Posted on 05/17/2026 4:55:50 AM PDT by dennisw
Alec Baldwin didn't take kindly to Elon Musk disparaging Lupita Nyong'o's looks over her casting as Helen of Troy in the upcoming film The Odyssey based on Homer's epic poem.
The Tesla CEO grumbled that Nyong'o couldn't play Zeus's daughter, whose exceptional beauty sparked the 10-year Trojan War after she was taken to Troy by the Trojan prince Paris, according to Greek mythology.
Nyong'o will also be playing the role of Helen's sister Clytemnestra, who was beautiful but not enough to launch a thousand ships.
Baldwin defended Nyong'o via Instagram: 'Dear Elon… but she IS the most beautiful woman in the world,' alongside a photo of the 43-year-old Kenyan-Mexican actress.
The war of words started when political commentator and podcast host Matt Walsh wrote on X, 'Not one person on the planet actually thinks that Lupita Nyong'o is "the most beautiful woman in the world."'
Walsh, whose critics have accused him of promoting white supremacy and spreading racist conspiracy views, then directed his attack on the film's director.
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Beautiful... like a bucket of coal.
“the movie needs to gross roughly million...”
Seems there is a number missing here. 1, 2, 100 million?
Everyone knows Alec Baldwin is a moron.
Like the Snow White flop.
He is worthless.
I thought fox pas was cute.
Hey, black is beautiful. Unless you’re a black guy that ALL seem to want to sleep with white women. White guys too for that matter.
But, black is beautiful, right?
The sound quality is so bad I had to turn on sub-titles.
I still have no idea what is going on in the movie, even though I studied The Iliad And The Odyssey in Latin and English in high school and college.
Estimated Movie Cost - $250 million
Estimated Break Even - $500 million from all sources (Movie theaters usually get in the 50% range of the ticket sales).
Matt Damon is one of my all time favorite actors.
My first impression - Dead On Arrival
She’s so ugly she couldn’t launch a dingy.
Parts of the The Odyssey may take place in Africa.
Troy is thought to be in western Turkey.
Most of The Odyssey takes place on magical invented islands.
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