Aaliyah biopic director on making a controversial film

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NYU Local. By Charlotte Graham. The production of the movie has been laden with controversy, with her family publicly speaking out against the film for several reasons. The shock that met the death of a beloved artist was only amplified by her young age 22 and the upsetting feeling that Aaliyah could have achieved so much more. Outside her career, Aaliyah had a close circle of family and friends.

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These people all deserve to have a say in her legacy. The complication is that Aaliyah also had millions of adoring fans, all of whom mourned her and only loved her more after she passed away. According to Lifetime, they certainly cannot. As a result, many of her fans who grieved her death felt a strong connection to her story, and want Lifetime to move forward with the biopic.

Her parents publicly condemned the film. Kelly might be portrayed they were married for six months when she was 15 and he was When a person becomes a symbol, can their loved ones truly stake claim on their story? Whoever Aaliyah belongs to, she does not belong to the movie-making machine that lives to exploit true stories for a quick profit.

Therefore, I felt not really morally okay with moving forward with the project.