Cynthia Erivo called a fan edit of a 'Wicked' poster 'deeply hurtful'

Cynthia Erivo commented on the recent viral changes of Evil satisfied, and she is not happy.

Recently, Universal released its latest promotional image for the upcoming musical film – starring Cynthia as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.

Of course, it's a direct homage to the iconic Broadway musical poster, which is a version of an illustration made for the show's original performance in San Francisco.

However, a viral TikTok titled “Fixing the” that has been viewed over 7 million times revealed that this is not the case Evil Movie Poster,” user @Ferlozar edited Universal’s poster to look more like the musical version – e.g. B. with Cynthia's eyes covered and Ariana's hands raised.

And Cynthia definitely saw this edited version when she posted it to her Instagram story, along with the words, “This is the wildest, most offensive thing I've ever seen, just like that horrible AI of ours that we struggle, as do the people asking the question.” , 'is your ***** green.'

“None of this is funny. None of it is sweet. It humiliates me. It demeans us. The original poster is an ILLUSTRATION. I am a real person who has chosen to look directly at you through the barrel of the camera. the viewer… because without words we communicate with our eyes,” she continued.

“Our poster is a homage, not an imitation. To edit my face and hide my eyes is to erase me. And that is deeply hurtful,” the Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner noted.

She reposted the original and added: “Let me put this here to remind you and clear your taste buds.”

It's worth noting that two days ago, Cynthia shared a fan edit of her as Elphaba in a war zone on her Instagram story.

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