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When news first spread of the Aaliyah biopic everyone's biggest question was: who would be playing Aaliyah Dana Haughton? Zendaya Coleman was set to play the late songstress, but she eventually declined the offer. Now that time has passed, Coleman has finally decided to reveal why she turned the seemingly iconic part down. Read More »
Wendy Williams has been a trending topic of discussion after the executive producer of the Lifetime biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" was criticized for the film over the weekend. In a new interview with Marc Lamont Hill of "The Huffington Post," Williams threw shade at new mother Kelly Rowland for naming her son Titan. When Hill asked the infamous talk-show host about Rowland's choice to name her son Titan Jewell, Wendy said: "Well I hope that the boy can live up to that because I’ll tell you what, a 'titan is not short. and he’s not scrawny. 'Titan' to me is, even if he’s short, he’s wide and cut, and you gotta play the game of life like a titan. You can’t be a loser. So I hope that he can live up to it." Hill claims the singer's son won't be a loser with his parents. After all, his mother's a former member of Destiny's Child, and his father Tim Witherspoon is Rowland's manager. Read More »
Not only are fans upset with Saturday, Nov. 15's Lifetime biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B," but it seems the late singer's close friends, like Timbaland, are, too! "MStars News" previously reported that fans everywhere have been talking about the controversial biopic, as well as celebrities. One celebrity in particular is Aaliyah's BFF and producer Timbaland. During Saturday night's premiere, Timbaland took to Instagram to let his and Aaliyah's fans know how he really felt about the new biopic. Timbaland uploaded a number of photos, asking fans of Aaliyah not to watch the film executive produced by Wendy Williams. Williams assured fans that the Lifetime film was "tastefully done." "The family is not happy that the movie is being done, but we did it so tastefully I think the family would be proud," Williams said previously on The View. "We're not throwing anybody under the bus." Meanwhile, Timbaland and fans of the late singer seem to disagree with the infamous gossip talk-show host. In his first post, Timbaland advised fans not to watch Saturday's premiere. "Hope yall not watching this!!!!!!!!," the producer told fans. Soon after his first two uploads, Timbaland became addicted and even uploaded videos about the movie. Some of his funny reposts included the pic up above, which read, "U think any1liked the movie...Dust Yoself Off and Try Again." Read More »
Not only are fans upset with Saturday, Nov. 15's Lifetime biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B," but it seems the late singer's close friends, like Timbaland, are, too! "MStars News" previously reported that fans everywhere have been talking about the controversial biopic, as well as celebrities. One celebrity in particular is Aaliyah's BFF and producer Timbaland. During Saturday night's premiere, Timbaland took to Instagram to let his and Aaliyah's fans know how he really felt about the new biopic. Timbaland uploaded a number of photos, asking fans of Aaliyah not to watch the film executive produced by Wendy Williams. Williams assured fans that the Lifetime film was "tastefully done." "The family is not happy that the movie is being done, but we did it so tastefully I think the family would be proud," Williams said previously on The View. "We're not throwing anybody under the bus." Meanwhile, Timbaland and fans of the late singer seem to disagree with the infamous gossip talk-show host. In his first post, Timbaland advised fans not to watch Saturday's premiere. "Hope yall not watching this!!!!!!!!," the producer told fans. Soon after his first two uploads, Timbaland became addicted and even uploaded videos about the movie. Some of his funny reposts included the pic up above, which read, "U think any1liked the movie...Dust Yoself Off and Try Again." Read More »
Looks like Wendy Williams's opinion of the new Aaliyah (Alexandra Shipp) biopic may need to take a second look! According to fans of the late singer, "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B," was a total disappointment. The Lifetime film premiered Saturday night, Nov. 15, as fans flooded social media with their disgust. The controversial biopic of the late R&B icon has been one of the latest low-budget TV films that has been questioned by fans. According to VH1, other highly criticized films produced recently include "The Brittany Murphy Story," "Saved By the Bell" and "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story." Saturday's film did feature some positive aspects of Aaliyah's life, but most of the story concentrated on her infamous relationship with R. Kelly. Read More »
Looks like Wendy Williams's opinion of the new Aaliyah (Alexandra Shipp) biopic may need to take a second look! According to fans of the late singer, "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B," was a total disappointment. The Lifetime film premiered Saturday night, Nov. 15, as fans flooded social media with their disgust. The controversial biopic of the late R&B icon has been one of the latest low-budget TV films that has been questioned by fans. According to VH1, other highly criticized films produced recently include "The Brittany Murphy Story," "Saved By the Bell" and "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story." Saturday's film did feature some positive aspects of Aaliyah's life, but most of the story concentrated on her infamous relationship with R. Kelly. Read More »
If the last clip from the new Aaliyah Lifetime biopic was too short to sustain your cravings for the new film, we have you covered, as a new trailer was just released. The film, titled, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B," has just rolled out a brand new clip starring Alexandra Shipp. However, if you thought that you would hear Shipp singing as the late singer in the new teaser, we are sorry to disappoint. Read More »
LifeTime network has picked up actress Alexandra Shipp to replace Disney star Zendaya Coleman for the Aaliyah biopic. Read More »
It looks like Lifetime is about to get into the wedding business. The network has just picked up an original movie starring Eve, Jill Scott, and Regina Hall about three single girlfriends who make a pact to get married within a year after attending an extravagant New Year's Eve wedding of one of their close friends. Read More »
Looks like Lifetime will have to try again in finding someone to play Aaliyah in their upcoming biopic about the singer after actress Zendaya Coleman has stepped down from the project. The Disney Channel star opened up about her decision to drop out of the film at the BET Awards Sunday night. Read More »
