maddie ziegler
“She was like, ‘Will you be in my next two videos and be my muse and do everything with me?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah!’ Like, I was 11.”
The singer says ableism wasn't at the heart of her decision to cast a longtime collaborator, who is not autistic, as the autistic teen at the center of “Music."
The pop star attempted to clarify her reaction to criticism she was getting about her upcoming film, “Music.” But some say she’s making matters worse.
The pop star’s directorial debut, “Music,” centers on a nonverbal autistic teenager played by the neurotypical dancer Maddie Ziegler.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The singer claimed in an interview that she prevented the dancer from getting on a plane that the now-incarcerated film executive attempted to put her on.
Ziegler, now 15, was 11 when she and Sia started collaborating.
"Sia’s the funniest and goofiest person I’ve met in my entire life."
So much suspense! 😱
Can we get in on this friendship?
