Overview
- Ariana Grande said on Instagram she tested positive for COVID-19 and has begun isolation.
- She shared a photo from The Tonight Show with the caption “moments before Covid,” indicating she was already contagious during that appearance.
- Her illness prompted the cancellation of a prerecorded segment for The Kelly Clarkson Show and several final Q&A sessions, with Cynthia Erivo set to appear solo on the talk show.
- Erivo was recently unwell and lost her voice at the New York premiere, and both leads previously had COVID during filming of the first ‘Wicked’ movie.
- Despite late disruptions to the campaign, recent projections still forecast a $150–$180 million North American opening as the film reaches theaters on Nov. 21.