"Her response was, "Yes, and?""- Ariana Grande comes under fire as Ethan Slater's former wife Lilly Jay pens essay on their divorce

Social media users poured in negative comments for Ariana Grande after Lilly Jay wrote an essay for The Cut on December 19, 2024. As Lilly opened up about her struggles related to pregnancy and how her split with Ethan Slater affected her, she even mentioned her “husband’s new relationship with a celebrity.”

“No one gets married thinking they’ll get divorced … but I really never thought I would get divorced. Especially not just after giving birth to my first child, and especially not in the shadow of my husband’s new relationship with a celebrity," Lilly wrote.

Furthermore, as soon as the essay reached the realms of social media, Ariana Grande became the recipient of negative feedback, as multiple social media users began criticising her for her alleged relationship with his Wicked co-star, Ethan Slater.

An X user, @oceansjonas posted the screenshots of Lilly Jay’s interview with The Cut, to which another netizen reacted:

“She actually doesn't give a shit. Her response was, "yes, and?" Previous tracks include: "The Boy is Mine" "Break Up with your Girlfriend, I’m bored.”

Others also wrote:

“She is always in those kind of stories,” added one X user on the post.

“Wow, can't believe it all was true. I feel for lily,” claimed another.

“Nasty work. May he never book another role again,” wrote one more social media user.

On the other hand, many loyal Ariana Grande fans jumped into the debate and stated that none of it was the singer’s fault.

“Idk why y’all hating on Ariana (a woman), when it’s her husband’s fault,” exclaimed one netizen.

“Sometimes relationships don’t work. You’re using her pregnancy to invoke emotional reaction in people. Ethan wanted Ari and he got her. Many men leave their wives for a hotter, better woman!” commented another.

“Ethan is the problem,” said one more.

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More details explored as Lilly Jay spoke about the “growing distance” between the couple

Lilly Jay reflected on how her divorce impacted her, sharing that the "monotony of new motherhood" had kept her from noticing the "growing distance" between herself and Ethan. Lilly Jay said:

“On my darker days, I railed against the unfairness of a public divorce, asking my therapist, who would trust a cardiologist who had a heart attack because they never got an EKG? Of course, I am not owed anything, whether it be a job or the privilege of being any given person’s psychologist.”

She continued to talk about “motherhood,” and her journey, as she stated:

“Motherhood, I have learned, fills your time but not your mind. In the countless hours, I spend rocking my son to sleep, pushing his stroller, marvelling at his sweaty little hands grasping a crayon, I work diligently on my private project of accepting the sudden public downfall of my marriage.”

Furthermore, she elaborated on how she she feels the “absence of the life” that she had thought of, with her “high-school sweetheart.” In her essay, she briefly touched on her difficult pregnancy, as how she “survived preeclampsia, a life-threatening birth complication.”

Ethan Slater and Lilly Jay began their relationship in high school and tied the knot in 2018. They welcomed their first child, a son, in 2022. However, by 2023, the couple had decided to part ways and filed for divorce.

Following their separation, rumours surfaced about Ethan dating renowned singer Ariana Grande, though neither he nor Lilly has addressed the speculation publicly.