{"id":27543,"date":"2026-08-04T17:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27543"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:39:08","slug":"ariana-grande-says-decision-to-step-away-from-spotlight-was-not-reactive-or-impulsive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27543","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Says Decision to Step Away from Spotlight Was &#8220;Not Reactive or Impulsive&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-2.jpeg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1615803\" data-title=\"Ariana Grande Says Decision to Step Away from Spotlight Was \u201cNot Reactive or Impulsive\u201d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande-addresses-decision-to-step-away-public-eye\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/ariana-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ariana Grande<\/a> addressed her decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande-step-back-due-to-ongoing-public-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step away from the spotlight<\/a> during her concert at Chicago\u2019s United Center on Monday, stressing that the move was neither \u201creactive\u201d nor \u201cimpulsive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing,\u201d Grande told the crowd at Chicago\u2019s United Center. \u201cIt is something that I had decided to plan that I had quietly made a long time ago and it\u2019s a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=ariana-grande%2A2026-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fariana-grande-tickets%2Fperformer%2F29081\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Find Ariana Grande Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I want you to know many things can be true at the same time,\u201d she continued. \u201cI heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the fuck opposite. Honestly, this is not what that is. And I just want to be very, very clear: Multiple things can be true at the same time. Yes, boundaries, they need to be set. Human beings can need a break sometimes. And also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what noises exist out there, nothing will ever be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or elaborate to me than this love that we share,\u201d Grande added. \u201cThe rest of that shit is not mine to carry, so I don\u2019t carry it. I need to get out here and differentiate that from my truth for you all because I love you and this tour has been the most healing, beautiful, corrective, magnificent, special experience of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande-step-back-due-to-ongoing-public-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released Sunday, a representative for Grande said the 33-year-old singer and actress planned to \u201cstep back from visibility\u201d and take a \u201cmuch-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances\u201d following what was described as \u201cendless, ongoing public scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grande\u2019s representative did not elaborate on the scrutiny referenced in the statement. However, she recently ended her high-profile relationship with <em>Wicked<\/em> co-star Ethan Slater, while concerns among fans about her physical appearance have intensified in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of Grande\u2019s decision to withdrawal from the public eye, she has dropped out of her starring role in Stephen Sondheim\u2019s West End revival of <em>Sunday in the Park with George<\/em>, where she was set to appear alongside her <em>Wicked<\/em> co-star Jonathan Bailey next year.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Grande released her eighth studio album, <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/04\/ariana-grande-new-album-petal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>petal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ARIANA GRANDE ADDRESSING THE HATE.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LD0qGkpXaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/LD0qGkpXaM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0eca (@buffys) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/buffys\/status\/2084466827841741184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande addressed her decision to step away from the spotlight during her concert at Chicago\u2019s United Center on Monday, stressing that the move was neither \u201creactive\u201d nor \u201cimpulsive.\u201d \u201cThe announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing,\u201d Grande told the crowd at Chicago\u2019s United Center. \u201cIt is something that I&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-2.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsweek-trending"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}