Zendaya

Zendaya's A-list status has a lot to do with the roles she has taken on as an actor. Her debut role as Rocky Blue in the Disney Channel hit show "Shake It ...

"I just remembered how bad the Aaliyah biopic was and now I'm fuming," another person shared. "Zendaya turning down that Aaliyah biopic might've been the best decision she's ever made," one user tweeted. "The reason why I chose not to do the Aaliyah movie had nothing to do with the haters or people telling me I couldn't do it, I wasn't talented enough or I wasn't black enough. In 2014, it was announced that Zendaya would be playing Aaliyah in the Lifetime biopic, "Aaliyah: Princess of R&B," about the late singer's life. Especially since the reception the movie received from the public was poor. During a conversation with Interview magazine, Zendaya insisted in order to be a great actor, "You can't be afraid to look stupid, you can't be afraid to mess up, you can't be afraid of anything."