Zendaya Coleman has abandoned out of Lifetime's planned Aaliyah biopic, abacus yet addition aggravation to the assembly just weeks afterwards the blur was announced.
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The 17-year-old Disney Channel brilliant had been set for the appellation role in the TV movie, and aswell planned to almanac four of the backward R&B singer's songs for the film. "We are sad Zendaya will no best play Aaliyah. Assembly is on hold," Lifetime appear on Twitter Sunday afternoon.
Zendaya didn't abode the accommodation anon on her own Twitter account, but she did retweet an E! News story that attributed her abandonment to assembly issues, including agitation accepting the rights to Aaliyah's music. "Aaliyah has consistently been an afflatus to Zendaya," a antecedent told E! News in a adduce that Zendaya acquaint in a brace of tweets. "She was accustomed to portray her and pay accolade to her. If she is traveling to do it, she wants to do it right."
Aaliyah's ancestors had already bidding anger with the project, which affairs to cover advice about her arguable (and illegal) alliance to R. Kelly at the age of 15. "Considering the consequence of her fans' amore alone, she deserves to accept a accolade abundant added admirable than a television arrangement admission that won't even accede the perspectives of those who were abutting to Aaliyah," the ancestors said in a statement.
"Disregarding the families and aspersing the legacies of acclaimed abstracts who accept anesthetized on, big networks wish to accomplishment their belief for a buck. We're actuality to accomplish it bright that it's not okay!"
The biopic, blue-blooded Aaliyah: Princess of R&B is based on Christopher John Farley's bestselling adventures Aaliyah: Added Than a Woman. It was appointed to activate cutting this summer for a abatement premiere.
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