{"id":97093,"date":"2025-11-20T04:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=97093"},"modified":"2025-11-29T04:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:56:51","slug":"ariana-grande-tests-positive-for-covid-during-wicked-for-good-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/ariana-grande-tests-positive-for-covid-during-wicked-for-good-promotions\/97093\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Tests Positive for COVID During Wicked: For Good Promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-692ab53a-8484-8320-baeb-c1c556e872d8-8\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-86\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"96ea2e47-25ee-49c7-9281-6413fff51fba\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"424\">Ariana Grande, the singer and actress who rose to fame on Nickelodeon\u2019s <em data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"163\">Victorious<\/em>, has tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes while she\u2019s in the middle of promoting her new movie, <em data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"286\">Wicked: For Good<\/em>, which hit theatres on November 21, 2025. Fans were worried after reports surfaced that she wasn\u2019t feeling well and had lost her voice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"886\">Ariana plays Glinda (or Galinda) in the movie, alongside Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The first <em data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"527\">Wicked<\/em> film, released in 2024, was well-received, and now the main cast, including Jonathan Bailey and Ethan Slater, return for the second installment, with new actors joining the team. Ariana confirmed her diagnosis on Instagram, posting a black-and-white photo from her appearance on <em data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"843\">The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon<\/em> with the caption \u201cMoments before Covid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1218\">Because of her positive test, Ariana has had to skip many Q&A sessions and promotional events, and some of her taped appearances, like on the <em data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1051\">Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em>, may not air. This is not her first time facing COVID\u2014she and Cynthia both tested positive during the filming of the first <em data-start=\"1175\" data-end=\"1183\">Wicked<\/em> movie, though at separate times.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1575\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Directed by Jon M. Chu, <em data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1262\">Wicked: For Good<\/em> is the second film in the franchise based on the Broadway musical, itself inspired by the <em data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1367\">Wizard of Oz<\/em> story. Ariana and Cynthia have received widespread praise for their portrayals of Glinda and Elphaba. Fans and the team alike are hoping for Ariana\u2019s speedy recovery so she can return to promoting the movie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande, the singer and actress who rose to fame on Nickelodeon\u2019s Victorious, has tested positive for COVID-19. 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