Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater quietly ended their three-year relationship in June 2024, according to E! Online. The duo had met on the set of the film Wicked, and began dating after Grande finalized her divorce from Dalton Gomez in July 2023, their split was confirmed by a source who stated, “They have quietly been broken up after nearly three years together.”

Relationship Timeline and Public Comments

Grande and Gomez had married in May 2021 at her Montecito, Calif., home — the couple’s divorce was finalized in October 2023. Meanwhile, Ethan Slater had also recently moved on from his marriage to Lily Jay, with whom he shares a son; his divorce was finalized in 2024.

During an interview with Vanity Fair in 2024, Grande addressed the tabloid scrutiny that accompanied her relationships, “It definitely doesn’t get any easier, seeing some of the negativity that was birthed by disreputable tabloids,” she said. She also spoke highly of Slater. Stating, “There couldn’t be a less accurate depiction of a human being than the one that the tabloids spread about him.”.

Behind the Split and Public Reaction

Grande had previously been open about the challenges the couple faced, including the media’s tendency to link their timeline with previous relationships and marriages; “Of course, I went through a lot of life changes during the filming of this movie. A lot of people that were working on it did,” she said in the Vanity Fair interview.

The couple’s split occurred amid ongoing public interest in Grande’s personal life, particularly following her hit song “Thank U, Next,” which was inspired by her exes. A source told E! that the couple had quietly ended their relationship after nearly three years.

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In a separate development. Robert Downey Jr. shocked fans at the 13th Governors Awards in Los Angeles, where he appeared completely bald for the first time in his public appearances. The actor, known for his signature short, spiky hair, had his head shaved for his role in HBO’s The Sympathizer, and he had previously shared a video on Instagram showing his children shaving his head at home.

Downey, 57, and his wife Susan, 45, were seen on the red carpet in matching black attire. Fans took to social media to express their surprise at his new look, with one writing, “Now why is he bald?” and another saying, “I genuinely didn’t recognize him for a whole minute.”

Downey had first shown off his new bald look at a screening of Sr, a Netflix documentary about his late father. He captioned the post, “The things we do for our work… and our kids.”