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when ariana grande Wicked Boyfriend breaks silence on his relationship dispute, will this calm the protests?
2023 was a busy relationship year for Ariana Grande. That year, she and Dalton Gomez – now her ex-husband – separated.
Perhaps by some remarkable coincidence, this is also the year that Ethan Slater separated from his wife Lily Jay, with whom he has a young son.
Soon news came that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater were dating. Now, Ariana’s Wicked The costars (and boyfriends) are breaking their silence on the reaction their relationship has been receiving.
Ariana Grande’s ‘evil’ boyfriend Ethan Slater breaks his silence
There was a time when he was best known for playing SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway. Then, he got the role of Bok in 2024 Wicked film.
None of these are his biggest claims to fame. Becoming Ariana Grande’s Boyfriend, and the Questionable Circumstances Surrounding Their Relationship Changed Ariana Wicked Making the boyfriend closer to a household name.
Nearly a year and a half after rising from (relative) anonymity to the controversial spotlight, how is he handling it all?
As a teenager, Ethan Slater met Lily Jaye. The two dated in college, got married (for five years) and then welcomed their son in August 2022.
In July 2023, Ethan Slater filed for divorce from Lily. This filing is coming every day after News broke that Ethan Slater is dating Ariana Grande. there were two Wicked Classmates, and the timing of everything raised eyebrows and suspicions.
On Wednesday, October 30, gq Published an interview with Ethan Slater. “Obviously, it was a really big year,” he said of 2023.
Becoming Famous as Ariana Grande’s ‘Evil’ Boyfriend Was a Shock
Ethan Slater vaguely admitted, “There were a lot of big changes in personal life that were actually happening.”
“So it’s really hard to see people commenting and speculating on this that don’t know anything about what’s going on,” Ariana’s boyfriend complained.
“And then,” Slater alleged, “making mistakes about the people you love. So just to address that part of it, it feels really hard.
Meanwhile, Ariana Grande has more experience rebuking critics and even her fans over her relationships.
“He’s an amazing artist,” Ethan Slater said during the interview. gq,
“And I think everyone knows how good she is [as] A recording artist and all that,” he insisted. This is true. “But I’m really obsessed with songwriting.”
Will this change people’s minds about Ethan Slater?
Not good. People are criticizing Ethan Slater on social media gq Interview. He’s not getting their sympathy – because, at the core of it, people are thinking about his ex-wife and their 2-year-old child.
Some people are totally freaking out Ariana Grande. This might make sense, since she apparently dated Lily before her breakup with Ethan.
But if there has been a betrayal before Wicked Co-stars go public, real cheater is the one doing the wrong thing. No one can “steal” someone else’s husband. Or, if they do, it is called “kidnapping” and is generally considered a crime.
Now that Wicked Received a ton of Oscar nominations (including a Best Supporting Actress nod for Ariana), this mini-scandal will probably get swept under the rug. But you can bet Lily won’t forget!