R. Kelly Rips Aaliyah Biopic: “Can’t Nobody Play Me, Homie”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Music veteran R. Kelly has weighed in on the controversy VH1's biopic on late singer Aaliyah sparked and why he could not co-sign the movie.

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In Kelly’s perspective, the biggest issue he had was with the flick’s lack of authenticity.

“You asked me this question. I didn’t know you was gonna ask me that. Listen, I didn’t watch that. Once they said they was making a movie and somebody was gon’ be playing me? Can’t nobody play me, homie. You got to know me to play me. You don’t know me, you can’t play me. It’s impossible. So why should I watch something….that’s not real? When I’m real.” (“The Big Tigger Show”)

Check out what LL Cool J said about the flick right here…

Instead of focusing on the negative, rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J recently said he saw the positive in Lifetime’s biopic.

“There are parts of the movie that I could criticize, but at least at the end of the day, Lifetime is celebrating one of our icons, a young lady who obviously left too soon and was tremendously talented. Hollywood is still working on that part of learning how to cast black people. I think that in general, the movie was insightful and it was interesting and that girl, she played that role in a sweet way.” (Sister 2 Sister)

Talk show host Wendy Williams, who executive-produced the film, addressed her critics on a broadcast of the “Wendy” show a few weeks ago.

“Everybody got an opinion,” Wendy said during her “Wendy” broadcast. “Well I must tell you, whether you loved or hated, you watched. It was the second highest-rated movie on all of cable this year so far. Not just Lifetime, but all of cable. And I must say, ‘Flowers In The Attic’ was number one, then us, so thank you. We all have opinions. But I must say if you still want to see the Aaliyah movie it comes on tonight at 8 o’clock on Lifetime. Thank-you! And by the way, you, Alexandra Shipp did a terrific job as Aaliyah.” (“Wendy”)

Music producer Timbaland said the decision to put Aaliyah’s life story out for the first time as a TV movie upset him the most last year.

“I don’t know whose fault it it,” Tim responded when asked about the Lifetime production before saying the fact Aaliyah’s life story would be told for a made-for-TV upset him the most. “That’s what made me kinda go off the way I did. It was the first initial time and it was like, ‘Wow. This is how y’all are gonna really do it? Y’all are really gonna put this out?” I always thought it was a rumor. I thought it was a joke. Evidently it wasn’t then I started to realize, ‘Wait a minute, this is really real.’ … I shouldn’t have never paid it any attention.” (Hot 97)

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According to the executive producers, their only intent was to remember and honor Aaliyah’s short-lived life.

Executive producers Howard Braunstein and Debra Martin Chase, along with author Christopher Farley (whose book “Aaliyah: More Than a Woman” was the basis for the movie) explained that they aimed to create a very tasteful tribute to a star who “led an incredible life in 22 short years.” (Washington Post)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

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  1. “Can’t nobody play me homie”.
    I don’t know. Dave Chappelle’s performance was worth an oscar nod or an emmy lol

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