Cynthia Erivo Speaks Out on ‘Wicked’ Cyber-Bullying Against Ariana Grande: ‘It’s Easy’ to ‘Type Words About a Person You Don’t Know Anything About’

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/cynthia-erivo-wicked-cyberbullying-ariana-grande-1236238039/

25 comments

  1. > Asked about the constant attacks co-lead Ariana Grande receives online, the actor said “cyberbullying is quite dangerous” and that it is “easy to be behind the computer typing words about a person you don’t know anything about.” Her course of action is to “be the counterpoint” to harmful narratives: “Be the person who tells the positive. What a person who has never met you thinks is never more important than what you think of yourself.”

  2. Do people send hate or cyberbully her? Even though musicals aren’t my thing I enjoyed it and her performance and shes very deserving of an oscar nom even if i found the film pretty average

  4. When people talk shit about other people online it reveals much more about their own character than who they hate.

  5. But everyone does know everything about you because you chose to be a celebrity.

  6. I can’t wait for the sequel, The Wizard of Ozempic.

  7. This would have more weight if Ariana wasn’t a known bully. There’s plenty of footage of her mistreating people and being rude.

  8. Cool now someone “tell us the truth” about the affair 🤩

  10. I’ve seen nothing but praise for Ariana.. Where exactly is she being bullied?

  11. I know she licked a donut and put it back with the others. She’s a privileged asshole.

  12. I wish they would just be quiet lol honestly the best way to respond to stupid people is no response at all.

  15. Did Cynthia forget all of the words she had to say about black Americans? 

  16. Much to my surprise, Ariana Grande was the best thing about that abortion they’re calling Wicked.

  19. Cynthia looks better as the witch.

    Yall have a good now!

  20. “This is the most offensive thing I’ve ever seen”

  21. Didn’t Celine Dion deny she had a weight loss issue?

  22. People can see that she is not well. This isn’t criticism for her body, it’s worry for her health. She looks very sick.

  24. It’s interesting that they asked her about Ariana considering there has also been no shortage of cyber bullying against Cynthia herself. Maybe I’m just not seeing the full scope of the sources, but I feel like I’ve seen more vitriol hurled at Cynthia than at Ariana.

    At least in terms of what’s been pushed at me, the most I saw was the memes and the smears directed at Ariana for dating Ethan Slater, but I feel like that died down fairly quickly. It’s still around, I’m not denying that much, but Ariana seems to be back in most people’s good graces now that the movie is actually out. She’s even been getting more positive feedback for her role than I feel like I’ve seen for Cynthia.

    From interviews ignoring Cynthia in favor of Ariana to her being splashed across magazine covers heralding the film, despite Cynthia’s Elphaba being the main character.

    Again, completely acknowledging that the push of source material may be disproportionate based on where I frequent news. I just feel like I have seen a lot more negativity put on Cynthia. Also just as a clarification, relaying my perspective is not calling for one to be bullied and the other not.

  25. Both of them seem like vile egotists that I’d want nothing to do with.

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