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
00:03Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were paid the same salary for their work on Wicked.
00:11A spokesperson for Universal said in a statement to THR on Tuesday,
00:15Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false
00:19and based on internet fodder. The women received equal pay for their work on Wicked.
00:23Multiple sources familiar with the situation also told THR that the
00:27actresses were paid the same for their work on the movie musical.
00:30Unsubstantiated rumors about Erivo and Grande's salary surfaced this week on TikTok and Reddit,
00:35with social media users claiming Grande made $15 million for the film,
00:39while Erivo earned $1 million. Multiple news outlets picked up the
00:43social media commentary, only adding to the firestorm.
00:46Meanwhile, Wicked continues to dominate at the box office,
00:49earning a record-breaking $15 million on Monday for a musical.
00:53Before 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
01:02on the Broadway stage for another musical.
01:23For more on this story, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.