Ariana Grande, pop singer-turned-actress playing “Glinda” in Wicked, explored her character’s sexuality while doing an interview promoting the new film. Grande and her co-star Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba,

Wicked director Jon M. Chu has explained why he had to ask Ariana Grande to ‘come back’ with no makeup on following her first audition.

Over the weekend, there were rumors that Grande was paid $15 million to play Galinda (or Glinda, if you prefer) compared to only $1 million for Erivo as Elphaba. But that is not the case. “Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder,