{"id":5570,"date":"2026-06-15T14:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/ariana-grande-breaks-down-in-tears-at-la-concert-after-ethan-slater-split\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:40:49","slug":"ariana-grande-breaks-down-in-tears-at-la-concert-after-ethan-slater-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/ariana-grande-breaks-down-in-tears-at-la-concert-after-ethan-slater-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande breaks down in tears at LA concert after Ethan Slater split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131056619.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ariana Grande broke down in tears at her Los Angeles concert on Saturday as she thaked fans for their support following <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/08\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-split-after-3-years-of-dating\/\">her split from Ethan Slater.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is so overwhelming in the most beautiful way ever,\u201d she said at her second Eternal Sunshine Tour show at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you so much for being so loving,\u201d Grande continued. \u201cHoly moly. I said holy moly, but I meant it, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande (seen above) broke down in tears during her Los Angeles concert on Saturday after her split from Ethan Slater. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@@omg.mj<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The singer (pictured above) told the crowd: \u201cThis is so overwhelming in the most beautiful way ever.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@@omg.mj<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 32-year-old told the cheering audience she\u2019s \u201cnever in my life experienced a crowd like this\u201d and said their support \u201cmeans so much to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t do this to me, you know what I mean, because you know what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d she went on. \u201cYou know I\u2019m a Cancer. This is going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the crowd continued to applaud, Grande thanked her fans for being \u201csuch a loving, safe presence\u201d in her life \u201cthroughout all these chapters and all of these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Grande thanked her fans for supporting her \u201cthroughout all these chapters and all of these years.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@@omg.mj<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Grande also noted she hasn\u2019t been on tour in seven years. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@@omg.mj<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been seven years since I\u2019ve been on stage in front of you all,\u201d she noted, \u201cand you\u2019ve stood by my side and supported me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just have so much gratitude,\u201d Grande added. \u201cAnd wow. Holy shit. Holy f\u2013k. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before she continued her performance, Grande randomly told the audience that the concert was \u201cthe first time touring wearing contact lenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so nice to see you for the first time in my life and to be able to connect,\u201d she quipped while straight-faced. \u201cIt\u2019s so powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Before she went back to performing, Grande (seen above on her tour) randomly mentioned that the concert was the first time she\u2019s toured with contact lenses. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@gemike0816<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Grande (seen above) kicked off her Eternal Sunshine Tour on June 6. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@iamkarinadasilva<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A source told us the \u201cWicked\u201d co-star<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/13\/celebrity-news\/inside-needy-ariana-grandes-on-off-relationship-and-split-from-ethan-slater\/\"> \u201cbroke up several months ago\u201d <\/a>but have \u201cremained friends since then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAriana is feeling really happy and focused on the next chapter with her \u2018Eternal Sunshine\u2019 tour and the upcoming release of her album \u2018Petal,&#8217;\u201d the insider added. <\/p>\n<p>TMZ, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was first to report the news<\/a>, reported that Grande\u2019s upcoming, set for release July 31, is not inspired by the breakup or her relationship with Slater. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Grande and Slater (seen above at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in January 2025) broke up after three years of dating. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for National Board of Review<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source told Page Six the pair (seen above) split \u201cseveral months ago\u201d but have \u201cremained friends since then.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Andrew H. Walker \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grande and Slater met on the set of \u201cWicked\u201d in 2022 while they <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/05\/17\/ariana-grande-secretly-married-fiance-dalton-gomez\/\">were married to Dalton Gomez<\/a>\u00a0and Lilly Jay, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cInto You\u201d singer and Gomez, 30,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/17\/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-divorcing-after-2-years-of-marriage\/\">separated by July 2023<\/a> after a little over two years of marriage<\/p>\n<p>That same month, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/26\/ariana-grandes-boyfriend-ethan-slater-files-for-divorce-from-wife-lilly-jay\/\">Slater filed for divorce from Jay<\/a>, with whom he shares a young son.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Slater and Grande (pictured above) met on the \u201cWicked\u201d set while they were married to other people. <span class=\"credit\">Erik Pendzich \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Slater\u2019s ex-wife, Lilly Jay, blasted Grande after the romance news broke in 2023. <span class=\"credit\">The Academy via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Ariana\u2019s] the story, really. Not a girl\u2019s girl,\u201d Jay told us at the time. \u201cMy family is just collateral damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-breaks-down-in-tears-at-la-concert-after-ethan-slater-split\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande broke down in tears at her Los Angeles concert on Saturday as she<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131056619.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}