Ariana Grande has been doing some major self-reflecting and is revealing why she’s chosen to take
a step back from sharing her personal and love life with her fans after jumping in to
show support for a fellow celeb’s love life.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad back here with Clevver News bringing you all the
news updates from my Clevver home studio, and when it comes to being scrutinized for
simply loving who you love, Ariana Grande practically wrote the book.
Looking back, she never used to shy away from showing her love with Mac Miller or Pete Davidson,
but something changed this time around as we previously reported that she’s been dating
Los Angeles real estate agent Dalton Gomez reportedly for months now.
Unlike Ariana’s past relationships, the only traces of Dalton we’ve seen have been
subtle clues via Instagram stories, and even then, fans had to piece together who this
mystery man was based on his tattoos alone.
Although Ari has yet to confirm the relationship herself, we now know the reason why she’s
been so tight-lipped about her personal life this time around.
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Alright, so where is this newfound secrecy stemming from?
In a now-deleted post to her Instagram story from Wednesday, Ari shared her reasoning for
keeping her personal life on the DL while coming to actress Florence Pugh’s defense
after she was scrutinized by fans over the 21-year age gap in her relationship with Zach
Braff.
The two began dating back in 2019 when Zach cast her in his short film ‘In The Time
It Takes to Get There’, and they started dating shortly after and even recently adopted
a puppy together.
Zach’s birthday just so happened to land in the middle of quarantine, but Florence
didn’t forget to share a sweet photo of Zach with their new quarantine pup to commemorate
his special day.
She wrote, “Today we shall smile wider than the clouds are grey.
April 6th and we’re celebrating hard!
Happy Birthday wishes, boogies and cheers for this special person.
Raise those bubbles and jiggle!”
The backlash on her photo, specifically aimed toward Zach, was so intense that she was forced
to turn her Instagram comments completely off.
In response to the backlash, Florence then shared a three-minute long video explaining
her thoughts on the matter all while putting her haters right in their place.
She started out by explaining that this is the first time in her entire Instagram life
she’s ever had to disable the comments on a post, adding QUOTE, “Within about eight
minutes of the photo being posted, I had about 70% of the comments hurling abuse, being horrid,
and basically bullying someone on my page.”
Florence went on to add that anyone who has a problem with who she loves can gladly unfollow
her in a powerful statement that deserves endless amounts of slow claps:
I couldn’t have said it better myself, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts on Florence’s
stance…
Do you believe that fans were completely out of line for cyberbullying her with their opinions
on her relationship and was her response well-executed?
Chime in down here in the comments, but if you’re wondering where Ariana comes into
play, stick around because I’m about to break it all down.
Ariana has always been an advocate for female empowerment, and the exchange between her
and Florence is exactly the type of support we need to see at a time like this.
Ari reposted Florence’s video to her Instagram stories with praise and deep appreciation,
and also explained why she’s chosen to keep her personal life to herself.
She said QUOTE, “Beautifully worded and deeply appreciated.
Sharing special, personal life things that make u happy on the internet can be truly
traumatic.
I know I’ve taken a step back from doing so to protect my loved ones and myself but
I just wanted to share this and let u know how perfectly u expressed this and how appreciated
u are for doing so @florencepugh."
Ari also added that she “screamed” when Florence said, “I do not need you to tell
me who I should and should not love.
It is not your place and has nothing to do with you.”
She also continued to commend Florence in the comments of her video, writing, “Oh
I love and appreciate you so much,” and quoted her, saying, “‘being hateful is
not trendy’ a new tattoo for my chest.”
Some fans were quick to respond to Ari’s comments, like this one, who wrote, “@arianagrande
maybe you should teach your fans that,” to which she responded by saying, “they
know very well how I feel.
Sending love to you.”
But for the most part, the video received tons of positive praise, even from fellow
celebrities like Joey King, who wrote, “You are simply the coolest,” Olivia Wilde, who
added, “So well said,” and Maisie Williams commented, “Get itttt.”
Like I previously stated, if anyone, Ari is all too familiar with being criticized over
who she’s dated.
Back in 2018, she was criticized for her speedy engagement and then breakup to Pete Davidson,
and was also forced to defend accusations that she broke up with the late Mac Miller,
her boyfriend at the time, for Pete, and that she was the reason behind his DUI crash.
Times like now with everything going on in the world are especially the times when we
all desperately need a little uplifting, so let’s all try and spread a little less hate
and a little more kindness wherever we are, yeah?
Alright guys, that’s all the news I've got for now, so be sure to hit the comments with
any thoughts, and then click right over here to see how Cardi B is planning to give back
amid the pandemic.
I'm your host Sussan Mourad, and I'll see you next time!