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Ariana Grande Defends Voice Change After Viral Interview Clip: ‘God Forbid I Sneeze Like Glinda’

Ariana Grande defended herself from critics who called her out for changing her voice in interviews for 'Wicked.'

“I did just spend a long time playing a character every single day and training my voice to do different things,” she said, referring to her role as Glinda in the upcoming musical-turned-films. Several weeks ago, Grande faced criticism from users online after a clip went viral, where she switched the tone of her voice while speaking to Penn Badgley in an interview. On social media, users have also criticized Grande for “shape-shifting” — accusing her of using a Blaccent and over-tanning in the past — and now embracing her paler features and opting for a different voice with her new Wicked role.

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