Aaliyah
After an online uproar regarding the Lifetime
network choosing Disney actress, Zendaya Coleman, to play the late
singer, Aaliyah, in an unauthorized biopic that is upsetting her
family, the channel has chosen a replacement. Coleman reportedly
backed out after comments about her not being right for the role.
Alexandra Shipp
23-year-old actress Alexandra Shipp has been chosen
to replace Zendaya in the role. Shipp had a supporting role in the
movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” as well as parts on
the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" and TV show “Switched at Birth.”
The move has not been approved by the tragic singer’s family, who
oppose the movie. Talk show host Wendy Williams had been added as
executive producer. This movie does not sound good at all. I am not
of the belief they will tell Aaliyah's story right.
