By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic caused a lot of controversy, and many were upset about the film because it was eventually revealed that Aaliyah’s family members didn’t sign off on the project.
Former Disney star Zendaya was selected to play the deceased R&B singer in the film, but after the backlash got so thick on social media, she backed away from the project.
Her camp eventually told media outlets that Zendaya pulled out because she found out the family did not support the movie and Lifetime couldn’t even secure rights to use Aaliyah’s music.
In a recent interview, Zendaya opens up about the biopic and she says it was “inappropriate.”
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Idk the girl who did it is in the new X-Men movie. She won.
Will she even have a speaking role in the movie tho? You saw how they did Halle in the last one. SMH!
She is starting to annoy me a little bit.
She’s a little pretentious but she’s not that bad.
No she’s very pretentious! *giggles*
Everything worked out the way it was supposed to.
F-ck that Aaliyah’s family is on my sh-t list because they have made it so damn hard to buy her music in this day and age. How can her legacy survive when you can’t even access her music?
I agree. It was very inappropriate and dreadful. Hopefully she gets a better one in the future.
She’s a pretty girl and a good role model. I wish people would give her a chance. We need more role models like her and Amandla and the Obama girls. Let’s support them and not tear them down.
Wendy’s Johnny Bravo mannish lookin a-s was being tacky as usual. She was more concerned with Aaliyah’s relationship w/ R.Kelly and Damon Dash rather than the story behind her talent and actual rise to stardom.
P.S – I agree with Anonymous she’s starting to annoy me too.
If you’re going to do a Aaliyah biopic, you have to do it right! Wendy was not the right person for this!
I knew it wasn’t going to be worth my time when I heard Wendy was behind it.