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Zendaya covers Complex: Women of the Year 2016 Edition
On new album:
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You’re working on your sophomore album now. I saw you posted a preview clip of a new song. When is that album dropping?
There’s no date yet. At this point, I’m trying to, at least for me, perfect everything. I’m a perfectionist. I’m a Virgo, so everything has to be exactly the way I want it. It’s also sticking with your vision. Once you really find that, a lot of people have opinions and you just got to really stay focused.
I know when I was younger, I didn’t really know any better and I didn’t really know that I could say “no” or that I had that power. Then I look back and I’m like, “I wish I wouldn’t have done that” or “Damn, that sucks,” when at the time I could have been like, “No.” But I just didn’t know any better. So it’s really important to stick to your guns.
You’re working with some amazing people, like Diane Warren and Timbaland.
Tim, Diane Warren, Babyface—for being as big as they are, they could easily be such divas. They could be like, “I want it just the way I want it.” I think part of them having longevity is the fact that they were never afraid to continue to learn from young people. They don’t treat me like I don’t know anything. They treat me like they value my opinions, what I bring to the table, what I think of things, and I think that’s why they’re still around. That’s why people still care about them.
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On whether she and Trevor Jackson are dating:
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There are dating rumors with him, aren’t there?
Of course there’s dating rumors.
But you’re not dating him?
Any male that I’ve ever been around in my life, if they follow me on Twitter, if they look at me, if they breathe the same air as me, we’ve dated. So yeah.
Do you have a boyfriend?
No, you’ve got to realize my schedule is kind of nuts. I don’t have time to go out and get to know somebody. If I didn’t know you from the last three or four years of my life, it’s probably too late.
So Trevor is squad, not bae.
Definitely squad, not bae.
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On dreadlocks/Oscars incident:
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You wore dreadlocks to the Oscars and Giuliana Rancic said that you looked like you smell like patchouli oil or weed. You responded on Instagram, writing that Rancic’s remarks were “ignorant slurs” and “outrageously offensive.” What’s the response been since you called her out?
Honestly, only positive. It was a learning experience for myself and for everyone who read it. A lot of people don’t realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It’s something to be aware of and to be cautious of. So it was something that I really felt like I should speak on. There were so many women, of all races, that came up to me and were like, “I really love what you said,” or “I had my daughter read that.”
All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks. My little nieces have curly hair. And if they were to have someone say something demeaning about what they have and what they hold dear to them, then I would want them to at least have the pride within themselves to come up with a response that made sense and that they were proud of. Honestly, I think about my little nieces and my little nephews first. Because one day they’re going to have Twitter and they’re going to have Instagram, and I’m going to be like, “This is how you handle it, kids.”
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