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Wicked star Marissa Bode calls out shocking response to her disabled character Nessarose

The 24-year-old actress, who plays Nessarose in the musical movie adaptation, said the things people have been saying about her character's disability is 'deeply uncomfortable.'

On Friday, she took to TikTok in a five-minute clip to address the 'very gross and harmful comments' that have been circulating online ever since the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-led film premiered on November 22. On Friday, she took to TikTok in a five-minute clip to address the 'very gross and harmful comments' that have been circulating online ever since the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande -led film premiered on November 22 'These comments do not exist in a vacuum,' she said before she started giving examples of the shocking and egregious jokes people have been making about her character regarding her disability; pictured November 14 in New York City

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