The actress, who originated the role of Glinda in the 'Wicked' Broadway musical, is responding to the organization's petition, which claims the movie pushes "the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children.

Kristin Chenoweth, who played Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, has defended the new movie after the One Million Moms group called for a boycott of the film over its gay storylines. The conservative group is asking parents to pledge to not see Jon M Chu’s mega-hit movie musical due to it “pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children”.

After One Million Moms started a petition against 'Wicked' for "pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families," Kristin Chenoweth defended the movie musical.

Defying her critics in addition to gravity, Kristin Chenoweth has defended Wicked: Part One from a homophobic campaign aimed at smearing the hit movie as “pushing an LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children.

All the while, it would appear that the Wizard of Oz prequel has drawn the ire of the advocacy group One Million Moms, and actress Kristin Chenoweth didn’t hold back after finding out about the backlash.

Wicked is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, based on the popular Broadway stage musical that premiered in 2003, which was also loosely inspired by Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel of the same name. The musical has been enchanting moviegoers since it came out,