celeb news Cynthia Erivo reacts to Photoshopped posters of Wicked: "this is just deeply hurtful"

[Princess Aurora]

She's definitely trolling them back 

[mons†er]

I believe she's making a mountain out of a mole hill.Its DEFINITELY not that deep, there are more important and pressing matters in the world that deserve this energy. It was done as a joke and in good fun, she's such a stick in the mud. Ugh. Bring back fun. 

[Saintlor]

Wicked marketing is huge. Don't count out her being told to fake this reaction to cause even more promo for the movie

[DoubleRainbow!]

is it that serious?

[V$.]

4 hours ago, Calvin said:

Is she Chappell Roan's roommate or something? 

[Trash]

BREAKING: Theater kids being annoying.

[Rotunda]

On 10/16/2024 at 10:09 AM, reymiu said:

First, love your detailed post ! Even if we disagree it's great to see your thoughtful list, along w the many posters

 

However many posts you included are in different genres (scifi, thriller, drama) / different eras (none in this current decade) . 

 

Wicked is not like the examples above. It's a musical/ fantasy. It's aimed at young females, teenagers & family audience.

 

Wicked's comps are: Barbie, Wonka, Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia. These movies' poster will always show the actors' faces trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And sorry but you can compare the 2 posters (one with Cynthia opening her eyes, one with Cynthia closing her eyes)

 

 

Which one will make people remember Cynthia's face and help increase her brand more ? Definitely the one to the right 

 

I feel like this is a bit of an unserious conversation to have about someone who is 3/4 of the way to an EGOT.

[fridayteenage]

2 hours ago, Rotunda said:

I feel like this is a bit of an unserious conversation to have about someone who is 3/4 of the way to an EGOT.

I forgot that ridic category of music performance on a daytime talk show, that they dissolved after a few years. Emmy winner Ben platt

[Bubble Tea]

It's so interesting coming from the Liam Payne thread with enormous heartfelt essays on how we need to treat celebrities as people and not sorting them into "good person" or "bad person" boxes based, not on their life experience and story, but on the tiniest most minute moments where, actually, they are more than justified to have feelings and to be able to respond to something they are involved in.

 

Y'all will never learn.

[fridayteenage]

44 minutes ago, Tropical said:

It's so interesting coming from the Liam Payne thread with enormous heartfelt essays on how we need to treat celebrities as people and not sorting them into "good person" or "bad person" boxes based, not on their life experience and story, but on the tiniest most minute moments where, actually, they are more than justified to have feelings and to be able to respond to something they are involved in.

 

Y'all will never learn.

Not everything is the same. Liam's life issue wasn't a fan edit of a tour poster

[Bubble Tea]

17 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

Not everything is the same. Liam's life issue wasn't a fan edit of a tour poster

You don't know what is going on in Cynthia's life and what this poster edit and feeling of erasure might mean to her. Acting like you know what significance it might have to her and her life experience demonstrates a lack of empathy and your own ulterior motive to get your kiis in regardless of at whose expense.

[John Slayne]

1 hour ago, Tropical said:

You don't know what is going on in Cynthia's life and what this poster edit and feeling of erasure might mean to her. Acting like you know what significance it might have to her and her life experience demonstrates a lack of empathy and your own ulterior motive to get your kiis in regardless of at whose expense.

we don't know what her life is like but having a meltdown over fan edits of a movie poster definitely reads as tone deaf coming from an A list actress

[Peroxide]

Okay this is gaining quite a bit of traction… I really hope this doesn't negatively impact Wicked… they already had enough to work against with the Ariana/Ethan drama.

[ShadeIena]

but is her pvssy green or not?

[Vixen Eyes]

6 hours ago, Tropical said:

It's so interesting coming from the Liam Payne thread with enormous heartfelt essays on how we need to treat celebrities as people and not sorting them into "good person" or "bad person" boxes based, not on their life experience and story, but on the tiniest most minute moments where, actually, they are more than justified to have feelings and to be able to respond to something they are involved in.

 

Y'all will never learn.

Or they have learned and are doing it on purpose

[Troll Idle]

Seems like she had her rant ready and waited for the right moment to get off. I think it backfired a bit I fear

[BlossomSoul]

I really think she should get over it

[Jude]

Yeah, Cynthia over reacted and I got a secondhand embarrassment that I almost wanted to delay my Wicked movie watching.

[Bacratto]

How dare y'all damage her fragile ego and edit her to match the original poster and concept. She's deeply hurt and offended. Can't wait for this movie to come out so their cringy marketing campaign ends.

[SpaceOddity]

17 hours ago, Peroxide said:

Okay this is gaining quite a bit of traction… I really hope this doesn't negatively impact Wicked… they already had enough to work against with the Ariana/Ethan drama.

Just found out about her actually reposting memes and fan edits of her face prior to this on her instagram. I retract my original statement, this is an egotistical hypocritical rant lol. 

[hallucinate]

the dramatics 

[no_better]

Yeah I honestly do think she is doing the most

[Mystic Warrior]

While this specific reaction may seem unwarranted, Cynthia Erivo has been the subject of a hate campaign ever since her casting was announced. Racism is alive and real, and I see so many people saying "well I've never seen it, so it can't be that bad", but it's a lot easier to avoid that vitriol when it's not aimed at you. 

 

I have no doubt she was seeing herself edited left and right with people commenting that it was way better than the original. That IS disrespectful, whether you want to believe it or not. 

 

This reaction was the culmination of an amalgamation of disdain and hate weighing down too hard on a woman who is only

human and anyone who can't see what this really is lacks scope and the ability to think critically. 

Aside from that, the poster everyone thinks is "sooo much better" is horrendous. It makes her look like a botched prostitute who couldn't put on her cheap red lipstick properly due to withdrawal shakes. I'd be offended too.

Edited October 21 by Mystic Warrior

[daniela monquelat]

this b is so annoying

[mike_int]

 

"the most offensive thing I have seen"

 

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