Kristin Chenoweth, who played Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, has defended the new movie after the One Million Moms group called for a boycott of the film over its gay storylines. The conservative group is asking parents to pledge to not see Jon M Chu’s mega-hit movie musical due to it “pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children”.

The actress, who originated the role of Glinda in the 'Wicked' Broadway musical, is responding to the organization's petition, which claims the movie pushes "the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children.

As Wicked continues to cast a spell on the box office, Kristin Chenoweth is calling out an attempted witch hunt on the movie. After hate group One Million Moms started a petition against the movie for “pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families,

Wicked's Ariana Grande revealed that she and Cynthia Erivo compared contracts to "make sure we are aligned" before signing on.