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.

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

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo say they made "a clear choice" to befriend each other when they were cast in Wicked — something not all stars do on film sets. Their offscreen chemistry is something co-star Jeff Goldblum says is "rare and uncommon."