An inside source just revealed that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have ‘quietly’ ended their controversial relationship.
The pair allegedly split up a few months ago, after facing an extreme amount of backlash online. The two reportedly fell in love while filming the first Wicked film adaptation, causing a stir on social media, given that the actor was previously married to his high school sweetheart, who wrote a bombshell essay about his leaving her. Read more about their breakup and what reportedly went down below.
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Ariana Grande & Ethan Slater Reportedly Broke Up Months Ago
Over the last two years, one of the most headline-making and controversial couples pop culture has seen in a while has undoubtedly been Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater, the two Wicked co-stars and performers. The couple started making headlines in the summer of 2023, when word started spreading that they had begun dating months following both of their separations from their previous spouses. Sources claimed they bonded on set and were inspired to take things a step further. Over the following year, they gradually began making public appearances together and posting each other on social media.
Ariana eventually began defending her relationship online and in interviews, especially after they received an immense amount of backlash, and she was labeled as a "home wrecker" due to speculation that she broke up the marriage between Ethan and his wife, the mother of his son, Lily Jay. His ex later released an essay, where she described the co-stars' early days together as her "darkest days," increasing internet backlash.
Since then, the scandalous nature of their coupling began to diminish, with social media users moving on to other things. However, after nearly three years together, an inside source close to the couple has revealed that they ended up calling things off months ago.
"It's amicable, they gave lots of time and careful consideration and decided to go their separate ways," the source told People. "They are still friends and very supportive of one another. They have been quietly broken up for several months."
The Insider Claims Ariana Is 'Doing Great' Following The Breakup As Fans React
A lot has happened in the "7 rings" singer's career, with not only the release of Wicked: For Good, the sequel to the first award-nominated film, as she's continually put out music videos, released more music, announced, and recently began her comeback tour, the 'Eternal Sunshine tour.' Though there have been some concerns regarding her health and well-being over the last year, the same insider as above shared a different message.
Ariana is reportedly "doing great" following her amicable breakup from Ethan, choosing to focus on the noteworthy tour and her upcoming album, Petal, which will be released at the end of June. Despite that, fans and other social media users had much more intense reactions to the news.
"He wrecked his family and left his newborn for a relationship that didn't even last," wrote an X user.
"Relationship started on a film set, ended after the press tour," responded another. "Not a surprising pattern, honestly."
"All that and they still couldn't make it work?" asked another. "So what was the point?"
