Ariana Grande is being labeled a “homewrecker” following the release of her new single, “Yes, And?”
In the song, she addressed the backlash she received after she began dating Ethan Slater by telling fans to mind their business.
“Say that s–t with your chest, keep moving like, ‘What’s next? Yes, and?'” she sings.
“Your business is yours, and mine is mine,” the lyrics go on. “Why do you care so much whose d–k I ride?”
Fans answered the 30-year-old pop star’s question by immediately taking to social media to tear apart her relationship, which they theorize started before Slater, 31, broke up with his estranged wife, Lilly Jay.
“this woman is so ugly and nasty. like you f–ked a whole-ass married man and you’re the victim???” one person slammed.
“go spend your time sucking that spongebob d–k … instead of crying to us!!” they added, referring to Slater, who played the titular character in the “Spongebob Squarepants” musical in 2017.
A second unamused troll added, “No one cares whose d–k you suck. But don’t forget what you did.”
They continued, “You ruined the life of the child and the women (sic). You could’ve sucked anyone’s d–k. But you choose to destroy a family. Truly a disgusting women (sic).”
“she helped ruin an entire family with a newborn baby and now she wants to play the victim by dissing the internet and press like she wasn’t caught,” a third unhappy fan wrote. “i can’t stand her.”
“promoting being a homewrecker is not the gag u think it is ….” said a fourth.
Dozens of other colorfully-worded messages about Grande were shared online as well — but not everyone was set on ripping her apart.
Hundreds of fans took to social media to praise her and celebrate that “Yes, And?” entered the Top 10 on the Apple Music Songs chart.
Even Katy Perry gushed over the ’80s-inspired song, writing, “YES AND ITS GREAT SO WHAT I SAID IT WITH MY CHEST,” under Grande’s announcement that it had been released.
In July 2023, Pvnew confirmed Grande — who met Slater on the set of the “Wicked” movie in London early last year — and her husband of two years, real estate agent Dalton Gomez, were ending their marriage.
A source told us at the time that Grande and Gomez were separated for months before they decided to legally split and stayed “really good friends throughout the entire process.”
Their divorce was finalized in October 2023.
Grande and Gomez’s situation was in stark contrast to what happened when Slater filed for divorce from Jay that same month.
Although a person close to the situation told Pvnew the pair had been broken up for two months before he started romancing the Grammy winner, Jay blasted Grande one day after Slater submitted the filing.
“[She’s] not a girl’s girl,” Jay told Pvnew exclusively at the time. “My family is just collateral damage.”
An insider added that Jay — who shares a 17-month-old-son with Slater — was “completely blindsided” by his relationship with Grande.
The “Break Free” songstress and Broadway actor have mostly kept to themselves since then, but are occasionally seen in public together on rare outings, including a trip to Disneyland and a date night in NYC.
Grande addressed the drama surrounding her relationship via an Instagram Story as 2023 came to an end.
“i have never felt more pride or joy or love while simultaneously feeling so deeply misunderstood by people who don’t know me, who piece whispers together and make what they want out of me and their assumptions of my life,” she penned.
“i have never felt more tightly held or fiercely protected by those who love and understand me (friends, family, and fans alike).
“I feel safe, even amidst so many things i’d usually be afraid of.”
