Overview
- Paige Niemann presented a direct message she says came from Ariana Grande in the Apple TV+ documentary Turning the Paige, which has also been made purchasable on Amazon Prime.
- In the clip Niemann shared, the message tells her she is “very beautiful as YOURSELF” and advises against using heavy makeup or trying to make her face look like someone else’s.
- Niemann says the message was sent in 2019, the year she first went viral on TikTok for impersonating Grande’s Cat Valentine character.
- Multiple outlets reported the documentary excerpt and said they contacted Grande’s camp for confirmation but had not received a response at the time of reporting.
- The disclosure revives long‑running debates over extreme impersonation, platform enforcement and the monetization of likeness after Niemann’s years of recreations, an OnlyFans launch and repeated TikTok removals.