Cynthia Erivo missed out on winning the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes last night. But the Wicked star still found herself at the center of attention, courtesy of one fan’s joke.
Fans joked Cynthia was shady, but she wasn’t at the Golden Globes
To recap, Cynthia was nominated for the Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Award at last night’s ceremony. She was up against the likes of Amanda Seyfried, Chase Infiniti, and Emma Stone, but ultimately it was Rose Byrne who took the award home.
Unlike the other nominees, Cynthia was missing from the awards ceremony, so a still image was used in her place when announcing the winner. And that’s where one fan saw an opportunity.
“The way Cynthia Erivo didn’t even smile when Rose won,” someone said on Twitter alongside a clip. “She’s so shady and can’t let other female actors have their moment.”
“What do you expect from a witch?” someone joked on X in response. “The shade is sending me on the roof,” replied another X user. “This is so funny,” agreed someone else on X.
Not everyone saw the funny side, however. “You know that wasn’t a live image, right?” one person on X said. “This is your second post in the past hour being shady towards a Black woman,” another X user replied.
As for the reason Cynthia was absent from the Golden Globes? She’s currently in London preparing for her upcoming theater show, Dracula. In the one-woman stage show, Cynthia will play 23 characters, including Dracula. With so many lines to learn for that long list of characters, who can really blame her for skipping the ceremony?
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