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'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams ableist jokes about Nessarose: 'Deeply uncomfortable'

Marissa Bode is speaking out against ableist comments about her "Wicked" character. The actress, who plays Nessarose in the blockbuster film based on the Broadway musical, said in a TikTok video she is uncomfortable with jokes that have been made online about the character's disability.

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'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams 'gross and harmful' jokes about Nessarose's disability

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.

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‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode speaks out against ‘harmful’ ableist comments made about her character

In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a “deeply unserious person” and loves joking around, she has received “gross and harmful” comments about her character’s disability since the release of “Wicked.”

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‘Wicked’s’ Marissa Bode calls out ‘very gross’ comments about Nessarose’s disability

“Wicked” actor Marissa Bode is speaking out against the ableist discourse surrounding her character, Nessarose, after ...

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Bode is making her film debut as the sister of Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba in "Wicked."

After Marissa Bode got the call asking her to play Nessarose in "Wicked," her parents had an unexpected reaction. "They were so happy for me for all about three minutes," Bode, 24, tells TODAY ...

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