Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic premiered last night, Nov. 15, and so far no one has been impressed by it. Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B has actually been catching a fair amount of flak from artists and fans alike. Producer and Aaliyah friend Timbaland took to his social media accounts to voice his displeasure with the movie.
Timbaland's Instagram is littered with memes throwing shade at the biopic. He even posted a video, Billboard points out, where he talks about his problems with the film.
"I think everyone [sic] musician portrayed in this Aaliyah movie should sue the hell out Lifetime movie for failure of accurate casting," he said in the video.
A video posted by Timbo the King (@timbaland) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:25am PST
"A lot of people keep asking me if I'm watching that bullshit. Evidently not," Timbaland added in another post. "No way. Not Timbo. People, thanks for the comments tonight on that bullshit Aaliyah movie. They have felt Timbo's wrath tonight, baby, and that's it."
Timbaland also created memes that called out talk show host Wendy Williams, an executive producer for the movie.
A photo posted by Timbo the King (@timbaland) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:15am PST
The Wrap also notes that fans were critical on social media. After, the Lifetime Twitter account posted a picture from a scene where R. Kelly and a barely legal Aaliyah share a romantic moment. The tweet read, "Is Aaliyah too young to know?"
WHY ARE YOU ROMANTICIZING PEDOPHILIA?! RT@lifetimetv: Is Aaliyah too young to know? #AaliyahMovie pic.twitter.com/RVmBKGOSGg — Miss Anne Dri (@OHTheMaryD) November 16, 2014
The singer died in a plane crash in 2001. Famous friends like Timbaland and Missy Elliott opted not to help out with the film. Aaliyah's family was not involved either, which is why the movie did not feature any of the artist's songs. Check out the trailer for the movie below:
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