According to reports, Ariana Grande and her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, are amicably taking a break as he works out the specifics of his current divorce.
According to TMZ, Ariana Grande is allowing the Broadway star and his estranged wife, Lilly Jay, “space” to “work things out” while they deal with their divorce and custody of their 11-month-old baby.
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As a result, the co-stars of “Wicked” reportedly haven’t seen one another in a few weeks.
According to sources, Slater, whose relationship with Grande was made public on July 20, has been in New York City discussing the situation with Jay, while the “God Is A Woman” songstress has been somewhere else.
Despite the distance, TMZ reported that Slater and Grande — who is in the process of her divorce — are still dating. Reps for the couple did not immediately reply to Page Six’s request for comment.
Slater filed for divorce from Jay, his wife of over four years, earlier this week in a New York court. They didn’t immediately disclose the cause of their marriage’s divorce. Grande, 30, and her ex-husband Dalton Gomez do not appear to have filed for divorce just yet.
Jay has been outspoken about her affection for Grande while the couple has reportedly been reconciling. The musician told Page Six in an exclusive interview that the singer of “Thank U, Next” is “not a girl’s girl” and that her family was merely “collateral damage.”
Page Six was informed by sources that Jay had been secretly behaving differently toward Slater, 31, nevertheless. Our informant claimed, “She’s telling Ethan and others that she only cares about protecting their child.
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“Ethan is trying to take the high road and hopes he can resolve this situation for the sake of their child” the insider mentioned
Gomez, 27, who was once Grande’s boyfriend, has reportedly been seeing someone else for “months” now. He and the pop diva reportedly broke up in January. Before divorcing, Grande and Gomez were married for two years.
