{"id":30109,"date":"2026-08-06T18:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30109"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:30:40","slug":"piers-morgan-defends-ariana-grande-amid-appearance-scrutiny-calls-her-a-genuinely-great-person-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30109","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan Defends Ariana Grande Amid Appearance Scrutiny, Calls Her a &#8216;Genuinely Great Person&#8217; | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"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<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-2260926\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande-piers-morgan-selfie-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and Piers Morgan selfie\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande-piers-morgan-selfie-428x240.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande-piers-morgan-selfie-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Instagram: piersmorgan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/piers-morgan\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Piers Morgan<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about his experience with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ariana-grande\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 61-year-old journalist and TV personality shared a selfie with the 33-year-old \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d pop star on his Instagram following the news that she will be stepping back from public life after the conclusion of her tour, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/08\/03\/ariana-grandes-full-speech-from-chicago-show-addressing-career-break-singer-clarifies-all-the-rumors\/\">she recently addressed in concert.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve no idea what\u2019s going on with @arianagrande but I do know, after spending a random evening with her in a Beverly Hills restaurant a few years ago, that she\u2019s a genuinely great person,\u201d he began, adding: \u201cintelligent, funny, engaging, and of course, supremely talented.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFame at her pop superstar level can be a very difficult and lonely place,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, I urge all the trolls currently making her life a misery with this constant chuntering about her appearance to back off and give her the space she needs to sort herself out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DboCs4zuQ9C\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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