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TV News: Zendaya Coleman Explains Why She Quit Lifetime’s Aaliyah Movie

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Zendaya Coleman Explains Why She Quit Lifetime’s Aaliyah Movie

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After Disney star Zendaya Coleman quit Aalyiah amid a cloud of controversy (Aaliyah's family, for one, didn't want Lifetime to do the biopic in the first place), Lifetime announced that they had replaced her with the relatively unknown Alexandra Shipp (from Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel). Wendy Williams, who is now an executive producer on the project, tweeted the news. Zendaya, meanwhile, took to Instagram video to explain why she left the movie with the note, "Let me just explain something ... #aaliyah #respect":

"Let me just explain something. The reason why I chose not to do the Aaliyah movie had nothing to do with the haters or people telling me that I couldn't do it, I wasn't talented enough, or I wasn't black enough. It had absolutely nothing to do with that. The main reasons were that the production value wasn't there, there were complications with the music rights, and I just felt like it wasn't being handled delicately considering the situation.

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And I tried my best to reach out to the family on my own, and I wrote a letter, but I was unable to do so. Therefore, I felt not really morally okay with moving forward with the project.

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With all that being said, congratulations to the new woman playing Aaliyah. I only hope she does not have to deal with half the hate that I had to deal with. And remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do. Let's practice motivation and love — not discrimination and hate. All right? Mwah."

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Race Harley

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:smh: Haters didn't want her in the role, plain and simple. Aaliyah's family didn't want her in the role. :smh:

Hopefully, she'll find a role that will make her the star she wants to be.
 
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in other words it's going to be shit and she doesn't want any part of it especially with all the hate she's already receiving
 
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Too bad, I didn't understand the problem...she was "black enough" to pay Aaliyah. Now, as for that Nina Simone shit...:smh:...naw, that shouldn't happen.​
 
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Race Harley said:
:smh: Haters didn't want her in the role, plain and simple. Aaliyah's family didn't want her in the role. :smh:

Hopefully, she'll find a role that will make her the star she wants to be.
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zendaya mustve also found out R Kelly was trying to get cast in the movie as himself :lol:
 
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I really didn't care about this whole controversy. It kept coming up on ALL the Black websites I feed. Which in itself is sad. Black media is just way too Entertainment-driven. But that's another issue for another time.

And I really had no idea who Zendaya Coleman was anyway.

But for a 17-year old kid who had to experience a shitty moment like this, especially in regards to her color/ethnicity, that was one CLASSY response.
 
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playahaitian said:
".... The main reasons were that the production value wasn't there, there were complications with the music rights ...."
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For the life of me, I can't understand why people are so emotionally invested in this project. It's a low budget Lifetime movie. There a VERY high chance that's it's going to be terrible away.

I would like to know who they're getting to play R. Kelly, Missy, & Timberland though.
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I believe this will be Lifetime film, which means cheesy and whack. I notice they're also doing the Whitney Houston film. Next they'll be doing a Dave Chappelle film starring Nick Cannon.
 
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Simply Sickenin' said:

For the life of me, I can't understand why people are so emotionally invested in this project. It's a low budget Lifetime movie. There a VERY high chance that's it's going to be terrible away.

I would like to know who they're getting to play R. Kelly, Missy, & Timberland though.
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AND Aaliyah wasn't no mega star like that. She died, it was tragic, but she wasnt no epic star or unique talent. I dont get it.
 
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I saw someone had made a dumb ass thread about whether or not she was "black" enough...didn't realize this was an actual sentiment that many ppl shared...ridiculous :smh::smh::smh:
 
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Aaliyah has a a HUGE and rabid fan base and when she died it hit hard.

I surprised myself and I'm a fan.

But when she dies it was like the hip/R&B version of when Princess Di died...

the outpouring was just completely unexpected and over the top.
 
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Black Radical said:
AND Aaliyah wasn't no mega star like that. She died, it was tragic, but she wasnt no epic star or unique talent. I dont get it.
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I've been getting into arguments with history revisionists about this since high school.


She simply was not the once-in-a-generation talent that people try to portray her as since her tragic death.

She just wasn't.


 
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I agree


fwillia said:
I've been getting into arguments with history revisionists about this since high school.


She simply was not the once-in-a-generation talent that people try to portray her as since her tragic death.

She just wasn't.
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Black Radical said:
AND Aaliyah wasn't no mega star like that. She died, it was tragic, but she wasnt no epic star or unique talent. I dont get it.
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ShortyCumStain said:
Da truth has been told.
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thundercat said:
I swear I don't get it either...never have
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playahaitian said:
Aaliyah has a a HUGE and rabid fan base and when she died it hit hard.

I surprised myself and I'm a fan.

But when she dies it was like the hip/R&B version of when Princess Di died...

the outpouring was just completely unexpected and over the top.
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fwillia said:
I've been getting into arguments with history revisionists about this since high school.


She simply was not the once-in-a-generation talent that people try to portray her as since her tragic death.

She just wasn't.
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Esther said:
I agree
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Basically she was Rhianna before Rhianna.

Talent isn't that great, fan following is bananas, but when all said and done besides controversy, what was really so spectacular and rare?

Nothing...
 
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OnSlaught said:
Basically she was Rhianna before Rhianna.

Talent isn't that great, fan following is bananas, but when all said and done besides controversy, what was really so spectacular and rare?

Nothing...
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How is it said that Rihanna has no talent, 12 number 1 singles ain't nothing to shake a stick at... Although Aaliyah death
was very tragic, she had nowhere near the talent as Ri....
 
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Zendaya was perfect. I really don't understand why niggas were hating. Zendaya is 17. Aaliyah was 15 when she came out. Everyone else the haters recommended were to old to play the role...Zoe Saldana, Teyana Taylor, Keshia Chante, Cassie.:smh::smh:

And the only reason her family was hating is because they wanted a major motion picture. I'm sorry. I loved Aaliyah to death but she really wasn't that famous for a big screen production. Not like she was Whitney or Michael Jackson.
 
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brando154110 said:
How is it said that Rihanna has no talent, 12 number 1 singles ain't nothing to shake a stick at... Although Aaliyah death
was very tragic, she had nowhere near the talent as Ri....
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if you're equating number 1 singles w/ talent (which is wrong but I'll play) then keep in mind rihanna dropped 7 albums...aaliyah dropped 3 and was able to yield a respectable 4 no. 1 hits...based on your criteria it's silly to say she has nowhere near the "talent"
 
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OnSlaught said:
Basically she was Rhianna before Rhianna.

Talent isn't that great, fan following is bananas, but when all said and done besides controversy, what was really so spectacular and rare?

Nothing...
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just say you weren't a fan of hers or you weren't too familiar w/ her music outside of reading gossip about her bcuz that's what your post strongly suggests...and for the record she may not have been "rare "but many did find her voice spectacular and her singing + dancing allowed for many to easily view her as talented
 
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playahaitian said:
Aaliyah has a a HUGE and rabid fan base and when she died it hit hard.

I surprised myself and I'm a fan.

But when she dies it was like the hip/R&B version of when Princess Di died...

the outpouring was just completely unexpected and over the top.
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True.

fwillia said:
I've been getting into arguments with history revisionists about this since high school.


She simply was not the once-in-a-generation talent that people try to portray her as since her tragic death.

She just wasn't.
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Aaliyah wasn't that but few are. She was in a similar position as Robin Harris when he died: already a star but seemingly on the verge of being a superstar.
She had already done "Queen of the Damned" and was set to appear in the "Matrix" movies while her music was getting better and more mature.

The Haughton family, like the Houston family, are amazing in their audacity. If you don't think a Lifetime movie is high profile enough, do it yourself. They own the rights so work out something that you have some type of creative input in exchange for the music because this won't work without the music.
 
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Upgrade Dave said:
Aaliyah wasn't that but few are. She was in a similar position as Robin Harris when he died: already a star but seemingly on the verge of being a superstar.
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exactly...idk wtf these A-Z niggas is talking about w/ this "once-in-a-generation" or "rare" bullshit...she was a star cut down in her prime...plain and simple...numb nuts talking about how is she famous :lol:
 
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She's gonna be alright. I was shocked she was doing some Lifetime shit anyway. And why the hell is Wendy Williams exec producing it? This film is doomed before it even gets out there.

And Aaliyah had talent. Compare her to no damn Rihanna. Aaliyah could dance better than any of these chics out here. Her vocals weren't GREAT but they were dope on some records.

BGOL is the only place I see that be straight knockin Aaliyah. :lol: I never hear that anywhere else. BGOL has taught me that she was a hoe and she's talentless. :lol: I can't speak on the former but Aaliyah wasn't talentless.
 

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