In the finale of our series on Ariana Grande, things finally fall apart. Rumors of an affair with Wicked co-star Ethan break the internet as Scooter Braun jet skis in Europe. But is the story tabloids have told really what happened behind closed doors?

Sources:

• Spongebob Musical Clip [YouTube] [2020]
• Why Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez Split After 2 Years of Marriage: Source [People] [July 17, 2023]
• Ariana Grande Is Dating Her 'Wicked' Costar Ethan Slater After Dalton Gomez Split: Sources [People] [July 20, 2023]
• ARIANA GRANDE BF ETHAN SLATER FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM WIFE [TMZ] [July 26, 2023]
• ARIANA GRANDE BF'S WIFE FEELS HE ABANDONED FAMILY [TMZ] [July 26, 2023]
• Ariana Grande gets blasted by Ethan Slater’s estranged wife: She’s ‘not a girl’s girl’ [PageSix] [July 27, 2023]
• ARIANA GRANDE GIVING BF ETHAN SPACE … To Work Things Out With Estranged Wife [TMZ] [July 29, 2023]
• Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Connected as 'Friends First,' Started Dating After Respective Splits: Source [ET] [July 28, 2023]
• Ariana Grande has been told to ‘take things slower’ with Ethan Slater [NYP] [August 3, 2023]
• Ariana Grande Apparently Took Dalton Gomez On “Several” Double Dates With Ethan Slater And Lilly Jay Before She And Ethan Started Dating [BuzzFeedNews] [August 4, 2023]
• Ariana Grande’s Boyfriend Ethan Slater Lands New Broadway Role After SpongeBob Show [EOnline] [August 9, 2023]
• Ariana Grande’s Boyfriend Ethan Slater Locked In A Bitter ‘Contested’ Divorce [TheBlast] [August 11, 2023]
• Ariana Grande couldn’t get Scooter Braun’s help with Ethan Slater crisis: report [Mercury News] [August 25, 2023]
• Dalton Gomez Is ‘Adjusting to His New Normal’ Amid ‘Public’ Ariana Grande Divorce [USMag] [August 28, 2023] 
• EXCLUSIVE: Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are LIVING TOGETHER in New York as he preps for new Broadway role in Spamalot - as it's revealed singer and ex Dalton Gomez STILL haven't filed for divorce [DailyMailUK] [Sept 12, 2023]

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