'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams ableist jokes about Nessarose: 'Deeply uncomfortable'
The actress, who plays Nessarose in the blockbuster film based on the Broadway musical, said in a TikTok video she is uncomfortable with jokes that have been made online about the character's disability. Bode, 24, is the first wheelchair user to be cast as Elphaba's (Cynthia Erivo) younger sister.
'Wicked' Star Marissa Bode Slams 'Very Gross' Comments About Disability
Wicked actor Marissa Bode has issued a public statement about negative comments surrounding her character Nessarose’s disability. On TikTok, Bode shared a five-minute TikTok addressing the insensitive comments about her character Nessarose, who is the younger sister of the main character Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ).
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Marissa Bode is addressing the derogatory comments made about her “Wicked” character. Bode, who portrays the character ...
Marissa Bode of 'Wicked' condemns jokes around Nessarose's disability, calling certain comments 'very gross' and 'harmful' ...
Marissa then revealed that she is "deeply unserious" and enjoys "silly, goofy, harmless” jokes about Nessarose. However, she ...
Marissa Bode speaks out against harmful jokes about her character's disability in Wicked, urging compassion and change.
Marissa Bode, who portrays Nessarose in the blockbuster Wicked film, opens up about some of the "gross and harmful comments" ...
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“ Wicked ” actor Marissa Bode is shutting down the “very gross and harmful” jokes about her character’s disability following ...
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In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a “deeply unserious person” and loves ...
Wheelchair-bound “Wicked” actress Mariss Bode has hit back after being subjected to nasty jokes about her disability ...
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