Sia Defends Decision To Cast Maddie Ziegler As Autistic Teen In Movie: ‘My Heart’ Was ‘In The Right Place’

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Janet W. Lee Artist and filmmaker Sia will perform at the “MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time,” set to premiere on Dec.

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Sia to cancel the release of her upcoming film Music.Many have taken to social media in response to the first trailer of the film, released on November 19, which shows Maddie Ziegler playing the role of a nonverbal autistic teenager.An online petition was launched last week, campaigning to cancel the premiere in light of visual effects and stereotypes deemed offensive, as well as the fact that Ziegler is not on the autism spectrum.“As an autistic individual, I am asking that this film is

Australian pop singer-songwriter Sia has made the jump from directing music videos, to directing her first theatrical feature film, “Music.” Almost immediately as the first trailer dropped, controversy arose due to the film’s portrayal of autism. READ MORE: The Safdie Brothers Direct A New Music Video For Their ‘Uncut Gems’ Composer, Oneohtrix Point Never The trailer for “Music” teases a musical-drama film about a young girl on the autism spectrum that sees the world through music.

Sia has received backlash online for casting a neurotypical actor as the autistic lead in her upcoming new film, Music.The singer’s directorial debut follows Music, a young girl with nonverbal autism, who finds herself in the care of her older half-sister, the newly sober Zu (played by Kate Hudson).A press release describes the film as “a wholly original exploration of the healing power of love and the importance of community.”It continued: “Sia’s music is integral to the story of the film as

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA war has broken out online between singer-songwriter Sia and the autism community over her upcoming film, Music.The controversy was sparked by the release of the trailer for the film, which depicts a young woman with autism, played by dancer/actress Maddie Ziegler.

Sia is addressing the backlash she's received after casting former "Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler as a character with autism in her new movie "Music" even though the 18-year-old is not autistic in real-life.  After Sia tweeted out the trailer for the upcoming movie on Thursday, which she directed and co-wrote, a Twitter user responded: "It’s a mighty shame that someone with such a colossal platform is using it to exclude disabled and neuro diverse actors from their own narratives.

Sia fired back at social media users who accused her of ableism after she cast Maddie Ziegler as a character with autism in her upcoming film, Music.After the trailer for the movie dropped on Thursday, November 19, Twitter users called out the singer, 44, for not hiring a person with autism for the role.

Sia is speaking out after she received backlash for a casting decision in her upcoming movie.

Music, starring —the popular young dancer you might recognize from as well as the iconic music video for Sia's “." Per , Music follows Zu (), a drug dealer who's forced to take in her sister, Music (Ziegler), “a special-needs teen” who uses a communication device to speak and “sees music differently.” Sia directed, co-wrote, and created a 10-song album of original music for the film, which is set to debut in February 2021. However, the trailer has not been well-received by many in the Autistic

Ohhh, this is messy.

Sia recently reacted to criticism of her upcoming movie. The Chandelier singer responded to some social media outcry following the release of the trailer for her upcoming movie, Music, which stars Kate Hudson and Maddie Ziegler.

Twitter on Friday morning responded to numerous online critics of the first trailer for “Music,” who said among other things that her film excluded disabled actors, that it was an example of “cripping up” by casting Ziegler in the lead role and that she didn’t do her research or failed to consult the disabled community.“Duh. I spent three f—ing years researching.