Actress Alexandra Shipp has clapped back at the "ridiculous" backlash she has received since signing on to play late singer Aaliyah in Lifetime's Aaliyah: Princess Of R&B.

Alexandra Shipp Talked 'Backlash' Before Aaliyah Biopic Aired 'I Was Hired To Do A Job'

Shipp told Time magazine just before the movie premiered last month, that she noticed the criticism the original lead actress Zendaya Coleman experienced.

Coleman ended up stepping down from role, which resulted in Shipp joining the cast.

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"It was kind of ridiculous. Once I got offered it, I wondered if that was going to happen to me. But then I read the script and talked with the producers and talked about how they wanted to make this movie great. I had to put all that stuff aside."

Shipp added that she turned a blind eye to anyone who was against the production.

"I deleted Twitter off my phone. I deleted Instagram. And I just did my job."

Still, Shipp went on to say that she "loved" the backlash that took place before the biopic premiered.

"Because then they're going to see it and they're going to have to admit that they were wrong."

As far as what she has to say for those against the film, Shipp confessed she does not really have a message for them.

"I worked really hard on this film and I'm confident in a product that everyone worked so hard to put out. And there's always going to be a critic. All I can say to that is, 'Thank you for watching.'"

Check out what else she had to say about the film here.

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