Cynthia Erivo opens up about the public scrutiny surrounding her friendship with Ariana Grande. “It was interesting that there were many people who had become psychologists from their couches,” says Erivo. “There was this weird sort of, what’s the word I’m looking for … annoyance … at the fact that two women could actually be friends. Like, why are they friends? Why are they connected? There must be something wrong with them.”