{"id":35838,"date":"2026-08-10T04:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35838"},"modified":"2026-08-10T04:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:59:53","slug":"tv-boss-breaks-silence-on-ariana-grande-quitting-hit-drama-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35838","title":{"rendered":"TV boss breaks silence on Ariana Grande quitting hit drama show"},"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:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F6%2F2026%2F08%2Fnewspress-collage-93tb30yky-1786313415698.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261786300521\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>A TV boss has broken his silence on Ariana Grande quitting a hit drama show \u2013 after revealing her plan to step back from public life.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana was originally annouced to be on series 13 of American <span id=\"6a27c4ff-0126-4aa1-9754-3d35fbf5afd2\" class=\"suggested-link\">Horror<\/span> Story but she later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16783730\/ariana-grande-pulls-out-west-end-break-public-life\/\">exited the project to prioritise her Eternal Sunshine tour.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16816787\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>A TV boss has broken his silence on Ariana Grande quitting a hit drama show \u2013 after revealing her plan to step back from public life<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16816788\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Ariana was originally annouced to be on series 13 of American Horror Story but she later exited the project to prioritise her Eternal Sunshine tour<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This comes at the same time she revealed she would be stepping back from fame at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15066553\/ariana-grande-2026-tour-revealed-london-o2\/\">the end of her tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The AHS creator, Ryan Murphy, has now discussed her exit and told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/american-horror-story-season-13-ariana-grande-ryan-murphy-1236666234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>: \u201cI love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/ariana-grande\/\">Ariana Grande<\/a>. We\u2019re great friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had an idea and I came to her and she, very immediately, said, \u2018I\u2019m not sure because I think I\u2019m going on tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the tour had been announced, and she had obviously just finished the\u00a0Wicked\u00a0movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16816789\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>US screenwriter Ryan Murphy explained that he and the singer were great friends<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16816791\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Ariana told Ryan at the time that there might be scheduling issues<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty \u2013 Contributor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ryan also revealed that he welcomed the star to appear in another season which she gladly accepted. <\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cYou have to be respectful. Who is busier than <span id=\"b078505b-21a6-4cae-9198-4076968a0f24\" class=\"suggested-link\">Ariana Grande<\/span>? No one.  She had told me at the time, \u2018I have this album that\u2019s dropping.\u2019 It was really, truly a scheduling conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ryan also revealed that Ariana is a big fan of horror and did\u00a0Scream Queens\u00a0for him and explained that he would always want to work with her.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI love her, and I support her. It was a very big swing, but I might bring that back for another season, per Ariana\u2019s availability. I think the world of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a rep for Ariana shocked fans by releasing a statement confirming she was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16783730\/ariana-grande-pulls-out-west-end-break-public-life\/\">stepping back from public life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement followed her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16783730\/ariana-grande-pulls-out-west-end-break-public-life\/\">pulling out of the starring role in a West End adaptation<\/a>\u00a0of Sunday In The Park With George, alongside her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey.<\/p>\n<p><span>A representative had told<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ariana-grande-taking-step-back-after-tour-amid-public-health-scrutiny-rep-exclusive-12032395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">People Magazine<\/a><span>: \u201cAriana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, Ariana has one last surprise in store for fans as she prepares to kick off her ten-date residency at the O2 Arena <span id=\"801ef049-8095-4471-b7d1-8fcf7f9893bf\" class=\"suggested-link\">next<\/span> weekend.<\/p>\n<p>We were told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/ariana-grande\/\">Thank U Next singer<\/a>\u00a0will\u00a0<span id=\"f6ac9ead-f527-4c19-a1da-b2d68a3862e5\" class=\"suggested-link\">film<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0London shows\u00a0for a concert special, to be released at a later date.<\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s due to spark a bidding war with<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>streaming<span><span>\u00a0<\/span>giants battling it out for the rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/ariana-grande\/\">Ariana\u2019s<\/a><span>\u00a0last album, Eternal Sunshine, was born out of heartbreak and written as her\u00a0<\/span>marriage to American estate agent Dalton Gomez broke down.<\/p>\n<p><span>Following the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16471368\/ariana-grande-boyfriend-ethan-slater-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">split from Wicked co-star Ethan in June after three years<\/a><span>, Ariana has headed back to familiar ground and is <span id=\"2cee559d-b903-48b2-959a-7fd63fc593f5\" class=\"suggested-link\">dating<\/span> her ex, dancer Ricky Alvarez.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A TV boss has broken his silence on Ariana Grande quitting a hit drama show \u2013 after revealing her plan to step back from public life. 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