When Ariana Grande’s Wicked boyfriend breaks his soundlessness connected their narration controversy, is that going to quell the backlash?
2023 was a engaged narration twelvemonth for Ariana Grande. That year, she and Dalton Gomez — who is present her ex-husband — split.
Perhaps by immoderate singular coincidence, that is besides the twelvemonth erstwhile Ethan Slater split with his wife, Lilly Jay, with whom helium shares a young son.
Soon came the quality that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater were dating. Now, Ariana’s Wicked costar (and boyfriend) is breaking his soundlessness connected the backlash that their narration has received.
Ariana Grande’s ‘Wicked’ fellow Ethan Slater breaks his silence
There was a clip erstwhile helium was champion known, if 1 tin telephone it that, for playing Spongebob Squarepants connected Broadway. Then, helium landed the relation of Boq successful the 2024 Wicked film.
None of those are his biggest assertion to fame. Becoming Ariana Grande’s boyfriend, and the dubious circumstances surrounding their relationship, turned Ariana’s Wicked boyfriend into thing adjacent to a household name.
Nearly a twelvemonth and a fractional aft helium went from (relative) obscurity to arguable headlines, how’s helium handling it all?
As a teenager, Ethan Slater met Lilly Jay. The 2 dated successful college, joined (for 5 years), and past welcomed their lad successful August of 2022.
In July of 2023, Ethan Slater filed to divorcement Lilly. This filing came days after news broke that Ethan Slater was dating Ariana Grande. The 2 were Wicked castmates, and the timing of everything raised eyebrows and suspicions.
On Wednesday, October 30, GQ published an interview with Ethan Slater. Obviously, it was a truly ace large year,” helium understated astir 2023. “And I deliberation determination was thing that was truly hard astir things successful your backstage beingness being commented connected and looked astatine by the public.”
Becoming celebrated arsenic Ariana Grande’s ‘Wicked’ fellow was a shock
“There were a batch of large changes successful backstage lives that were truly happening,” Ethan Slater acknowledged vaguely.
“So it’s truly hard to spot radical who don’t cognize thing astir what’s happening commenting connected it and speculating,” Ariana Grande’s Wicked boyfriend complained.
“And then,” Slater accused, “getting things incorrect astir the radical you love. So conscionable to code that portion of it, that feels truly hard.”
Meanwhile, Ariana Grande has much acquisition rebuking critics and adjacent her ain fans implicit her relationships.
“She’s specified an astonishing performer,” Ethan Slater gushed during the interrogation with GQ.
“And I deliberation everyone knows however bully she is [as] a signaling creator and each that,” helium emphasized. That’s true. “But I’m conscionable truly blown distant by the songwriting.”
Will this alteration however radical consciousness astir Ethan Slater?
Well, no. Across social media, radical are panning Ethan Slater’s GQ interview. He’s not getting their sympathy — because, astatine the halfway of it, radical are reasoning of his ex-wife and their 2-year-old.
Some are perfectly putting Ariana Grande connected blast. That mightiness beryllium fair, arsenic she seemingly did bent retired with Lilly anterior to Ethan’s breakup with her.
But if determination was immoderate cheating earlier the Wicked co-stars went public, the existent cheater is the wrongdoer. No 1 tin “steal” idiosyncratic else’s husband. Or, if they do, it’s called “kidnapping” and is mostly considered to beryllium a crime.