"At first, I think people didn't understand how it was possible for two women to be friends - close - and not lovers,"
"I've never really spoken about this, but there was this strange fascination with the two of us, where people either thought we were putting it on for the cameras or that we were lovers."
"I think it's because there's such little conversation around platonic female friendship that is deep and real, even though it exists everywhere. We're not used to seeing it on camera, in front of people,"
"A relationship where people are connected sometimes just makes people uncomfortable; we aren't taught that those relationships are good for us."
Cynthia Erivo addressed intense public fascination and online misinformation about her close friendship with Ariana Grande, which included claims of a "semi-binary" relationship. Observers often assumed that two women could not be close friends without being lovers, or that the intimacy was performative. Erivo links the scrutiny to limited media representation and conversation around deep, platonic female friendships and the discomfort people feel when emotional intimacy between women appears publicly. Grande described touching as a way to channel support and energy. Erivo identifies as queer and bisexual and is dating Lena Waithe; Grande is dating Ethan Slater.
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