Wicked has previously faced criticism over how Nessarose's disability is treated in the second act of the musical.

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,

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.

Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair user to portray Nessarose in "Wicked," has called the reaction online to her character "gross and harmful."

Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair user ever to play 'Wicked's' Nessarose, called jokes about her character's disability 'low-hanging fruit.'

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.

The actress, who plays Elphaba’s younger sister, Nessarose in the live-action adaptation, takes to TikTok to slam the critics who have rude things to say about the character’s disability, as Marissa uses a wheelchair in real life.

Wicked” actor Marissa Bode is calling out disability jokes made by people online aimed at her character Nessarose in the film. Over the weekend, Bode, 24, shared a five-minute TikTok video speaking out against the hurtful comments circulating online.

Listen to the people or to the person that it is affecting and how it makes them feel," said Bode, the first wheelchair user ever to play Nessarose