How Did Ariana Grande Get Such an Awful Reputation?
Ariana Grande has gone from tween Broadway performer to Nickelodeon actress to pop sensation. But as her fame has grown, so have rumors of rude and bizarre diva behavior. In the most latest (and weirdest) incident to date, she was caught on surveillance footage tonguing doughnuts she wasn’t going to buy and telling she hates America. How did Ariana Grande end up with the reputation she has today? A look back:
April 2009: Ariana signs on to play the role of Cat Valentine in Nickelodeon’s Victorious, about a performing arts high school. She also joins Twitter.
eventually got a twitter and is so excited to commence tweeting :]
March 2010: The very first gig of Victorious premieres on March 27.
June 2010: In an interview with the Sun Sentinel, Ariana said the best part of her career — aside from acting and singing — is that she gets to be a good role model for the kids who look up to her.
August 2012: Victorious is canceled after just three seasons. Ariana is cast in the spin-off series Sam & Cat with fellow Nickelodeon actress Jennette McCurdy.
February 2013: In response to a fan telling Cat & Sam was the reason Victorious ended, Ariana allegedly posts a statement from her ask.fm account: “Sweetheart the only reason Victorious ended is because one doll didn’t want to do it. She chose to do a solo tour instead of a cast tour. If we had done a cast tour Nickelodeon would have ordered another season of Victorious while Sam and Cat filmed at the same time but she chose otherwise. I’m sick of this bs.”
Victoria Justice allegedly responds over Twitter, telling, “Some people would throw some1 they consider a friend under the bus just two make themselves look good. #StopBeingAPhony #IfTheyOnlyKnew.”
The comments are both deleted shortly thereafter.
June 2013: Ariana is featured in the August issue of Seventeen magazine, where she cryptically exposes past on-set drama. “I worked with someone who told me they’d never like me,” she said. “But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I embarked switching myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.” However Ariana doesn’t give specifics, some question if she is referencing her time on Victorious. To end the speculation, Ariana releases an special statement to Seventeen clarifying that her comments were reflective of a different work practice — not Victorious.
July 2013: Ariana’s Seventeen signing is cut brief. Some sources report it was because Victorious fans displayed up and insulted Ariana, causing her to sob. Another source said fans only insulted Ariana after she left them waiting in line to meet her. Ariana responds on Twitter telling she was told to leave because the event was becoming a safety hazard.
August 2013: Ariana posts a picture of Justin Bieber smooching her on the cheek to Twitter.
After terrific outrage from Justin’s fans, she deletes the photo and tweets about how people needed to “chill out” and that she’s a “lady” (she is still dating Jai Brooks at the time).
Everyone, ladies are permitted to be friends with guys. I’m a lady. Chill out.
Later that month, Us Weekly reports that Ariana, who had only just violated up with Jai, is dating the Wished’s Nathan Sykes.
October 2013: Jai releases a lengthy statement on Twitter telling that Ariana cheated on him and left him for Nathan Sykes. Ariana responds to the accusations over Twitter.
Woke up this morning in accomplish and utter shock. I guess I shouldn’t be so astonished.
You said to me if I didn’t come back to you, you’d make me look bad to the entire world. I’m no longer afraid of you or your lies anymore.
It’s always ok to defend yourself. My fans know what kind of person I am. Never let any man discredit u or the values you were raised with.
January 2014: At the two thousand fourteen Grammys, Ariana allegedly violates down on the crimson carpet after reading mean comments about her dress and signature hairstyle on Twitter. Only a few days before the Grammys incident, she had posted a lengthy Instagram — which has since been eliminated — defending her hair, explaining that she had to bleach it every day for TV, and that it’s utterly bruised and looks “absolutely ratchet and absurd” when it’s let down.
February 2014: Perez Hilton posts tweets claiming Ariana did cocaine at a party, even going so far as to tweet at Nickelodeon. Ariana reportedly hires lawyers to sue Hilton for slander.
April 2014: Reports emerge that Nickelodeon’s demonstrate Sam & Cat may not come back for a 2nd season after an “unusually long production cycle” and possible on-set drama inbetween Ariana and co-star Jennette McCurdy due to differences in salary. Ariana addresses the rumors on Twitlonger.
May 2014: Ariana is seen smooching ex-boyfriend Jai Brooks backstage at the iHeart Radio Music awards. (She had already cracked up with Nathan Sykes.)
July 2014: Nickelodeon announces the cancellation of Sam & Cat.
August 2014: Ariana and rapper Big Sean are seen holding arms backstage at MTV’s VMAs, confirming rumors they are dating.
That same month, a fan claims Ariana made her sob during a meet-and-greet, telling Ariana rushed through the entire thing and walked away without telling good-bye.
We won a #MTV contest to meet @ArianaGrande & we ended up in tears. Disappointed our idol would treat us like this 😔 pic.twitter.com/afeb7irAJv
Ariana reportedly gives an explanation in a Twitter DM, telling she walked away because she’d been transferred a photo of her with her grandfather, and she didn’t want fans to see her sob.
Eventually, she tells Billboard that her mom thought she would grow up to be a serial killer and that she was “a very weird little lady.”
September 2014: Rumors begin circulating in earnest about Ariana’s alleged “diva” behavior. Page Six runs an article with the headline, “Even Ariana Grande’s Life Coach Can’t Work With Her,” reporting that Ariana’s life coach abandon because of her poor attitude. The Daily News reports she said she dreamed fans to “all fucking die,” after an interview with a radio station. “She did autographs and pics and was all smiles until she got into the elevator,” a source told the paper. “And as soon as the doors shut she said, ‘I hope they all fucking die.'” Sources also claim Ariana had ridiculous requests during a photo shoot in Sydney, Australia, and that she stormed off the set when her requests weren’t met.
Ariana addresses the shoot rumors in a radio interview with Australia’s The Edge 96, telling she left the photo shoot to switch her garment and the photographer said “ridiculous, untrue things” about her. She later tells Entertainment Tonight, “If any of the things they were telling were true I wouldn’t mind it.” And she tweets this:
man some of these rumors that have been coming out about me lately actually have me laughing out noisy. 😂😂😭 truly can’t take em gravely
That same month, Giuliana Rancic discusses Ariana’s allegedly impolite behavior at the AMAs in a segment for E! News.
“I think [Ariana] does have a little bit of a diva thing going on,” she said. “I don’t know if that’s just part of the photo she wants out there, like, ‘I’m a youthfull Mariah [Carey], I’m a diva.’ Because I reminisce, I think it was at the [American Music Awards], she came up on the platform, and normally I stand on this side [her left side] to the camera. I had to fight thirteen years to get this side to the camera, it’s my good side, but I fought thirteen years for this, OK? Little Ariana comes over, I feel, like, BING, elbow in my side, I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ and they shove me to the other side. So I had to be on my ugly side.”
October 2014: Jessie J, who collaborated with Ariana on “Bang Bang,” comes to Ariana’s defense, telling Us Weekly that Ariana isn’t a diva; she just knows “what she wants.”
December 2014: Ariana performs at the Victoria’s Secret Style Showcase, and a picture of her getting hit by a Victoria’s Secret Angel’s wings goes viral.
How Did Ariana Grande Get Such an Awful Reputation?
How Did Ariana Grande Get Such an Awful Reputation?
Ariana Grande has gone from tween Broadway performer to Nickelodeon actress to pop sensation. But as her fame has grown, so have rumors of rude and bizarre diva behavior. In the most latest (and weirdest) incident to date, she was caught on surveillance footage slurping doughnuts she wasn’t going to buy and telling she hates America. How did Ariana Grande end up with the reputation she has today? A look back:
April 2009: Ariana signs on to play the role of Cat Valentine in Nickelodeon’s Victorious, about a performing arts high school. She also joins Twitter.
ultimately got a twitter and is so excited to begin tweeting :]
March 2010: The very first gig of Victorious premieres on March 27.
June 2010: In an interview with the Sun Sentinel, Ariana said the best part of her career — aside from acting and singing — is that she gets to be a good role model for the kids who look up to her.
August 2012: Victorious is canceled after just three seasons. Ariana is cast in the spin-off series Sam & Cat with fellow Nickelodeon actress Jennette McCurdy.
February 2013: In response to a fan telling Cat & Sam was the reason Victorious ended, Ariana allegedly posts a statement from her ask.fm account: “Sweetheart the only reason Victorious ended is because one damsel didn’t want to do it. She chose to do a solo tour instead of a cast tour. If we had done a cast tour Nickelodeon would have ordered another season of Victorious while Sam and Cat filmed at the same time but she chose otherwise. I’m sick of this bs.”
Victoria Justice allegedly responds over Twitter, telling, “Some people would throw some1 they consider a friend under the bus just two make themselves look good. #StopBeingAPhony #IfTheyOnlyKnew.”
The comments are both deleted shortly thereafter.
June 2013: Ariana is featured in the August issue of Seventeen magazine, where she cryptically exposes past on-set drama. “I worked with someone who told me they’d never like me,” she said. “But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I began switching myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.” Tho’ Ariana doesn’t give specifics, some question if she is referencing her time on Victorious. To end the speculation, Ariana releases an special statement to Seventeen clarifying that her comments were reflective of a different work practice — not Victorious.
July 2013: Ariana’s Seventeen signing is cut brief. Some sources report it was because Victorious fans demonstrated up and insulted Ariana, causing her to sob. Another source said fans only insulted Ariana after she left them waiting in line to meet her. Ariana responds on Twitter telling she was told to leave because the event was becoming a safety hazard.
August 2013: Ariana posts a picture of Justin Bieber smooching her on the cheek to Twitter.
After terrific outrage from Justin’s fans, she deletes the photo and tweets about how people needed to “chill out” and that she’s a “lady” (she is still dating Jai Brooks at the time).
Everyone, ladies are permitted to be friends with guys. I’m a lady. Chill out.
Later that month, Us Weekly reports that Ariana, who had only just cracked up with Jai, is dating the Desired’s Nathan Sykes.
October 2013: Jai releases a lengthy statement on Twitter telling that Ariana cheated on him and left him for Nathan Sykes. Ariana responds to the accusations over Twitter.
Woke up this morning in finish and utter shock. I guess I shouldn’t be so astonished.
You said to me if I didn’t come back to you, you’d make me look bad to the entire world. I’m no longer afraid of you or your lies anymore.
It’s always ok to defend yourself. My fans know what kind of person I am. Never let any man discredit u or the values you were raised with.
January 2014: At the two thousand fourteen Grammys, Ariana allegedly cracks down on the crimson carpet after reading mean comments about her dress and signature hairstyle on Twitter. Only a few days before the Grammys incident, she had posted a lengthy Instagram — which has since been liquidated — defending her hair, explaining that she had to bleach it every day for TV, and that it’s enormously bruised and looks “absolutely ratchet and absurd” when it’s let down.
February 2014: Perez Hilton posts tweets claiming Ariana did cocaine at a party, even going so far as to tweet at Nickelodeon. Ariana reportedly hires lawyers to sue Hilton for slander.
April 2014: Reports emerge that Nickelodeon’s showcase Sam & Cat may not comeback for a 2nd season after an “unusually long production cycle” and possible on-set drama inbetween Ariana and co-star Jennette McCurdy due to differences in salary. Ariana addresses the rumors on Twitlonger.
May 2014: Ariana is seen smooching ex-boyfriend Jai Brooks backstage at the iHeart Radio Music awards. (She had already cracked up with Nathan Sykes.)
July 2014: Nickelodeon announces the cancellation of Sam & Cat.
August 2014: Ariana and rapper Big Sean are seen holding arms backstage at MTV’s VMAs, confirming rumors they are dating.
That same month, a fan claims Ariana made her sob during a meet-and-greet, telling Ariana rushed through the entire thing and walked away without telling good-bye.
We won a #MTV contest to meet @ArianaGrande & we ended up in tears. Disappointed our idol would treat us like this 😔 pic.twitter.com/afeb7irAJv
Ariana reportedly gives an explanation in a Twitter DM, telling she walked away because she’d been transferred a photo of her with her grandfather, and she didn’t want fans to see her sob.
Eventually, she tells Billboard that her mom thought she would grow up to be a serial killer and that she was “a very weird little doll.”
September 2014: Rumors begin circulating in earnest about Ariana’s alleged “diva” behavior. Page Six runs an article with the headline, “Even Ariana Grande’s Life Coach Can’t Work With Her,” reporting that Ariana’s life coach abandon because of her poor attitude. The Daily News reports she said she desired fans to “all fucking die,” after an interview with a radio station. “She did autographs and pics and was all smiles until she got into the elevator,” a source told the paper. “And as soon as the doors shut she said, ‘I hope they all fucking die.'” Sources also claim Ariana had ridiculous requests during a photo shoot in Sydney, Australia, and that she stormed off the set when her requests weren’t met.
Ariana addresses the shoot rumors in a radio interview with Australia’s The Edge 96, telling she left the photo shoot to switch her garment and the photographer said “ridiculous, untrue things” about her. She later tells Entertainment Tonight, “If any of the things they were telling were true I wouldn’t mind it.” And she tweets this:
man some of these rumors that have been coming out about me lately actually have me laughing out noisy. 😂😂😭 truly can’t take em earnestly
That same month, Giuliana Rancic discusses Ariana’s allegedly impolite behavior at the AMAs in a segment for E! News.
“I think [Ariana] does have a little bit of a diva thing going on,” she said. “I don’t know if that’s just part of the picture she wants out there, like, ‘I’m a youthfull Mariah [Carey], I’m a diva.’ Because I recall, I think it was at the [American Music Awards], she came up on the platform, and normally I stand on this side [her left side] to the camera. I had to fight thirteen years to get this side to the camera, it’s my good side, but I fought thirteen years for this, OK? Little Ariana comes over, I feel, like, BING, elbow in my side, I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ and they thrust me to the other side. So I had to be on my ugly side.”
October 2014: Jessie J, who collaborated with Ariana on “Bang Bang,” comes to Ariana’s defense, telling Us Weekly that Ariana isn’t a diva; she just knows “what she wants.”
December 2014: Ariana performs at the Victoria’s Secret Style Demonstrate, and a picture of her getting hit by a Victoria’s Secret Angel’s wings goes viral.
How Did Ariana Grande Get Such an Awful Reputation?
How Did Ariana Grande Get Such an Awful Reputation?
Ariana Grande has gone from tween Broadway performer to Nickelodeon actress to pop sensation. But as her fame has grown, so have rumors of rude and bizarre diva behavior. In the most latest (and weirdest) incident to date, she was caught on surveillance footage munching doughnuts she wasn’t going to buy and telling she hates America. How did Ariana Grande end up with the reputation she has today? A look back:
April 2009: Ariana signs on to play the role of Cat Valentine in Nickelodeon’s Victorious, about a performing arts high school. She also joins Twitter.
ultimately got a twitter and is so excited to embark tweeting :]
March 2010: The very first gig of Victorious premieres on March 27.
June 2010: In an interview with the Sun Sentinel, Ariana said the best part of her career — aside from acting and singing — is that she gets to be a good role model for the kids who look up to her.
August 2012: Victorious is canceled after just three seasons. Ariana is cast in the spin-off series Sam & Cat with fellow Nickelodeon actress Jennette McCurdy.
February 2013: In response to a fan telling Cat & Sam was the reason Victorious ended, Ariana allegedly posts a statement from her ask.fm account: “Sweetheart the only reason Victorious ended is because one female didn’t want to do it. She chose to do a solo tour instead of a cast tour. If we had done a cast tour Nickelodeon would have ordered another season of Victorious while Sam and Cat filmed at the same time but she chose otherwise. I’m sick of this bs.”
Victoria Justice allegedly responds over Twitter, telling, “Some people would throw some1 they consider a friend under the bus just two make themselves look good. #StopBeingAPhony #IfTheyOnlyKnew.”
The comments are both deleted shortly thereafter.
June 2013: Ariana is featured in the August issue of Seventeen magazine, where she cryptically exposes past on-set drama. “I worked with someone who told me they’d never like me,” she said. “But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I embarked switching myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.” However Ariana doesn’t give specifics, some question if she is referencing her time on Victorious. To end the speculation, Ariana releases an off the hook statement to Seventeen clarifying that her comments were reflective of a different work practice — not Victorious.
July 2013: Ariana’s Seventeen signing is cut brief. Some sources report it was because Victorious fans displayed up and insulted Ariana, causing her to sob. Another source said fans only insulted Ariana after she left them waiting in line to meet her. Ariana responds on Twitter telling she was told to leave because the event was becoming a safety hazard.
August 2013: Ariana posts a picture of Justin Bieber smooching her on the cheek to Twitter.
After breathtaking outrage from Justin’s fans, she deletes the photo and tweets about how people needed to “chill out” and that she’s a “lady” (she is still dating Jai Brooks at the time).
Everyone, women are permitted to be friends with guys. I’m a lady. Chill out.
Later that month, Us Weekly reports that Ariana, who had only just violated up with Jai, is dating the Dreamed’s Nathan Sykes.
October 2013: Jai releases a lengthy statement on Twitter telling that Ariana cheated on him and left him for Nathan Sykes. Ariana responds to the accusations over Twitter.
Woke up this morning in accomplish and utter shock. I guess I shouldn’t be so astonished.
You said to me if I didn’t come back to you, you’d make me look bad to the entire world. I’m no longer afraid of you or your lies anymore.
It’s always ok to defend yourself. My fans know what kind of person I am. Never let any man discredit u or the values you were raised with.
January 2014: At the two thousand fourteen Grammys, Ariana allegedly cracks down on the crimson carpet after reading mean comments about her dress and signature hairstyle on Twitter. Only a few days before the Grammys incident, she had posted a lengthy Instagram — which has since been eliminated — defending her hair, explaining that she had to bleach it every day for TV, and that it’s utterly bruised and looks “absolutely ratchet and absurd” when it’s let down.
February 2014: Perez Hilton posts tweets claiming Ariana did cocaine at a party, even going so far as to tweet at Nickelodeon. Ariana reportedly hires lawyers to sue Hilton for slander.
April 2014: Reports emerge that Nickelodeon’s demonstrate Sam & Cat may not comeback for a 2nd season after an “unusually long production cycle” and possible on-set drama inbetween Ariana and co-star Jennette McCurdy due to differences in salary. Ariana addresses the rumors on Twitlonger.
May 2014: Ariana is seen smooching ex-boyfriend Jai Brooks backstage at the iHeart Radio Music awards. (She had already cracked up with Nathan Sykes.)
July 2014: Nickelodeon announces the cancellation of Sam & Cat.
August 2014: Ariana and rapper Big Sean are seen holding mitts backstage at MTV’s VMAs, confirming rumors they are dating.
That same month, a fan claims Ariana made her sob during a meet-and-greet, telling Ariana rushed through the entire thing and walked away without telling good-bye.
We won a #MTV contest to meet @ArianaGrande & we ended up in tears. Disappointed our idol would treat us like this 😔 pic.twitter.com/afeb7irAJv
Ariana reportedly gives an explanation in a Twitter DM, telling she walked away because she’d been transferred a photo of her with her grandfather, and she didn’t want fans to see her sob.
Ultimately, she tells Billboard that her mom thought she would grow up to be a serial killer and that she was “a very weird little lady.”
September 2014: Rumors begin circulating in earnest about Ariana’s alleged “diva” behavior. Page Six runs an article with the headline, “Even Ariana Grande’s Life Coach Can’t Work With Her,” reporting that Ariana’s life coach abandon because of her poor attitude. The Daily News reports she said she dreamed fans to “all fucking die,” after an interview with a radio station. “She did autographs and pics and was all smiles until she got into the elevator,” a source told the paper. “And as soon as the doors shut she said, ‘I hope they all fucking die.'” Sources also claim Ariana had ridiculous requests during a photo shoot in Sydney, Australia, and that she stormed off the set when her requests weren’t met.
Ariana addresses the shoot rumors in a radio interview with Australia’s The Edge 96, telling she left the photo shoot to switch her garment and the photographer said “ridiculous, untrue things” about her. She later tells Entertainment Tonight, “If any of the things they were telling were true I wouldn’t mind it.” And she tweets this:
man some of these rumors that have been coming out about me lately actually have me laughing out noisy. 😂😂😭 indeed can’t take em earnestly
That same month, Giuliana Rancic discusses Ariana’s allegedly impolite behavior at the AMAs in a segment for E! News.
“I think [Ariana] does have a little bit of a diva thing going on,” she said. “I don’t know if that’s just part of the picture she wants out there, like, ‘I’m a youthfull Mariah [Carey], I’m a diva.’ Because I recall, I think it was at the [American Music Awards], she came up on the platform, and normally I stand on this side [her left side] to the camera. I had to fight thirteen years to get this side to the camera, it’s my good side, but I fought thirteen years for this, OK? Little Ariana comes over, I feel, like, BING, elbow in my side, I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ and they thrust me to the other side. So I had to be on my ugly side.”
October 2014: Jessie J, who collaborated with Ariana on “Bang Bang,” comes to Ariana’s defense, telling Us Weekly that Ariana isn’t a diva; she just knows “what she wants.”
December 2014: Ariana performs at the Victoria’s Secret Style Display, and a picture of her getting hit by a Victoria’s Secret Angel’s wings goes viral.