conservatives outraged by the film’s cast. “I have a message for everyone who was upset about diversity and ‘The Odyssey’: If you want to see a film with a cast of all white people who are cursed by the gods, the Melania movie is currently streaming,” he said, referring to the much-maligned documentary about first lady Melania Trump. See more in his Monday night monologue: By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.