Kristin Chenoweth Says One Million Moms Spew Out Hate with 'Wicked' Boycott

Kristen Chenoweth, the musical's first Glinda, struck back at the group, reports The Independent. Responding to the petition, Chenoweth wrote a comment on Out Magazine's Instagram post: "Everyone knows the 'One Million Moms' are a mere few hundred. Maybe. It's called entertainment. Artistry. I am a Christian woman [who] originated the role of Glinda and all the silliness that these women spew [is] out of hate.

"No no no. I can't help it: I try to love em anyways. For they don't get it. For anyone who wants to see girl power, then go so WICKED. Onstage or in a movie theatre."

What is a bit, well, witchy is that as of this past Friday the 13th, the One Million Moms petition had gathered 13,009 signatures.

What likely ticked the group (or Monica) off is that the film stars Cynthia Erivo, the Tony-winning, Oscar nominated actress who identifies as queer and bisexual. In the film she plays Elphaba, the green-hued teenager with unbridled supernatural powers who is frenemies with Galinda (later Glinda), her roommate at university played by Ariana Grande.

"Last month, Grande and Erivo revealed they have a theory about the underlying themes of sexuality in Wicked – that Glinda the Good Witch "might be a little in the closet,' " writes The Independent.