Marissa Bode is calling out the “aggressive” comments aimed at her disability. If you haven’t seen Wicked yet, the 24-year-old plays Nessarose — the younger sister of Elphaba.
But what’s really Wicked about the film’s release isn’t the fictional Wicked Witch of the West, but rather the very real bullying Marissa has been on the receiving end of because of her disability.
In a lengthy TikTok posted on Friday, the young actress opened up about the hateful comments she’s been seeing aimed towards her character Nessarose online — and specifically her disability.
Marissa explained: However, she draws the line at “jokes” made at the expense of her disability — which unlike her fictional character, is something she lives with after the cameras stop rolling: Related: Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Rumored Pay Gap Drives Wicked Fans Mad — But There’s A Twist… She noted that many of the jokes she’s seen online aren’t “original” and in fact are ones she’s been hearing since long before being cast in the musical blockbuster: That’s so messed up.