Because the 12 months involves an finish, it appears as if we’re lastly getting Ariana Grande’s response to these Ethan Slater dishonest rumors. The “Thank U, Subsequent” singer took to her Instagram Story to replicate on the rollercoaster that was 2023 and handle among the lingering “assumptions” about her private life.

“One of the transformative, most difficult, and but happiest and most particular years of my life,” Grande started her Instagram Story, which she shared on December 29, 2023. “There have been so many lovely and but polarized emotions.” This 12 months, the 30-year-old pop star landed a job within the forthcoming Depraved movie alongside her now-boyfriend, Ethan Slater. She touched on her profession, writing, “I’ve by no means felt extra on the mercy of and in acceptance of what life was screaming to show me. I’ve by no means felt extra fulfilled by or current in my work, having the ability to cherish each second.”

She continued, “I gave every part I may have presumably given of my coronary heart and of myself to the initiatives I used to be lucky sufficient to be part of and realized a lot from each good, lovely, soul that I had the privilege of making artwork with and crossing paths with this 12 months.”

Regardless of the joy these new initiatives introduced her, Grande opened up about feeling “misunderstood” all year long. “I’ve by no means felt extra satisfaction or pleasure or love whereas concurrently feeling so deeply misunderstood by individuals who don’t know me, who piece whispers collectively and make what they need out of me and their assumptions of my life,” she wrote. Whereas she didn’t identify any names, her feedback appear to handle latest backlash following her divorce from Dalton Gomez and her new relationship with Slater.

The pair, who began courting in July 2023, had been each lately linked to different companions earlier than their relationship started making headlines. Grande allegedly separated from Gomez within the weeks main as much as her new romance, whereas Slater additionally known as it quits that month along with his high-school sweetheart Lilly Jay, whom he was married to since 2018. The timeline of their respective splits sparked rumors that they cheated on their companions, with one supply telling Us Weekly in July, “Ethan sat Lilly down just a few days earlier than the information broke about him and Ariana and stated that he needed a divorce. Lilly by no means noticed it coming!”

However after months of hypothesis, it appears Grande is lastly making an attempt to place the rumors to relaxation and converse her fact. “I’m listening to and trusting myself, even when worry or trauma tells me to not,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “I’m reacting to issues that deserve my vitality solely and eradicating and defending myself from issues that don’t.”

The R.E.M. magnificence founder went on to want her followers a contented new 12 months. “If you happen to ever really feel misunderstood or alone, simply keep in mind that it’ll go and you aren’t,” she concluded.

Only a day earlier than Ariana’s heartfelt message, a supply near the couple revealed to Folks that their romance has reached a “critical” stage. “Ariana is critical with Ethan,” the insider shared. “She loves being with him.” The supply additionally emphasised the normalcy of Ariana and Ethan’s connection, sharing that they “principally get pleasure from staying in” regardless of often venturing out. If that is any indication, it seems to be like we’ll be seeing extra of those two within the new 12 months!