"MUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people," Sia tweeted Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Sia is facing criticism for casting her longtime collaborator Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen over a disabled actor for her upcoming musical film. Pop singer/songwriter Sia is facing criticism on ...

Sia addressed the controversy surrounding her directorial feature debut, "Music," after the film earned two Golden Globes nominations Tuesday morning, then promptly deleted her Twitter account. (Sia's ...

Two years following the release of her controversial directorial debut, Music, which starred Maddie Ziegler as an autistic woman, Sia has revealed that she has been diagnosed with autism herself. The ...

Sia makes her directorial debut with the upcoming movie titled Music, starring Maddie Ziegler and Kate Hudson Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has written about ...

In the film, Ziegler portrays a nonverbal teen named Music. This casting choice caused a great deal of backlash. Many felt that Sia could’ve easily cast an actor on the autism spectrum rather than ...

Days after her film Music received two Golden Globes nominations on Tuesday, Feb. 2, Sia shocked fans by deleting her Twitter account. Fans found it odd the star provided no explanation as to why she ...

Sia revealed she has received a late diagnosis of autism. “I’m on the spectrum, and I’m in recovery and whatever — there’s a lot of things,” the “Chandelier” singer said Thursday during a candid ...

Sia has released “Together,” the first single from her upcoming joint album and motion picture, Music. Sia wrote and directed the film — which stars Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., and Maddie Ziegler — ...