
Ariana DeBose‘s former “Hamilton” co-star is leaping to her defense … after a Critics Choice Awards joke at her expense left her visibly insulted.

He’s imploring folks to find another artist out there who has delivered performances with Ariana’s sheer skill — basically, he’s yet to see her do anything but shine.

She says Bella’s scripted line was rude, and lumping Ariana in with “actors who think they can sing” was completely uncalled for.

She clearly has loads of people in her corner, though, so it’s safe to say the crack doesn’t reflect how most of Hollywood feels.

