Aaliyah's family reportedly opposed to Lifetime biopic on the late singer

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (UPI) -- Aaliyah's family is not happy with Lifetime's decision to produce a biopic on the late singer.

TMZ reports that Aaliyah's uncle and former manager Barry Hankerson claims her family wasn't consulted about the movie and plans to do everything they can to keep the cable network from using the singer's music and will attempt to block the release of the film altogether.

Reports about Aaliyah's family's discontent come two days after it was revealed that Disney channel star Zendaya was cast to play the singer in the upcoming film based on Christopher John Farley's biography, Aaliyah: More Than a Woman.

Hankerson told TMZ that while the family is not opposed to a big production about Aaliyah's life and untimely death, a TV movie is just too small.