Ariana Grande denies the endless diva stories: ‘That’s not real, that’s nonsense’

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We keep hearing report after report about Ariana Grande’s diva antics. She refuses to even hear the name “Mariah Carey” in her presence. She throws fits and threatens to “kill herself” if photographers use the wrong kind of light. She demands to be shot on her left side only. She shows up hours late. And when she was in Australia to promote her album this week, it got even worse. She issued a list of demands to all Aussie journalists wanting to speak to her, like they couldn’t ask her even basic questions about a possible collaboration with Justin Bieber, or her former kids’ show. When one photographer agreed to her terms and tried to photograph her, she demanded the photos be deleted and she walked off the set. When the photographer went to leave, Ariana’s goons threatened the guy in the parking lot. It’s amateur hour over at Team Grande.

So, when Ariana was doing a radio interview a few days later in Australia, she was asked about the diva rumors. Ha, I’m sure that “diva rumors” is on the list of “don’t ask” questions, so this radio station must have gone wildly off-message for Team Grande.

Ariana Grande has denied reports she is a diva, days after various Australian publications reported she cancelled a media photo call and ordered a list of OTT demands, including the requirement that she only be photographed from the left. Now Grande has spoken out about the claims during a radio interview, and denies all the allegations:

“I did hear about something just 10 minutes ago that was totally untrue and very annoying . . . There’s no record to set straight,” Ariana said on Australian radio show Mike E & Emma.

She added: “It was just a photographer or something who got mad at me because I left to change my outfit mid-photoshoot because I didn’t like my top and I was like ‘Oh I’ll be right back’. And then I came back and he had left and I was like ‘Oh s…’. He’s now… said all these ridiculous untrue things about me and I’m just like, you know what, that’s not real, that’s nonsense, my fans know who I am, my family knows who I am, my friends know who I am and that’s all that matters.”

Ariana’s manager Scooter Braun (who also looks after Justin Bieber) tweeted his support for the singer: “Ariana Grande is kind, caring, and more than anything she is a great human being. Some people make up rumours for a living…so…saying things about Ari comes with her now being a big star. But saying she isn’t a good person that ain’t gonna fly. There is zero truth to anything different. Enough is enough…”

[From Glamour UK]

Yeah, let’s all take Scooter Braun’s word for it. Braun is the go-to guy if you want your teenage singer to turn into a raging ball of narcissism and entitlement. See also: Justin Bieber.

Hilariously, every time Ariana’s people come out to deny the “diva” stories, there’s an entirely new story of her unhinged behavior. This week, Giuliana Rancic talked about what Ariana is like behind the scenes, and Rancic basically says Ariana DOES demand to be shot on her left side and her people are really aggressive and weird about it. Rancic also says “where there’s smoke there’s fire,” which is what I’ve been saying this whole time – if it was just one story, one report, maybe you could dismiss it. But it’s story after story, report after report. Ariana is a douchebag.

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  1. Michelle says:

    It must run in the family. Her brother is a major douchebag on Big Brother.

    • Tifygodess24 says:

      This exactly. He acts like he’s a super star on a Brad and Angie level and he name drops his sister ANY chance he can. I actually stopped watching because of him. If he’s a nightmare I can not imagine her being far off! Not to mention most rumors come from somewhere and usually have some truth behind them.

    • kcarp says:

      Ha! I love that the first comment is what a total douchebag Frankie is. Please let Frankie be booted this week.

      I bet when Frankie gets the boot they will clear the room so he doesn’t get the boo’s that Christine did.

      Caleb won HOH and Frankie is on the block and the target. Please please don’t let him win veto. The competition is probably tailored for him though. Name this Justin Beiber song.

      • Beth says:

        Well… we already know what the comp is. Since it’s the rewind, it’ll be the morph comp.

        **SPOILER**

        Frankie doesn’t win veto!!

  2. Greata says:

    Am I the only person who thinks she looks kind of creepy….her head seems almost too big for her body?

  3. Tiffany27 says:

    All these stories have made me wonder which side is my best side? I know my left eyebrow is the good one.

  4. Tanguerita says:

    her boobs looks horrible in the past pic. “Threaten to kill herself?” – someone please shoot her from the right side and end the misery. She is such a waste of space.

  5. Pix says:

    Deny, deny, deflect, and lie. Great strategy for a long term career. Call me when her 15 minutes are over…or she gets a better hair-do.

  6. Jh says:

    Can you start posting pictures only of the right side of her face? That would crack me up!

    • LK says:

      There’s nothing wrong about her right side at all. I think she is just obsessed with having the dimpled side photographed (she only has 1 dimple, which is on the left side).

      • layla says:

        That’s THE BEST explanation I’ve heard/seen so far as to the left side only ridiculousness.

      • Erinn says:

        Oh my God, that at least makes some semblance of sense.
        I have lopsided dimples too – only in my right cheek, and a cleft chin. But do I care if they’re photographed? hahah, not at all.

      • Tiffany :) says:

        I know sometimes if people have eyes that are two different sizes, it helps them appear more symmetrical if they turn their head in photos. Perhaps someone told her that her right eye is more wonky, so she takes photos from the left side?

        I am clearly desperate to understand and grasping for straws here. 😉

    • nicegirl says:

      Right side pics??

  7. aims says:

    She’s a twit. I’ve said it before, if she thinks she can get away with that crap, her career will be short lived.

  8. Fran says:

    You know what else is unreal? Those half melons on her chest

  9. Ana says:

    I had never heard about her until I started reading things on here.

    Well I ran onto her show Sam & Cat and in a few minutes (the most I could stand her talking) I could see most shots were taken from the left side, in the opening credits and the show…So if she was doing it back then, I don’t doubt at all given her present recognition she is not enforcing the whole left thing to be followed.

  10. lia says:

    Does she has breast implants?? They look kinda fake
    she’s so young!

    • Goodnight says:

      She’s 22, definitely old enough for them to be her own breasts. They look fairly real to me but admittedly I’ve never seen a video of her so I’m just judging by still pictures.

  11. Franny Days says:

    I saw pictures of her when she was on that nickelodeon show and I can’t get over how different she looks!

  12. Marlene says:

    Thanfully for us her 15 minutes are up.

    • Tracy says:

      Yeah, never even heard of this twit until a month ago and suddenly she is considered a big star? Here is to hoping she goes away quickly.

  13. MsMercury says:

    I believe the diva stories because well Buzzfeed did a timeline of her bad press going back to 2011. I guess she didn’t get along with her costars on either of her Nickelodeon shows and her behavior has just gotten worst since then. Even her own fans have called her rude.

    • Diana B says:

      I was going to comment that, that Buzzfeed post was very damaging evidence. Specially that story about her being rude to the fans that won some contest. Girl will burn and crash very soon.

  14. Nicole says:

    How awful it must be to have your distorted vision of yourself and to have that vision supported by promoters and goons. There is nothing wrong with either side of her face. Some of the other behaviour certainly reads diva, but the only shoot from the left sounds like a psychological issue.

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Yeah, I usually comment on how much she annoys me, but truthfully, I’m starting to feel kind of sorry for her while she’s annoying me.

    • Tiffany :) says:

      I agree, it has to come from some kind of insecurity.
      At her age, I have to wonder if a director or photographer told her something as “advise” and it messed with her head.

  15. Petrichor says:

    I’m sad to say that I’ve spent any time at all on this, but those who have seen my comments this week will know that I’m writing from a hospital bed, so that’s my excuse.

    I think I’ve figured out the left-side obsession. She only has one dimple, and it’s on the left cheek. The dimple is obviously key to her persona, somehow. Thoughts?

  16. Amanda says:

    I’m not seeing whats so great about her left side. It looks like there is some sort of mole or deformity on the cheek in the first picture. Wonder what sort of weird thing is going on on the right side of her face.

    • Kas says:

      There are pics of her from a “greeting” with her fans that the DM had yesterday. Aside from looking pissed as Hell, she actually WALKS with her head tilted that way.

      $50 for the first journalist who asks her what the deal is.

  17. pretty says:

    Seeing how delusional and vile her brother Frankie is, i’m not surprised she acts like a diva.

  18. lunchcoma says:

    Yeah, so the thing is, if there are multiple reports from multiple sources that all say the same thing about your behavior, you can’t make it go away just by issuing a denial. At some point, you need to actively demonstrate that you can be someone else. If she wants to dispel these rumors, she needs to do an interview with someone who doesn’t put up with nonsense, be gracious, and take a bunch of pictures in any pose other than the one she’s been using. It wouldn’t hurt if she also did a charity gig or something of that nature, especially if it wasn’t a glitzy one.

    • Diana B says:

      She did the standup2cancer and behave like a total diva. She can’t save herself, her narcisism won’t let her.

  19. Happy21 says:

    I don’t even know one song this little tart sings and I’m being judgmental here but she LOOKS like she would act like an a-hole.

  20. Dirty Tot says:

    Whenever I see her I want to yell, “Let’s see the gross half of your face!” a la Family Guy.

  21. Dommy Dearest says:

    Yeah. Okay.

    Her right eye closes a little more than her left. You know, like everyone else’s. After the VMAs and the irritating stories about Latte I went and looked at pictures. That I was the only thing I could see. Or maybe her acne is worse on her right. I dunno. But I am ready for this girl to fade into obscurity.

  22. Josefa says:

    A teen pop star with actual talent came around and she’s messing everything up by being a complete psycho. FML. I defended you as long as I could, Ariana. You made it impossible now.

  23. Rachel says:

    Scooter Braun is the common advisor. His advice to his clients is LIE AND DENY – Bieber does the same thing. I don’t let my kids listen to either of these 2.

  24. Marigold says:

    She used to just bore me and annoy me with her yell singing but now I have a real reason to dislike her and I find it really satisfying. Keep it up, Ari!

  25. kri says:

    I’m afraid of her. She looks like a doll that wakes up at the stroke of midnight, slides off the toy shelf and then wanders the streets, looking for prey.

  26. Leslie says:

    Her manager is Scooter Braun. He’s trying to turn her into a female Bieber.

    • lunchcoma says:

      I’d hope he’s not actively trying to do that. Bieber only started being publicly douchey after he had a good bit of mainstream success, and it’s not as if the douche has helped his career any. But the shared manager may mean something – maybe he’s just not good on impressing on his young clients the importance of maintaining good relationships in the industry and isn’t good at clamping down on entitlement?

      • Bridget says:

        I think Braun doesn’t realize that entitlement is a problem. Remember when Bieber wasn’t nominated for a Grammy and Scooter put out a whiney statement himself?

      • lunchcoma says:

        I do not, but that’ll do it. These teen stars already get a ton of unmitigated praise, without having much grounding in the real world to provide balance. If their parents or their managers encourage it at all, I can see it getting very out of hand.

  27. Jade says:

    Hahaha G Rancic also prefers her left side which I suspect is due to her dimple. The difference is she doesn’t demand it hard core. I think. And yea, she’s been ard for a decade so I’ll give her that.

  28. Kimberly says:

    Oh please the girl is a wannabe diva. Who’s she fooling? NOT ME
    She looks like a 12 year old girl playing dress up in that silver outfit, trying to be sexy.