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\t\t<\/p>\n Auli\u2019i Cravalho<\/strong><\/a> is team Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> and Cynthia Erivo<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n The Wicked<\/strong><\/a><\/em> costars have been very emotional while promoting their movie. Their behavior has been turned into memes and has some critics. <\/p>\n However, in a new interview, the 24-year-old Moana<\/em> actor came to their defense. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n \u201cBeing a theater kid is emotional,\u201d Auli\u2019i<\/strong> told Vanity Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n She continued, saying, \u201cI need people to understand what it\u2019s like to be a theater kid.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cGet off my girls Ariana<\/strong> and Cynthia<\/strong>\u2019s backs. Do you understand me? You don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like to be working on a film for this long. The film is two hours and 40 minutes long. If you\u2019re not crying after working with someone for that long, and you\u2019re both theater kids and you\u2019re singing live\u2026I am very passionate about this,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n If you missed it, there was recently some clarification about how much Ariana <\/strong>and Cynthia <\/strong>were paid for the movie<\/a>. <\/p>\n We also got some context about a very viral interview<\/a> on the press tour. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n