Zoe Saldana responds to weight-y controversy

Not everyone would be OK with their
body weight being displayed on the
cover of a national magazine, but Zoe
Saldana doesn’t mind.
The 34-year-old covers the June issue
of Allure magazine , which not only
reveals a little skin but also the star’s
weight with the headline: “115 pounds
of Grit and Heartache.”
Some saw the mention of Saldana’s size
as unnecessary and a poor decision,
causing a healthy amount of chatter that
Allure responded to on its Facebook
page.
Allure: Zoe Saldana’s photo shoot
“There’s been some talk around the
blogosphere about the cover line for our
story about Zoë Saldana,” the magazine
said. “The girl is a powerhouse. And we
were so impressed by what a tough,
confident woman Saldana is (on-screen,
in her action-movie roles, and off) that
we wanted to capture that.”
Saldana herself has said that she doesn’t
take offense.
“I think that it would’ve been wrong if
they were lying about my weight,” the
actress told “Today’s” Savannah
Guthrie Thursday. “This is how much I
weigh, it’s something I can’t control, it’s
who I am. I’ve always had a very thin
frame, I was a ballet dancer. … I don’t
think it was to make an issue of my
weight, I think it was to talk about that,
for a lightweight person, I seem to be
really strong-minded.”
Allure: Zoe Saldana’s style timeline
It’s true that the “Star Trek Into
Darkness” star owns her responses and
opinions, including her remark about her
sexuality. Saldana told Allure that she
might “end up with a woman raising my
children … that’s how androgynous I
am.” When asked if she’d ever been in a
relationship with a woman, she told the
publication to be “put three dots [...]”
as her response.
“It was important for me to get out that
whatever I decide to do with my sexual
preference will be my prerogative and
my right,” Saldana said on “Today.” “As
of now, I’ve been attracted to the male
species. I don’t know if that will
continue, but if one day I wake up and I
feel differently about who I find
attractive, I will do that and I will be
supported and loved by those who
support and love me.”