US EditionAriana Grande 'Heartbroken' to Miss 'Wicked' Brazil Premiere Due to Travel Troubles
- On Nov 4, 2025, Ariana Grande missed the São Paulo Wicked: For Good premiere where she stars as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo due to flight maintenance delays.
- Grande's team said the flight required maintenance and will not take off until 11 a.m. the next day, and despite efforts, permit requirements blocked private flight alternatives.
- In Instagram Stories Grande wrote she was "beyond devastated" and apologised on Nov. 4, 2025, urging fans to support Grande's castmates and pleading against wishing 'danger' on her team.
- The Sao Paulo premiere served as the film's first international debut and kicked off the official press tour, with subsequent stops in Paris , London , and Singapore .
- Wicked: For Good hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2025, and a concert special featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will air on NBC and Peacock on Nov. 6, 2025.
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The drama of Ariana Grande's missed 'Wicked' premiere, explained
Fans around the world can't wait to see Wicked: For Good, but some are going too far in demanding that stars of the movie attend the premieres.Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda in the upcoming sequel, issued a statement on social media asking fans not to "wish danger on" her and her team after she had to cancel a scheduled appearance at the world premiere of Wicked: For Good in Brazil. Here's everything that went down.Why was Ariana Grande flying …
Ariana Grande responds to backlash for missing Wicked premiere
Ariana Grande has pleaded with fans to “not wish danger on us” after she was unable to attend the Wicked: For Good premiere in Brazil on Tuesday (4 November) The “Positions'” singer stars as Glinda the Good in the follow up to 2024’s Wicked alongside Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh. On Monday (3 November), Grande posted to her Instagram stories, as seen by E! News, that she was “beyond devastated” to miss the São…
9-Year-Old Wicked Fan Goes Viral for Singing Along to Movie. After 1 of the Stars Took Notice, His Whole Life Changed
Eric Wiltz, who has captured hearts and minds online for his singing, chats with PEOPLE about his love of music, the upcoming ‘Wicked’ premiere and what’s next for himRefined Photography - HTX; Cherisse Cannon/TikTok Eric WiltzNEED TO KNOWEric Wiltz, a 9-year-old from Houston, went viral in September for a video singing “The Wizard and I” from WickedThe clip caught the attention of Cynthia Erivo and Universal Pictures, who invited him to the New…
Ariana Grande is upset that people are so disappointed she can't attend the world premiere of Wicked: For Good in Brazil, that they're apparently wishing her "danger." "Please don't do that," she pleaded in a new Instagram post.
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