Ariana Grande shares insights into her romance with Ethan Slater for the first time.
Grande and Slater’s romantic story has sent ripples across pop culture in a surprising twist, mesmerizing the entertainment world. The unexpected relationship between the “Wicked” co-stars became the talk of the town in 2023 when news of their budding romance emerged shortly after Grande’s divorce from Dalton Gomez.
After ending his marriage to high school sweetheart Lilly Jay, Slater gained public attention when he had a romantic relationship with the “We Can’t Be Friends” hitmaker.
According to press reports, Slater and Jay filed for divorce shortly after news of his relationship with Grande became public. Sources close to the situation say Slater’s relationship with Grande only began after his split from Jay, with whom he has a son. Grande’s divorce from Gomez was officially settled in October 2023, while Slater’s divorce was finalized in early 2024.
In the public eye, Slater was portrayed as someone who left his family to pursue a relationship with a famous singer – a narrative that Grande disputes.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Grande said: “There can be no less accurate description of a person than the image that the tabloids spread of him.”
“No one on this earth tries harder or goes the extra mile to be there for the people he loves and cares about. There is no one on this earth with a better heart, and that’s impossible.” acceptable.” Tabloids can rewrite it in real life.”
Reflecting on her experiences with the media, Grande shared that she has faced constant scrutiny from tabloids since her teens. Despite acknowledging her imperfections, she remains committed to her journey of personal growth and self-acceptance.
“I will never let scandalous, evil tabloids destroy my life or my perception of what is real and good,” the former Nickelodeon star said.
Ariana Grande told Vanity Fair about the scrutiny of her relationship with Ethan Slater:
“Of course, I went through a lot of changes in my life during the filming of this movie. A lot of the people working on it did. We’ve been apart for two years. So of course, I understand why it… pic.twitter.com/aP4gzvsLql
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However, some Redditors criticized the “Thank U Next” artist for not taking responsibility for his “selfish choices.”
From a Redditor’s perspective, they believe Grande and Slater see themselves as victims of the story. They thought it would be more respectful if the singer admitted to his infidelity and expressed his desire to move forward positively by supporting Slater in co-parenting.
“It says a lot about Ariana that she’s basically trying to make herself/Ethan/their relationship the victim here. The only person who has the right to be upset is his ex-wife. I could really respect that if she admitted to the cheating and just said something like ‘I can’t do anything about the past and now I’m just trying to learn from it and support him to be a good parent.’ Everyone makes mistakes no matter what, but accepting the bad choices he and she made will at least show maturity beyond their selfishness.”
Another user wrote: “She can’t deal with not being a good and morally correct person. People make selfish choices; it happens all the time. But just bear with it.” it goes! You can be a good person and do bad things.” “
In another individual’s eyes, there was a sense of bewilderment at the lack of guidance given to Grande by those around her.
“I find it strange that no one on her side trained her to do that. She’s not a little girl. She’s an adult, engaged twice, married and divorced kissed once, and is currently in a relationship.” that began under very suspicious circumstances. “She’s just trying to pretend she’s someone she’s not, which is predictable given her history of misappropriation.”
According to a fourth, “It’s annoying but in the end she’s actually lying to herself. This is why she doesn’t have any personal growth.”
Another shared that it’s possible that Slater is a truly compassionate and caring person, and perhaps his marriage has lost emotional and physical intimacy. He considered ending the relationship when he accidentally met the “7 Rings” singer. It’s also possible that his wife got pregnant without his consent or pressured him to get married when he wasn’t sure of his readiness, the Redditor said: “All of those things are possible.” could be true!”
They continued, “But what is known to be categorically true is that he was a married man, with an infant child with his wife, when they had sex. Ariana could not reconcile the two realities She wants to be Good. She can’t be like ‘it’s complicated.’ She has to have morals right here, and that will never work.”
“‘Will never go into certain details’ is the loudest part of this article. If this is her chance to set a record and she can’t even do that, then it’s clear right away from the beginning the record was frankly gross,” another said.
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