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Despite rumors of pay-disparity, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were paid the same salary for their work on 'Wicked.' A spokesperson for Universal said in a statement to THR, "Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder. The women received equal pay for their work on 'Wicked.'"
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00:00Despite rumors of pay disparity, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm that Cynthia Erivo and
00:04Ariana Grande were paid the same salary for their work on Wicked.
00:10A spokesperson for Universal said in a statement to THR on Tuesday,
00:15reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet
00:20fodder. The women received equal pay for their work on Wicked. Multiple sources familiar with
00:25the situation also told THR that the actresses were paid the same for their work on the movie
00:29musical. Unsubstantiated rumors about Erivo and Grande's salary surfaced this week on TikTok and
00:35Reddit, with social media users claiming Grande made $15 million for the film, while Erivo earned
00:40$1 million. Multiple news outlets picked up the social media commentary, only adding to the firestorm.
00:46Meanwhile, Wicked continues to dominate at the box office, earning a record-breaking $15 million
00:51on Monday for a musical. Before this, the film made over $160 million globally in its opening weekend.
00:58Ahead of the release of the movie, Erivo and Grande told THR they'd love to reunite on the
01:02Broadway stage for another musical.
01:05I would love to be on stage again. I would love to be on stage with this one again. I would love to be...
01:08I would fall out.
01:14I would die. You want to try? Yeah, I want to try. I want to try. Do you want to try?
01:24We should. We'll try.
01:25For more on this story, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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