Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez’s divorce sparked media attention following an essay published by Ethan Slater’s ex-wife. The essay written by Lilly Jay for The Cut discusses her feelings regarding her divorce from Slater and his rumored relationship with Grande.
After being married for nearly three years, the 30-year-old pop star reportedly filed for divorce in 2023. Grande cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for her split with Gomez. Their divorce was finalized in March 2024.
A report in NBC News indicated that the former couple had a pre-nuptial agreement, they had no children, and there were no significant legal disputes in the split. Grande tied the knot with Gomez in May 2021 in a “tiny and intimate" ceremony at her home in Montecito, California.
Meanwhile, Slater finalized his divorce from Lilly Jay in 2024, as per the reports.
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater reportedly started dating following the separation from their respective spouses. Another report in TMZ suggested that the couple moved in together in New York.
Soon after rumors of their romance circulated, sources slammed Slater’s ex-wife after a few reports claimed that she called out Grande and said that her family “is just collateral damage.”
However, in her recent essay, Jay refrained from taking any shots at Slater or Ariana Grande and opened up about the “public downfall” of her marriage.
What did Lilly Jay say regarding the “public downfall” in her marriage?
Ethan Slater’s ex-wife, Lilly Jay, reflected on the confusion before their separation in 2023. Jay mentioned in her essay for The Cut that after surviving a life-threatening birth complication called preeclampsia, she welcomed a healthy baby. Later, in 2022, she decided to move to the UK to spend time with her husband, who was shooting for Wicked.
"As a perinatal psychologist, I knew all the statistics — how vulnerable a marriage is in the postpartum period, how vital community connection is in preventing depression and anxiety, how new parenthood impacts a whole family — but I confidently moved to another country with my 2-month-old baby and my husband to support his career," she wrote in the essay.
Jay admitted that she was consumed by the magic of motherhood as she failed to “understand the growing distance between” them. She faced the challenges following her divorce and said that she worked diligently on her “private project of accepting the sudden public downfall” of her marriage.
Are Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater officially dating?
They met on the sets of Wicked in 2022. Grande portrays the role of Glinda, while Slater plays Bloq, a character who has a crush on her. Ever since the news of their romance has been reported, the duo has not officially confirmed their relationship, but they have been pictured on several public outings.
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For instance, a report stated that on November 12, 2023, Grande and Slater went on a date when they were spotted together at the James Earl Jones Theater. Andrew Rannells took to his Instagram to share a photo with the rumored couple.
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