Wicked” star Marissa Bode has spoken out against the negative comments and jokes about her character Nessarose’s disability, calling them “aggressive,” “very gross” and “harmful.” In a five-minute video posted on TikTok on Friday,

Wicked star Marissa Bode has criticised those who have joked about the disability of her character, Nessarose.

The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her wheelchair is something else entirely.

She plays Elphaba's favored sister Nessarose and recently, she took to TikTok to call out the "deeply uncomfortable" jokes people have been making about Nessa's disability. For context, Nessarose uses a wheelchair in Wicked. Marissa also uses a wheelchair in real life after a traffic accident at age 11 left her paralyzed from the waist down.

Wicked’ star Marissa Bode opened up about receiving many ‘aggressive comments’ about her character’s disability

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, has addressed ableism she has observed in discussions surrounding the new musical film,

Marissa Bode, 24, is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to portray Nessarose, a character who uses a wheelchair, in 'Wicked: Part One'

Bode pointed out that “aggressive” comments about wanting to push Nessa out of her wheelchair or saying that she deserves her disability are “very gross and harmful” things that she and other disabled people have heard in real life.

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,

The actress, who uses a wheelchair just like her character Nessarose, told in a Tiktok video that she is 'deeply uncomfortable' about jokes made about her character