00:00I've seen this week people are taking the lyrics of Defying Gravity and really holding space with that.
00:07I didn't know that that was happening.
00:11I didn't know that was happening.
00:13Well, it's been a year since we were all holding space for Defying Gravity, whatever the hell that means.
00:18And now Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and the rest of the cast are back to promote the sequel, Wicked For Good.
00:25And they're making viral moments from east to west.
00:28First, we got to talk about that scary moment that went down at the premiere in Singapore on November 13th.
00:34A crazed fan jumped the barricade and charged at Ari, but Cynthia rushed in to protect her.
00:40Australian influencer Johnson Wen, a.k.a. Pajama Man on social media, pleaded guilty of being a public nuisance and was jailed for nine days.
00:50A week later, Cynthia opened up about it to Savannah Guthrie on Today.
00:54This is full mama bear, Cynthia.
00:57Little you just getting in there being like, don't you touch.
01:00I mean, that's just pure instinct, I guess.
01:02I was really thinking.
01:03I just wanted to make sure my friend was safe.
01:04Yeah.
01:05Don't mess with the Wicked Witch of the West, bitches.
01:08Oh, excuse me.
01:11Meanwhile, Elphaba's little sister in the movies, played by Marissa Bode, voiced her outrage on TikTok.
01:18But they're a fan.
01:20OK, then they're a fan and a loser.
01:23Then on The Drew Barrymore Show, Cynthia Revo opened up to the famously handsy host about her and Ariana's magical connection.
01:31We walk hand in hand very often.
01:34Like if we're not walking hand in hand, we'll find each other somewhere.
01:37I think we assume that physical connection can only be romantic.
01:41But yes, that's my point.
01:43You're saying it so much better than I did.
01:45Ariana is lucky to have Cynthia by her side.
01:47In fact, she talked about their special touchy feely bond on Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast.
01:53Take a look.
01:54It's really sweet how you touch each other.
01:56You like to touch...
01:59I do.
02:00I do.
02:01I am very...
02:02I channel a lot of energy through my hands.
02:05Yeah.
02:06And so I'm always holding a hand.
02:08I'm always like squeezing a something, as you've learned.
02:11She's always squeezing something, which is exactly how gay men everywhere, including myself, felt watching Jonathan Bailey on the Wicked 2 press tour.
02:19On Sesame Street, Fiera was dancing through life with Bert and Ernie.
02:23Iconic.
02:24And he cuddled up to Elmo.
02:26I've never been so jealous of a Muppet in my life.
02:29But the moment that really went viral came from Entertainment Tonight, and this adorably honest reaction from the Wiz himself, Jeff Goldblum, about Johnny being named people's sexiest man alive.
02:40Listen, there's nothing sexier than...
02:41Progress.
02:42Progress?
02:43Yeah.
02:44Oh.
02:45Because you know...
02:46You know me being sexy, the first gay man to be sexist man alive.
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