Cynthia Erivo Slams Fans For Altering Her Image In ‘Wicked’ Poster

Cynthia Erivo, who portrays Elphaba in the upcoming ‘Wicked’ movie, is calling out a fan-edited "Wicked" poster circulating online, describing it as "offensive" and "deeply hurtful.".

Universal Pictures released an official poster for the upcoming movie, which hits theaters in November, earlier this month. The poster is similar to the original Broadway show poster featuring Ariana Grande’s character, Glinda, whispering to Elphaba’s ear. In the fan poster, the photo was edited to make it exactly like the original, covering Elphaba’s eyes.

Cynthia wrote on Instagram, “Our poster is an homage not an imitation, to edit my face and hide my eyes is to erase me. And that is just deeply hurtful.” She went on, “I am a real life human being, who chose to look right down the barrel of the camera to you, the viewer …because, without words we communicate with our eyes.’ She continued ... "None of this is funny. None of it is cute. It degrades me. It degrades us."

Variety says Universal and director Jon M. Chu have adapted the “Wicked” Broadway musical into a two-part movie, the first of which arrives in theaters next month.