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Cynthia Erivo<\/strong><\/a> is green with passion for <\/span>Wicked<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n That is why the <\/span>Tony Award<\/span><\/a> winner\u2014who portrays Elphaba in the film alongside <\/span>Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s Glinda the Good Witch\u2014didn\u2019t hold back when she recently criticized an edit of the movie poster that had been tweaked to more closely resemble the <\/span>Broadway<\/span><\/a> show\u2019s art.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t necessarily a clapback,\u201d Cynthia told <\/span>Entertainment Tonight<\/span><\/em><\/a> Oct. 28 on the red carpet of the <\/span>CFDA Fashion Awards<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI think I\u2019m really protective of the role. I am passionate about it and I know that the fans are passionate about it, and I think for me it was just a human moment of wanting to protect little Elphaba.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n And while she knows she caused a stir with her social media remarks, she stands by what she said. Laughing, she added, \u201cI probably should have called my friends, but it\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier this month, upon the release of <\/span>Wicked<\/span><\/em>\u2019s movie poster, a fan made some edits to obscure Cynthia\u2019s eyes like in the stage show\u2019s poster. To which, she <\/span>posted a strong, heartfelt response<\/span><\/a> to social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n