Pop star Ariana Grande is speaking out following public scrutiny about her appearance and her decision to step away from the public eye after her current tour wraps up.
Grande shared a message to audience members at her Chicago concert at the United Center Monday night, which fans then shared on social media. Over the weekend, Grande said she would step back from appearances and her starring role in the West End show "Sunday in the Park with George" after "The Eternal Sunshine Tour."
"The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing," Grande said. "It is something that I had decided. It's a plan that I had quietly made a long time ago and it was a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place."
Monica Schipper/Getty Images - Ariana Grande attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.
A representative for Grande confirmed to ABC News that the singer "looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny."
#public #tour #ariana
Grande shared a message to audience members at her Chicago concert at the United Center Monday night, which fans then shared on social media. Over the weekend, Grande said she would step back from appearances and her starring role in the West End show "Sunday in the Park with George" after "The Eternal Sunshine Tour."
"The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing," Grande said. "It is something that I had decided. It's a plan that I had quietly made a long time ago and it was a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place."
Monica Schipper/Getty Images - Ariana Grande attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.
A representative for Grande confirmed to ABC News that the singer "looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny."
#public #tour #ariana
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