Zendaya faces backlash for wearing ancient Iranian jewellery at Odyssey event
by Ellie Violet Bramley from World news | The Guardian on (#774PW)
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.
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