Cynthia Erivo Slams Cyber-Bullying In Relation To Online Attacks Against ‘Wicked’ Co-Star Ariana Grande
Cynthia Erivo has spoken out against cyber-bullying in relation to online bullying of her Wicked co-star Ariana Grande.
“I think cyber bullying is quite dangerous to be honest because it’s easy to be behind the computer and type words about a person you don’t know anything about,” she said.
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“I think that the more we can protect ourselves from that the better… the best way to support someone who is going through that is really to be a counterpoint to whatever is coming at that person – be the voice that is positive.”
The actress, who is riding high on her acclaimed performance as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande in hit musical Wicked, was replying to a question Ariane Grande’s complaints in the past that she has been bullied online, in a conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival.
She is among a raft of stars attending the fourth editon Sea Film Festival alongside Vin Diesel, Michael Douglas, Michelle Yeoh, Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Longoria, Brendan Fraser, Shraddha Kapoor, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jeremy Renner.
The festival, running from December 5 to 14, is unfolding in and around parent body, the Red Sea Foundation’s new headquarters in the historic quarter of the Al-Balad of the port city of Jeddah.
Universal’s Wicked: Part One has stormed the box office in the U.S. and internationally since its release on November 22, topping $400M to date.
“I don’t know that any of the one of us could have even imagined what is happening right now with this film. I think we all knew that it was really special,” said Erivo.
The star said one element of its the success was the relationship she and co-star Ariana Grande established prior to shooting.
“We didn’t audition together. We met after the roles, and we spent time together before we started rehearsals,” she said.
“We decided that we were going to make sure we protected each other, that we were kind to one another, that we were going to work with each other and build a relationship which meant that when we were on set, we both felt really safe to play and to do the roles as we needed.
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