John Oliver Upholds Beyoncé Indeed Did Not Appear In “The Lion King” Cast Photo

Nalini Suri |Jul 24, 2019

Recently, many people realized that Beyoncé was photoshopped in the cast photo of “The Lion King” that John Oliver has spoken to reveal the truth.

In front of some rumors saying that photoshoot makers had photoshopped singer Beyoncé in The Lion King cast photo, John Oliver dubbing for Zazu in the movie confirmed it.

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John Oliver reveals the truth under "The Lion King" cast photo

During a show that John attended, the host there asked him:

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Then John replied that

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He continued

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Colbert also figured out the capacious gap between John and Beyoncé in the cast photo. The Zazu voice actor joked

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Jon Favreau’s directorial The Lion King features Donald Glover dubbing for the main character Simba while John Oliver dubs Zazu, Seth Rogen gives his voice to Pumbaa and Beyoncé lends her beautiful voice to Nala, Simba’s bae. The songs of the hit movie were written by legends Elton John and Time Race while the plot was written by Jeff Nathanson.

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