Ariana Grandeās New BF Ethan Slaterās Wife Lilly Jay āDevastatedā by Actor's Romance With Pop Star, Feels āBetrayedā
July 26 2023, Published 10:07 a.m. ET
Ariana Grandeās new boyfriend Ethan Slaterās estranged wife has been left reeling after her family was broken apart after the actor left her and started dating the singer weeks later, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
According to sources close to the situation, Lilly Jay ā who has been married to Slater since 2018 ā is furious with Slater for deciding to break up their family. The two have been a couple since high school.
An insider said Jay feels for their son who was born in August 2022. She feels the child will be hurt by the lack of both parents around him.
TMZ reported that sources claim the two are not on āgood termsā at the moment. To make matters worse, Jayās pals pointed out that Grande had liked a social media post that Slater made on Motherās Day this year ā celebrating Jay.
He wrote, āHappy first Motherās Day to the most loving caring and wonderful mom/person in the world.ā
The insider said Jay feels ābetrayedā and āheartbroken.ā
Another source told the outlet, "It's understandable that emotions are high and it's hard seeing your ex move on, especially in such a public way, and her friends are trying to protect her. But Ari and Ethan are just trying to lay low and be respectful of their exes as they pursue this new relationship."
Grande and Slater grew close on the set of the upcoming film Wicked. The bond caused the singer to break things off with her LA-based real estate agent husband Dalton Gomez.
Sources said Grande and Gomez have been over since January. The entertainerās pals have been adamant she did not start dating Slater until after she ended things with Gomez.
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Earlier this week, another source told Page Six that Jay was āblindsidedā by Grande and Slaterās romance.
āItās horrible. They were high school sweethearts. They have a baby! Sheās a wreck,ā a source revealed. The insider claimed ānothing appeared wrong between themā before he ended things.
