NEW YORK (AP) -- Toni Braxton's autistic son makes his acting debut in her new Lifetime movie, "Twist of Faith," and could have had a bigger role, but the singer didn't want to put too much pressure on him.
"He was supposed to play my son initially but by the time we worked out the shooting schedule, school had started," Braxton said of 9-year-old Diezel. (She also has an
11-year-old named Denim.)
"Even though he's considered high functioning right now, he wasn't
in the past, and that's why I thought him carrying the movie and trying to do the movie and tutoring would have been too much for him," she said.
Braxton decided he should take a smaller role.
"He was a little disappointed at first, but I think in the end, he's happy about the turnout," she said.
Braxton, 45, understands the pressure. Although she has had small acting roles and stars in the WE reality TV series, "Braxton Family Values," which has its season premiere March 14, she is the main star of "Twist of Faith."
"I never had to carry anything before. It's a lot of work," she said of her role in the film, which debuts Saturday on Lifetime (8 p.m.).
Braxton is better known for her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum singing career, which has netted classics like "Un-break My Heart" and "Breathe Again."
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