Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s ‘creepy’ behavior on Wicked’s promo run cost them Oscar nominations, according to an insider.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Wicked<\/a> duo Ariana Grande<\/a> and Cynthia Erivo<\/a>\u2019s cringeworthy behavior during the film’s promo run cost them Oscar<\/a> nominations, new reports have claimed.<\/p>\n RadarOnline.com<\/a> can reveal voters were put off by the co-stars’ overly affectionate press tour displays<\/a>, which sparked numerous viral moments.<\/p>\n Grande and Erivo’s touchy-feely antics on the red carpet put people off.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n One unnamed member of the Academy<\/a>‘s voting committee broke ranks to give further insight into the double snub.<\/p>\n “The movie wasn’t that great,” one voter explained. “The two have amazing on-screen chemistry but spent most of the movie apart.”<\/p>\n The insider added, “I was also just completely turned off by their promotional performances. They creeped a lot of people out, and in their rush to feel authentic, came off as cosplaying.”<\/p>\n As well as their jarring red carpet moments, the actresses’ noticeable weight loss<\/a> was called out by concerned fans.<\/p>\n Another unidentified voter said: “… (Erivo and Grande) sucked the air out of any red carpet they were on, and no one wanted to go through that again.<\/p>\n “‘Think of it this way: We were protecting Ariana from her anxiety, and Cynthia from having to intervene. Again.”<\/p>\n Grande’s plummeting weight, like Erivo’s, also sparked controversy. MEGA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Despite the Oscar snub, Grande, 32, was nominated at the 2026 Golden Globes<\/a> for her role in Wicked: For Good but went home empty-handed.<\/p>\n Grande and Eviro, who played Glinda and Elphaba in the two Wicked blockbusters, caused a stir courtesy off their odd behavior on the sequel’s promo run.<\/p>\n One of the viral clips saw Grande, pretending to shush a helicopter so Erivo, 39, could get on with her emotional outburst in peace.<\/p>\n “Not the time, helicopter,” Grande said in a mock, admonishing tone. Fans joked that her attempt to “regulate the sky” was peak chaotic Glinda energy and instantly turned it into meme material<\/p>\n Another viral moment came when Grande found her arm suddenly grabbed and shaken by producer Marc Platt.<\/p>\n Erivo kissing Grande’s arm after a producer touched it became one of many viral moments.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Erivo quickly intervened, gently reaching for Grande’s arm and prompting him to release it. She then held the arm protectively and appeared to place a soft kiss on it, a moment many viewers labelled “bizarre,” “unusual,” and oddly intimate.<\/p>\n The pair also told how they had “been crying all day long,” having regularly blubbed during interviews, while Erivo gave a fan the death stare when hugging her co-star in another awkward moment.<\/p>\n Another viral clip saw Erivo reach over to “fix” Grande’s necklace \u2013 even though it looked perfectly fine to most viewers \u2014 and the co-stars were heavily mocked when asked to describe each other’s auras during the premiere of Wicked: For Good in Paris, France<\/a>.<\/p>\n‘Creepy’ Red Carpet Displays<\/h2>\n
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