Listen to the people or to the person that it is affecting and how it makes them feel," said Bode, the first wheelchair user ...

Though Bode clarified it's “absolutely okay to not like a fictional character,” she addressed online hate as the first ...

Wicked's Marissa Bode, who uses a wheelchair onscreen and in real life, reacted to ableist jokes made about her character ...

Bode said she was not OK with “aggressive comments and jokes about Nessa’s disability,” calling the messages “deeply ...

The 24-year-old actress, who portrays Nessarose, the younger sister of Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ), revealed that after signing ...

Marissa Bode, who plays Nessarose, told People in a new interview that “one of the first conversations” she had with director ...

Marissa Bode is speaking out after trolls left nasty remarks about Nessarose Thropp's disability in 'Wicked'.

In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a “deeply unserious person” and loves ...

Marissa Bode speaks out against harmful jokes about her character's disability in Wicked, urging compassion and change.

Wicked star Marissa Bode has condemned comments made about her character Nessarose’s disability, labelling them “gross”, ...

Marissa then revealed that she is "deeply unserious" and enjoys "silly, goofy, harmless” jokes about Nessarose. However, she ...

For those unfamiliar with the premise of the silver screen adaptation, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as ...