Alexandra Shipp Discusses Aaliyah Biopic
Alexandra Shipp Discusses Aaliyah’s Impact On Black Women [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]
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After all the controversy over who would play Aaliyah in the forthcoming Lifetime biopic, actress Alexandra Shipp got the part. She talks to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” about how she got cast after Zendaya decided not to do the film.
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Alexandra also discusses the impact Aaliyah had on Black women, and the challenges she faced playing such an influential young woman in music. Plus, hear what she said about R. Kelly reaching out to her, and what she really wants to know about him, and Aaliyah in this exclusive interview!
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