"Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder," according to a Universal Pictures spokesperson

Universal Pictures refuted reports that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid different salaries for their work co-starring in 'Wicked.'

The rumor about Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s “Wicked” paychecks has been cleared up. It was reported online that Grande, 31, was paid $15 million to star as Glinda the Good Witch in the two-part movie musical, while Erivo, 37, only got $1 million to play Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Following the release of the musical hit in theaters on Friday, November 22, rumors began circulating online that Grande was paid $15 million for her role as Glinda the Good Witch, while Erivo was paid $1 million to play Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West.

The confirmation comes after rumors spread on social media that the “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” singer, 31, was paid a whopping $15 million for her supporting role as Glinda, while Erivo, 37, made only $1 million to lead as Elphaba.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid the same amount for starring in the movie musical “Wicked,” Universal Pictures said in a statement Tuesday to Variety. “Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder,

Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder," according to a Universal Pictures spokesperson

Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder. The women received equal pay for their work on Wicked.” Such is the exclamation from a Universal Pictures spokesperson pouring cold water on rumors that were spurred by a Reddit post claiming that the Wicked stars,

Wicked' stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid the same amount for leading the movie musical, Universal Pictures said in a rare statement on such a matter, to dispel online rumors about salary discrepancies.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have a massive hit on their hands after Wicked made $114 million in its opening weekend in North America. The two stars shined in part one of the two-part production which likely fueled the internet rumors that surfaced about their salaries for the film adaptation.