Part Two’ moment for Marissa Bode’s character Nessarose will focus on “the magic of the story,” she tells PEOPLE

Wicked actor Marissa Bode has issued a public statement about negative comments surrounding her character Nessarose’s disability. On TikTok, Bode shared a five-minute TikTok addressing the insensitive comments about her character Nessarose, who is the younger sister of the main character Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ).

For those unfamiliar with the premise of the silver screen adaptation, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as besties Elphaba and Glinda, who go on to become the 'Wicked Witch of the West' and the 'Good Witch' in The Wizard of Oz series.