Never said he was biracial..am stating that he wasnt really Black..
So this girl Zendaya Coleman is playing Aaliyah in her Biopic....Seriously
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Never said he was biracial..am stating that he wasnt really Black..
Naw, Aaliyah family have forced Lifetime to cancel this film.
Which is a good thing since Lifetime was going to produce the film without their approval.I was listening to radio last week and they said Timbaland was also against this film.
Dr. Narcisse
Veteran
OT
I remember the outrage of Jennifer Lopez (Puerto Rican) being cast to play Selena (Mexican American)
I guess they never get the women right.
I remember the outrage of Jennifer Lopez (Puerto Rican) being cast to play Selena (Mexican American)
I guess they never get the women right.
Box Cutta
Bumbling Sidekick
Good.
It's a shame that someone like this was ever considered for the part.
CoolazzFemale
All Star
Good
Good.
It's a shame that someone like this was ever considered for the part.
Who gives a fukk? Its Aaliyah
Box Cutta
Bumbling Sidekick
Not about the person being portrayed, read the thread.
GhettoTeK
All Star
nikkas love to hate..bet y'all would be cheering to the heavens if Lupita got the role of Alliyah
Again you're not black nor do you know what you're talking about. There are no dark-skinned biracials, whatever you think to the contrary. Zoe Saldana does not look like Nina Simone. That much is obvious. Aside, Aliyah was a black girl that did treatments to herself (or had treatment done to her) to appear lighter and more beautiful. However her original appearance is not unlike many AAs:
She's a black girl and must be played by a black girl. Period.
If this girl was cast as Aaliyah, there would be no controversy
So now only darker skinned blacks grow up poor now? Are all bi-racials ballin' then?
Look at all the progressions Poitier's arguments have made each time he's wrong y'all
1. Zoe Saldana was too light to play Nina Simone and Hollywood wouldn't let a bi-racial play a white person (proved wrong, also see the mother of Louis C.K's. on his show)
2. Skipped over to bi-racials aren't black
3. Said that Hollywood movie makers care more about the racial make up of your parents than what you look like
4. Said Evan Ross, Boris Kodjoe, and Lisa Bonet are just some of the premiere bi-racials taking popular and in-demand roles from darker skinned blacks such as the likes of Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Lupita, etc.
5. Is okay with Denzel playing Malcolm X, a BIRACIAL man. But doesn't like the inverse.
And that's only 5 deflections, transitions, and goal post movements. I just decided to stop myself there.
Malcolm X was not biracial. 
Alexandra Shipp Replaces Zendaya In Aaliyah Biopic
Tanay Hudson Posted July 18, 2014
Lifetime switched from Disney to Nickelodeon to find their newest star of the Aaliyah biopic. Alexandra Shipp of Nickelodeon's House of Anubis has now been snagged to play the late singer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Shipp is replacing actress and singer Zendaya Coleman, who was originally chosen to play Aaliyah but backed out of the project late last month.
"It has to be done 120 percent, so I felt like it wasn't there, so it just wasn't a good choice for me," she said when she stepped down from the role.
Production is now off hold and the film, titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, is set to begin shooting this summer and hit the small screens this fall. The script is based off the book Aaliyah: More than a Woman by Christopher Farley.
Shipp is not the only addition. Wendy Williams took to Twitter Friday (July 18) to announce her role as the flick's executive producer.
Tanay Hudson Posted July 18, 2014
Lifetime switched from Disney to Nickelodeon to find their newest star of the Aaliyah biopic. Alexandra Shipp of Nickelodeon's House of Anubis has now been snagged to play the late singer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Shipp is replacing actress and singer Zendaya Coleman, who was originally chosen to play Aaliyah but backed out of the project late last month.
"It has to be done 120 percent, so I felt like it wasn't there, so it just wasn't a good choice for me," she said when she stepped down from the role.
Production is now off hold and the film, titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, is set to begin shooting this summer and hit the small screens this fall. The script is based off the book Aaliyah: More than a Woman by Christopher Farley.
Shipp is not the only addition. Wendy Williams took to Twitter Friday (July 18) to announce her role as the flick's executive producer.
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