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LOS ANGELES, March 27 (TheWrap.com) - "The Hunger Games" and stars Lenny Kravitz and Amandla Stenberg have been targeted in a series of racist tweets. The bulk of the complaints center on the casting of black actors as characters that some Twitter users argue were portrayed as white in the Suzanne Collins' hit book. Kravitz plays a stylist named Cinna. Stenberg portrays Rue, the brave little girl who nurses Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) back to health at a key point in the film. As E! Online notes, contrary to these complaints, Collins actually depicts Rue as having "dark brown skin and eyes. ...
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Lenny Kravitz: Postpones Tour
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Lenny Kravitz was taken to the hospital Tuesday and will postpone his upcoming European tour due to a bout of bronchitis.
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Lenny Kravitz: postponing European tour
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AP - Lenny Kravitz was taken to the hospital Tuesday and will postpone his upcoming European tour due to a bout of bronchitis.
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Lenny Kravitz: Hospitalized
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Rock star Lenny Kravitz was admitted to a Miami hospital on Monday suffering from severe bronchitis
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Lenny Kravitz: hospitalized in Miami
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Reuters - Rock star Lenny Kravitz was admitted to a Miami hospital on Monday suffering from severe bronchitis, a spokeswoman for the singer said.
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Lenny Kravitz: - It's Time for a Love Revolution
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It's Time for a Love Revolution is far from a sound revolution for Kravitz. Where he fails at innovation he more than makes up with enthusiasm and the bright joy of good groove, something that's been lacking in his music for a few years now.
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