Zendaya Coleman quit Aaliyah: Princess of R&B movie. Congratulates replacement, Alexandra Shipp! 2014 Film news!
Disney channel star and pop singer, Zendaya Colemen may have quit the Aaliyah biopic film, scheduled for a fall 2014 release, but she isn't sour about it one bit. She congratulated her replacement for the film, Alexandra Shipp on social media. Shipp will play the role of Aaliyah in the movie, based on the book, "More Than A Woman". The project is being produced by Talk show host Wendy Williams.
Here's what Zendaya had to say about the film to her fans on Instagram.
"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. 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."
"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 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? 'Muah!' *Kiss to the camera*"
Zendaya also said in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, that she has too much respect for her Idol Aaliyah than to do anything less than a project that was 120% right!
So, we all know that Zendaya is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the pop superstar!
I will update you all when the Lifetime Network puts out the official release date for the long awaited film!
So, do you think that Lifetime was doing some shifty stuff behind the scenes to piss Zendaya off? Do you think that Zendaya is lying to us, and she really quit the film because of the backlash from fans?
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