{"id":2264138,"date":"2026-02-03T04:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2264138"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:17:08","slug":"elon-musk-is-fuming-over-a-black-actor-possibly-playing-helen-of-troy-in-odyssey-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/elon-musk-is-fuming-over-a-black-actor-possibly-playing-helen-of-troy-in-odyssey-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Is Fuming Over A Black Actor Possibly Playing Helen Of Troy In \u2018Odyssey\u2019 Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perhaps he\u2019s upset that one of his busty, pigtailed AI companions<\/a> wasn\u2019t considered for this role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Saturday, <\/span>Elon Musk<\/span><\/a> expressed his discontent with a rumor that Oscar winner <\/span>Lupita Nyong\u2019o<\/span><\/a> will be playing Helen of Troy in <\/span>Christopher Nolan<\/span><\/a>\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic poem, \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cChris Nolan has lost his integrity,\u201d Musk wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What makes the SpaceX founder\u2019s remark even more eyebrow-raising is that he wrote it in the comment section of a X post by a user who \u2014 let\u2019s just say \u2014 might have been a fan of Sydney Sweeney\u2019s American Eagle ad<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHelen of troy was fair skinned, blonde, and \u2018the face that launched a thousand ships\u2019 because she was so beautiful that men started a war over her,\u201d <\/span>the post that Musk responded to read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lupita Nyong\u2019o winning an Oscar in 2014 for her role in \u201c12 Years a Salve\u201d and Elon Musk.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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The X user goes on to complain that Nyong\u2019o in the role would be an \u201cinsult to the author\u201d \u2026 who died thousands of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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celebrity.land has reached out to Nolan and Nyong\u2019o for comment. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although the \u201cBlack Panther\u201d star <\/span>is listed on IMDb as an actor in Nolan\u2019s<\/span><\/a> project, her specific role is not listed, which has led to speculation and backlash from a certain ilk of X user. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And speaking of integrity, Musk didn\u2019t show much of it himself when he led the so-called Department of Government Efficiency last year. The tech billionaire with zero government experience promised he\u2019d embark on a federal spending overhaul that would cut waste. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yet, according to a report by Democrats published in July, Musk\u2019s reckless decisions as the head of DOGE led to the Trump administration <\/span>paying hundreds of thousands to federal employees to stop working<\/span><\/a>, which cost Americans $21.7 billion. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n