"This is, and always was, an innocent fan edit to pay homage to the original Broadway poster, and there’s nothing wrong with that!" The fan who made an edit of a Wicked poster that Cynthia Erivo said was “offensive” has explained why they reposted it. The official poster for the forthcoming movie musical was released earlier this month, showing Erivo as Elphaba staring into the camera while Ariana Grande as Glinda whispers in her ear. However, fans noticed that it was slightly different to the original Broadway poster, where Elphaba’s eyes are hidden by the brim of her hat and she is wearing red lipstick.
In response, a fan altered the new poster to make it closer to the original. Erivo, however, wasn’t impressed and hit out at the edited poster, saying it “degrades” her . “This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen, equal to that awful Ai of us fighting, equal to people posing the question ‘is your ***** green’,” she wrote in an Instagram story.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 4th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. CREDIT: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures “None of this is funny. None of it is cute.
It degrades me. It degrades us.” Erivo then shared an image of the unaltered film poster, with the caption: “Let me put this right here, to remind you and cleanse your palette.
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