Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that Grande and Slater had quietly broken up several months earlier after giving the relationship careful consideration.
- Sources across coverage describe the split as amicable and say the two remain friendly and supportive of one another.
- Ethan Slater made his first public appearance since the news when he attended Shakespeare in the Park’s Romeo & Juliet at the Delacorte Theater on Thursday, June 11.
- Reporting shows Grande concentrating on her Eternal Sunshine tour, which began June 6, and on her upcoming album Petal, scheduled for release July 31.
- Coverage includes competing insider accounts that deny cheating claims and say some people in their circles were surprised by the reports, while other friends suggest the split could be temporary.