Wicked star Marissa Bode has criticised those who have joked about the disability of her character, Nessarose. The musical-fantasy film follows Elphaba Thropp ( Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda Upland ( Ariana Grande) as they meet at Shiz University, beginning a journey that will change the very fabric of Oz.

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking." Marissa Bode is trying to change attitudes toward her Wicked character's disability for good. The actress, who uses a wheelchair in real life and on screen,

As Wicked continues to fuel an online storm of memes, one cast member is drawing a line in regards to ableist comments. Marissa Bode, who stars in the Jon M. Chu-helmed adaptation of the Broadway musical as wheelchair-bound Nessarose Thropp,