Marissa Bode, an actress in the film adaptation of Wicked, has spoken out against online comments mocking her character's disability. She emphasized that such jokes have real-world consequences for people with disabilities.
Have YOU got a story? Email Wicked star Marissa Bode called out the jokes about her character Nessarose's disability.
The actress — whose rumored salary along with those of her Wicked co-stars have gone viral — said that she herself is a 'deeply unserious' person, who loves joking around when it is fun and harmless.Wicked star Marissa Bode called out the jokes about her character Nessarose's disability 'Aggressive comments of wanting to cause harm and push Nessa out of her wheelchair, or that she deserves her disability, are two very gross and harmful comments that real disabled people, including myself, have heard before.'
On Friday, she took to TikTok in a five-minute clip to address the 'very gross and harmful comments' that have been circulating online ever since the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande -led film premiered on November 22 'I do know and have seen, not in this specific instance, but similar comments be made on my disabled peers and disabled creators’ videos to the point where, again, it runs them off the internet. That’s not good. Please be kind.'
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