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Cynthia Erivo Addresses Whether She’s ‘Actually Friends’ With Ariana Grande After ‘Wicked’
The Tony winner also discussed the "insidious" response to her protecting Grande in Singapore.
What happened
According to Billboard’s source item, Cynthia Erivo Addresses Whether She’s ‘Actually Friends’ With Ariana Grande After ‘Wicked’, The Tony winner also discussed the “insidious” response to her protecting Grande in Singapore.
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Primary source: Cynthia Erivo Addresses Whether She’s ‘Actually Friends’ With Ariana Grande After ‘Wicked’ via Billboard. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Cynthia Erivo Addresses Whether She’s ‘Actually Friends’ With Ariana Grande After ‘Wicked’Billboard - 2026-05-27T18:08:19+00:00
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