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How Wicked bosses covered up Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater's romance over fears it could harm film


With an eye-watering $145million budget and a release date fast approaching after years of delays, bosses were 'worried' about the impact their pairing would have on the movie's success.

Following the continuous flow of negative headlines, Grande and Slater refrained from the spotlight making only a handful of public appearances including his opening night in the Spamalot Broadway show. Grande and Erivo sparked further ire when they descended on Kim Kardashian's Los Angeles mansion to treat her famous family to a special early preview screening of the movie days later. Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey also stars as Winkie prince Fiyero Tigelaar, alongside Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the Headmistress of Shiz University.

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