Sia Speaks Out After Backlash Over Casting Maddie Ziegler As Autistic Character

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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

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 spent November 20 on Twitter defending her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler as a teen who lives with special needs. The “Elastic Heart” singer, 44, took to Twitter in the early morning hours to answer to critics who called out the casting choice of the dancer and actress, 18. “I spent three f—ing years researching. I think that’s why I’m so f—ing bummed,” the singer said in one tweet. Maddie and Sia have been working together as early as her 2014 single “Chandelier.”

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

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.