Beyoncé does Baartman
04 January 2016 - 02:05
After claiming more Grammys than she can carry, Beyoncé has now set her sights on an Oscar, which she hopes to win by making a film about the life of Saartjie Baartman. The UK's The Sun newspaper reports that the Drunk in Love singer has assembled a team of acting coaches and writers who will help her put together her film about Baartman, a Khoi woman who became the main attraction at a freak show in early 19th-century Europe.
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