So Ariane Grande has just released her first tune since the end of her relationship with comedian Pete Davidson, and it is, uh… pointed.
Although the pop star insists that “thank u, next” contains “no drags” and “no shade”, just “love, gratitude, acceptance, honesty, forgiveness … and growth“, fans have not been able to help themselves picking apart the very particular timing of its release.
Just a few days after taking a crack at Davidson for a Saturday Night Live promo that appeared to poke fun at their relationship, Grande’s put out this breezy, high-road-taking dismissal, literal moments before this week’s episode of SNL.
The fans – they are divided!
Plenty are applauding her shady decision, but others say they’re tired of being “dragged into” the very public breakdown of this particular celebrity relationship.
a marketing genius pic.twitter.com/WX5TOUpLgZ
— michael (@formallymichael) November 4, 2018
all of snl after ariana dropped thank u, next pic.twitter.com/g2faM5D9wF
— jonny sun (@jonnysun) November 4, 2018
She’s a genius and a scary kitty
— x iomara ♡ (@jssikgm) November 4, 2018
When you piss off your ex and now all your friends and coworkers have to pay for your bullshit. https://t.co/OSk9ck9qGD
— Isaac Fitzgerald (@IsaacFitzgerald) November 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/LindsyyTee/status/1058901616366153728
Not @ Ariana releasing Thank U, Next before SNL starts
— Christan (@ChristanLGrant) November 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/talesofaSAHM/status/1058898471858696193
He just did an SNL promo where he asked a woman to marry him. She said no, he said ‘0 for 3’. He is responsible for his own choices. He could take time out of the public eye. He could behave in a mature way. He chooses to engage.
— Fin Ash (she/her) (@FinWriter) November 4, 2018
I have to say that I hate it. I didn’t want to be part of their whirlwind romance, and I really hate being a part of the acrimonious split.
— Virginia Dreaming (@Picklenose1) November 4, 2018
To which we have to say: we are none of us Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson’s children, as much as we might like to believe it. Think not of yourselves in this troubled time; spare a prayer instead for Piggy Smallz, who has to watch her separated parents bicker on social media and still try to grow into a beautiful independent swine despite all the hardship.
