Sia Deletes Twitter Account Amid Criticism Over New Film 'Music'

Sia Deletes Twitter Account Following Controversy Over Film ‘Music’

SIA – Australian singer-songwriter Sia deleted her Twitter account after her movie ‘Music sparked a backlash on social media.

Singer-songwriter Sia is behind the hits such as “Chandelier,” “Elastic Heart,” and “Cheap Thrills.” She also does some cameos in films and voice acting.

The 45-year-old artist also written songs for pop stars like Katy Perry, Jessie J, Beyonce, and Rihanna. She’s considered one of the multi-talented artists in this generation.

Sia is set to release her debut film, “Music” starring Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson and her protégé Maddie Ziegler. The plot of the movie center on Hudson, a newly sober drug dealer.

She is to become the guardian of her half-sister Music, who has autism. She then turned to her neighbor played by Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr., for some help in taking care of Music and her recovery journey.

Sia’s ‘Music’ received negative comments from the autism community. They were against the singer’s casting of a neurotypical person. The new film also features a scene where Maddie’s character is physically restrained and it is something that medical experts do not agree with.

On Thursday, February 4, netizens discovered that Sia was no longer on the social media platform, Twitter. Based on a report from Pop Crush, ‘Music’ will now have a disclaimer at the beginning of the movie.

Prior to her account’s deactivation, Sia Tweeted: “I promise, have been listening. The motion picture Music will, moving forward, have this warning at the head of the movie.”

“Music in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people. There are autistic occupational therapists that specialize in sensory processing who can be consulted to explain safe ways to provide proprioceptive, deep-pressure feedback to help [with] meltdown safety.”

Kate-Hudson-Maddie-Zeigler — Photo Source: Variety

The singer-songwriter also revealed that the scene where Maddie was restraint will be removed. She said, “I plan to remove the restraint scenes from all future printings.”

“I listened to the wrong people and that is my responsibility, my research was clearly not thorough enough, not wide enough,” she added.