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“The body that you consider to be my healthiest wasn’t, in fact, healthy,“ Grande stated.
Despite Wicked’s box office success, the movie’s promotional push was surrounded by controversy at every turn
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Ariana Grande’s weight hasn’t been the only conversation tarnishing the movie’s promotional tour. As Bored Panda previously reported, fans have also criticized Cynthia Erivo for her reaction to a mid-October fan edit of the film’s poster.
“This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen,“ Erivo wrote, labeling the image as “degrading“ and stating that it was an attempt to “[erase] her.”
The creator of the edit later took to social media to defend themselves, stating that the changes were made out of love for the original Broadway poster and in no way an attempt to offend the actress.
“It’s not that serious! What a snowflake!“ one fan wrote, with many others echoing their sentiment.
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The movie’s LA premiere also coincided with a controversy created by Mattel erroneously printing the URL of an NSFW website on the back of its Elphaba and Glinda dolls. This caused a never-before-seen upsurge in visits to the site and elicited concern from parents.
Despite these issues, Wicked has been nothing short of a massive success, with it grossing over $34.8 million at the box office during the Thanksgiving holiday, making it a record-breaking weekend alongside Disney’s Moana, and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.
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