Overview
- In a Variety conversation, David Corenswet praised Jonathan Bailey for “somehow” maintaining his masculinity while being levitated by Cynthia Erivo in Wicked: For Good.
- The clip spread widely on social platforms, where many users labeled the wording tone-deaf or sexist.
- Jonathan Bailey responded by calling being carried “a total honor” and said he would gladly be lifted by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for the rest of his life.
- Defenders argued Corenswet was highlighting a societal perception rather than endorsing it, crediting Bailey with subverting traditional gender expectations.
- Coverage situates the moment in both actors’ recent levitating kiss scenes—Bailey’s in Wicked: For Good and Corenswet’s in Superman—with no widely reported apology or further statement from Corenswet.