
Erivo Explains Pausing Her Oscar Push After Singapore Incident and Online Backlash
Cynthia Erivo says she paused campaigning for an Oscar for Wicked: For Good after the Singapore red-carpet incident involving Ariana Grande, noting that insidious memes and body-shaming online left her feeling her humanity had been bastardized and made her hesitant to endure the awards season; she still credits Wicked with changing her life and emphasizes that her friendship with Grande remains strong despite public doubt.

