{"id":3205,"date":"2026-06-09T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/06\/09\/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-it\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:14:00","slug":"ariana-grande-ethan-slater-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/06\/09\/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande &#038; Ethan Slater: It"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-556723\">\n<div>\n<p><span><span>Reading Time: <\/span> <span> 2<\/span> <span>minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, next!<\/p>\n<p>Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have broken up.<\/p>\n<p>They put out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/ariana-grande-wicked-boyfriend-ethan-slater-breaks-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two box office hit musicals<\/a> and weathered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/ethan-slaters-ex-wife-delves-into-public-downfall-of-marriage-as-ex-dates-ariana-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public downfall of his former marriage<\/a> together.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s over. How did it end?<\/p>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater together in 2024.\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0609_arianagrande_ethanslater_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang, and Ethan Slater attend the \u201cWicked\u201d New York Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024.<span> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> <\/em>reports that Ariana Grande and her silly little Spongebob have parted ways.<\/p>\n<p>Well, they didn\u2019t use that semi-affectionate nickname for Ethan Slater, but you get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>According to their sources, the two actually very quietly broke up several months ago.<\/p>\n<p>This would be some time after Ethan and Ariana celebrated the holidays together, but still early this year.<\/p>\n<p>Without knowing the precise date, that\u2019s about as specific as we can get.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater Break Up After More Than 2 Years of Dating | E! News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4h6-FHOQkAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to <em>TMZ<\/em>\u2018s sources, the split was an amicable one.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t just mean that it wasn\u2019t publicly messy \u2014 otherwise, we\u2019d have known when it happened.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana and Ethan are reportedly still friends. They\u2019re even said to be very supportive of each other.<\/p>\n<p>The report says that they gave careful consideration to the idea of splitting before concluding that it was time to break up.<\/p>\n<p>That sounds very thoughtful and mature! Good for them.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Split After Nearly 3 Years Together\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sD2TZk64fWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-will-she-be-singing-about-this-split\">Will she be singing about this split?<\/h2>\n<p>These days, it is a common joke to say that relationships and especially breakups inspire art, especially for singers.<\/p>\n<p>But though some of Ariana\u2019s hits have been relationship-inspired (she does, after all, have a song titled \u201cPete Davidson\u201d), she has a different vibe than, say, Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p><em>TMZ <\/em>specifies that her new album was not inspired by this split in the slightest.<\/p>\n<p>And her music isn\u2019t inspired by Ethan \u2014 romantically, professionally, or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that\u2019s a nod to her professionalism or an indictment of him as a partner is a matter of some debate.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ariana Grande SPLITS From Ethan Slater After 3 Years Together\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VtEvCB-Ngcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In July of 2023, the world first learned of Ariana and Ethan\u2019s entanglement.<\/p>\n<p>This relationship news broke at almost exactly the same time as Ethan separated from his erstwhile spouse, Lilly Jay.<\/p>\n<p>(Yes, the two had also recently welcomed a baby.)<\/p>\n<p>Though there is no actual evidence that anything began before the end of his marriage, the timing made things controversial.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana\u2019s new album, \u201cPetal,\u201d releases on July 31. We\u2019re excited for it. But don\u2019t expect it to dish on her breakup or whatever. She wants her music to stand on its own merits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Thank you, next! Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have broken up. They put out two box office hit musicals and weathered the public downfall of his former marriage together. Now, it\u2019s over. How did it end? Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang, and Ethan Slater attend the \u201cWicked\u201d New York Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024. (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images) TMZ reports that Ariana Grande and her silly little Spongebob have parted ways. Well, they didn\u2019t use that semi-affectionate nickname for Ethan Slater, but you get the idea. According to their sources, the two actually very quietly broke up several months ago. 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