November 18. 2014
Wendy Williams produced the widely panned and
slammed "Aaliyah: The Princess Of R&B" made for TV movie, released
by the Lifetime network. Social networking excoriated Williams and
Lifetime over the poorly done film that for months prior to its
release, the Judiciary Report warned against and predicted would be
a major flop. They had time to back out, as the Judiciary Report
stated the project would flop and being insulting to Aaliyah's
memory, before they began filming.
Now that the movie has spectacularly bombed and
Williams and company are being slammed for it in a major way, the
gossip talk show host, who is deflated by public comments directed
at her, has responded stating, "I see my Aaliyah movie broke the
Internet this weekend! Errbody got an opinion. Well, I must tell
you, whether you love or hate, you watched. It was the
second-highest rated movie on all of cable this year so far. Not
just Lifetime. All of cable."
It's sad that you think ratings and money (blood
money might I add) are what matter and not actually getting a story
right with the correct tact and sensitivity that was needed,
regarding a young girl who was a victim of statutory rape at age 14
and died in a terrible plane crash at age 22. The only reason the
movie had any viewers at all was not because of you or Lifetime, but
due to the fact Aaliyah still has fans who tuned in hoping for a
good film, but received a substandard and insulting movie instead.
The public backlash means the film is a flop. Your name is also
destroyed in filmmaking circles and no production and its attached
talent wants the terrible reaction this project received.
Those who know and understand entertainment
recognize that Aaliyah was a very talented girl. She never had a
flop, which is no small feat in the entertainment industry. She
released music that crossed over and were huge hits ("Are You That
Somebody" and "Try Again"). She also had R&B hits that made a big
impact. She deserved better than this subpar biopic that
disrespected her life, family and career. Plain and simply put, you
were not equipped to tackle such sensitive subject matter and hurt
her family, who are still grieving her death.
If I were you I would be embarrassed to have my name
attached to that movie. You guys stole an idea and concepts to make
the film and executed it so poorly the public reacted very badly to
it. This movie should have been made by knowledgeable people, who
actually know what happened regarding Aaliyah's life and work, not
greedy, money and publicity hungry individuals, who know nothing
about filmmaking. You disrespected the dead for money. Nothing good
can come from that.
Another interesting tidbit, insiders in the industry were not happy Monday morning
with the awful domestic and global public reaction and terrible reviews
regarding "Aaliyah: The Princess Of R&B." They are holding it
against those involved in the making of the movie. The industry has
been talking and it is not good for those involved in the project,
as certain industry film moguls and their staff don't want things
like this attached to Hollywood.
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