After bumbling out the gate with news of the straight-to-TV biopic Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, Lifetime has taken Baby Girl’s advice: Dust yourself off and try again. And finally, after a
controversial casting and recasting, the network offers a brief, appeasing trailer for the much-craved flick.
controversial casting and recasting, the network offers a brief, appeasing trailer for the much-craved flick.
Zendaya Coleman, the 19-year-old Disney star who gave up the one-in-a-million role after brutal public backlash, is out. In her place is Nickelodeon’s Alexandra Shipp, who gyrates, rocks baggy garb and flaunts ironing-board abs in the Instagram-length video teaser. With all the sensitivity about Aaliyah’s legacy, folks are going to be angry regardless (because the Internet), so get those hate tweets ready for the full film’s November 15 premiere.
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