Timbaland, the producer who worked closely with R&B starlet Aaliyah, did not take kindly to the Lifetime network’s biopic of the late singer. Timbaland took to Instagram and unleashed a volley of video clips slamming the Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B film. As we reported over the weekend, Black Twitter aimed venomous darts at Lifetime […]
Someone at Lifetime has some explaining to do. A trailer for the network’s forthcoming, and controversy inspiring, biopic of the late singer Aaliyah features music from Iggy Azalea.
Ahead of its national premiere, Lifetime teases the controversial Aaliyah biopic, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.
R&B lost a real star in Aaliyah, it’s even hard to imagine where music would be if she were still here. Today (Aug. 25) marks 13 years since the then 22-year-old singer lost her life in a plane crash. As the story goes, Aaliyah wanted to get back home early from her “Rock the Boat” […]
Whenever biopics are cast, arguments inevitably occur over whether or not said actor actually looks like the real life person they are portraying (see: the Nina Simone movie). You’re going to have to sprinkle in plenty of head shaking, too, when you see who Lifetime cast as Missy Elliott for its forthcoming Aaliyah biopic, Aaliyah: […]
Anyone in agreement with Aaliyah’s family, who’s not exactly thrilled about the late singer’s upcoming Lifetime biopic, should be be pleased to know that a different film is in the works. One slated to release in theaters, in fact, according to close sources.
Much to the chagrin of Aaliyah’s family, Lifetime is moving on with their biopic about the late R&B star’s life with a new lead after Zendaya Coleman dropped out of the role last month.
The people have spoken? Zendaya Coleman has dropped out of the forthcoming Aaliyah biopic, Aaliyah Princess of R&B.
A planned biopic about the late singer Aaliyah to air on the Lifetime channel is already full of controversy thanks to the casting of Disney star Zendaya. But the drama will only get worse because the film will reportedly focus on the relationship between Aaliyah and R. Kelly.
Zendaya Coleman is still set to play Aaliyah in Lifetime’s forthcoming biopic on the late singer, whether you like it or not. And she hasn’t been naive to amount of hate the announcement has brought her Twitter mentions as well. Undeterred, the 17-year-old Disney actress was more than open to discuss the criticism from 80s […]
The Internet has been debating the casting of Disney star Zendaya to portray the late Aaliyah in a biopic since its announcement a couple of days ago. One set of people firmly against the film is the singer’s family.
