Ariana Grande Asks Fans To “Please Be Gentler” After Pete Davidson Posts About Being Bullied
"I will always have irrevocable love for [Pete Davidson] and if you’ve gotten any other impression from my recent work, you might have missed the point."
Yesterday, Pete Davidson shared a statement in which he spoke out against being bullied online, alluding to the pointed jokes surrounding his split with ex-fiancé Ariana Grande. Now, Grande has responded with a reminder to fans to “be gentler to others, even on the internet”.
On her Instagram story (via Pitchfork), Grande shared Davidson’s original statement before adding her own. In it, she states she doesn’t really “endorse anything but forgiveness and positivity” and that she has “irrevocable love for [Davidson], and if you’ve got any other impression from my recent work, you might have missed the point.” You can find the full statement below.
At the beginning of November, Grande released ‘thank u, next’, an appreciative break-up anthem which references Davidson among other exes. Both the song and its nostalgia-drenched music video have been smash hits, breaking streaming records.
But it seems fans have not necessarily grasped its message, regularly calling Davidson the likes of “trash” and “irrelevant”.
Since the two split up this October, Davidson has been largely quiet after an ill-received joke on SNL prompted criticism from Grande’s fanbase, prompting a direct-to-camera speech during the subsequent episode in which he wished her “all the happiness in the world”.
Yesterday, Davidson broke his silence with a statement shared on Instagram, saying he has been bullied online and in real life for the past 9 months, since he and Grande began publicly dating.
“I’m trying to understand how when something happens to a guy the whole entire world just trashed him without any facts or frame of reference,” he wrote.
In addition, he referenced his previous statements about having Borderline Personality Disorder and struggling with suicidal thoughts, and how he “just wants you guys to know”.
“No matter how hard the internet or anyone tries to make me kill myself. I won’t…. To all those holding me down and seeing this for what it is — I see you and I love you.”
Find Grande’s and Davidson’s full statements below.
Ariana Grande’s statement
“i know u already know this but i feel i need to remind my fans to please be gentler with others. i really don’t endorse anything but forgiveness and positivity. i care deeply about pete and his health.
“i’m asking you to please be gentler with others, even on the internet. i’ve learned thru my own mistakes not to be reactive on socials so i do understand. but you truly don’t know what anybody is experiencing ever. regardless of what they choose to display on social media or how they may appear in public. i can promise u that.
“so please let whatever point you’re trying to make go. I will always have irrevocable love for him and if you’ve gotten any other impression from my recent work, you might have missed the point.”