Sia is opening up more about the decision to cast Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen in her upcoming movie, Music.
Sia Defends Her Decision To Cast Maddie Ziegler As An Autistic Character In New Movie ‘Music’ Following Backlash
16.12.2020 - 16:38 / etcanada.com
Sia further discussed her decision to have Maddie Ziegler play a character with autism in her new movie “Music” during an interview with Australia’s “10 News First”.
After a teaser for the flick was released last month, many took to social media to criticize Sia for casting Ziegler as a character with autism even though she isn’t autistic.
Sia told journalist Angela Bishop when asked about the backlash: “There is no way I could have used someone of Maddie’s level of functioning to play her.
“I
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Sia Defends Choice to Cast Maddie Ziegler as Autistic Character in 'Music'
Sia is defending her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler as a character with autism in her upcoming movie Music.