Overview
- Entertainment outlets including TMZ, People and Page Six reported Tuesday that Grande and Slater quietly split several months ago.
- Sources quoted by those outlets say the breakup was amicable and the former couple have remained friends who support each other.
- Neither Ariana Grande nor Ethan Slater has issued a public statement to confirm the reports.
- Coverage notes Grande is focused on her Eternal Sunshine tour and the July 31 release of her album Petal, and that the record is not said to be about the relationship.
- The pair first met on the set of Wicked in late 2022 or early 2023 and their relationship drew scrutiny at the time because both were separating from spouses, a context reporters say remains part of the story and of public interest.