Celebs Who Can't Stand Ariana Grande

Solange Knowles is no stranger to Twitter drama, and she used the social media platform to serve up some questionable shade about Grande in December 2013. It all started off innocently enough. Knowles tweeted a SoundCloud link to one of her songs, "Cash In," and a fan tweeted back to compliment her singing skills. Knowles responded to the fan saying, "@Grimezsz Awh man, thanks girl!!! Mutual feelings.... mutual Mariah love (imitation) lol." When the fan told Knowles that she was the better Mariah Carey imitator of the two, Knowles replied, "@Grimezsz No one is better at this than Ariana Grande tho. So ima just chill, lol. Happy Sunday!"

It's no secret that Grande is often compared to Carey, so there are two ways to read this one: Knowles was either praising the little diva, as Vibe suggests, noting that Knowles even attempted to clarify her point by tweeting, "Ps: I am saying Ariana Grande is AMAZING and one of the best vocalist of our time," or Beyonce's baby sister was actually taking a subtle dig at Grande, as others alleged. Knowles has since deleted those tweets, so we'll probably never know the truth, but just to be on the safe side, when these two attend the same functions, Grande should probably take the stairs.

From 2010 to 2013, Ariana Grande starred alongside Victoria Justice on the hit Nickelodeon show "Victorious." Ten years after its abrupt cancellation, there's still no clear answer on why the show was canceled. Rumor spread that it was due to some behind the scenes drama between costars, namely, Justice and Grande. The drama started in 2013 when Grande opened up about being bullied to Seventeen magazine. "I worked with someone who told me they'd never like me," she said. "But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I started changing myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy." All roads seemed to lead to Justice, who denied bullying her co-star and called Seventeen out for alluding to her as the mean girl. Things would only get worse when Grande tweeted that "Victorious" was canceled because "1 girl didn't want to do it," (via J-14). Tabloid consensus cast Justice as the "one girl."

Soon, the rumor would snowball out of control, and nearly a decade later, Justice is still asked about the situation in interviews. In early 2023, Justice addressed the feud head on and attempted to put the rumors to rest. "Ariana texted me and we were both like, 'This is so stupid,'" she told E! News, via Instagram. She continued: "It's just so not even relevant now ... Ten years later, how is this even a story? This is so stupid."

Jhené Aiko and Ariana Grande have never been friends. They both dated Big Sean and for several years, anytime Sean was on a break with one of them he was spotted with the other. From the studio to late night hookups and musical collaborations, Grande just always happened to be there anytime Sean and Aiko broke up. According to TheThings, Grande blamed Aiko for why her and Sean were never able to work through their issues. Though neither singer has ever spoken about the other directly, many speculate that they've been secretly sharing their dislike for each other through their music. In fact, Aiko made her feelings very clear on her 2015 track "None of Your Concern:" "I've been hearin' things and seeing things and so it seems you movin' on from me / Of course you on the scene with little miss thing, and trust me she really don't want beef" (via PopBuzz).

To add fuel to the fire, Grande made several references to Sean in her music, even writing that the rapper "could still get it" in the "Thank U, Next" music video (via PopBuzz). Additionally, many think that her 2019 hit, "Breakup With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" was in reference to Sean and Jhené. But, despite all the drama, Aiko and Big Sean reunited and seem to be happier than ever. The couple welcomed their first child, a baby boy, in late 2022 (via People).

Bette Midler is not a fan of Ariana Grande's oversexualized image. In an interview with The Telegraph in 2014, Midler shared her thoughts on the "pornification" of pop music, using Grande as an example of artists relying too heavily on their sex appeal. "It's terrible! It's always surprising to see someone like Ariana Grande with that silly high voice, a very wholesome voice, slithering around on a couch... looking so ridiculous," Midler told the publication. "I mean, it's silly beyond belief and I don't know who's telling her to do it. I wish they'd stop. But it's not my business ... Sex sells. Sex has always sold."

Grande seemed hurt by Midler's critiques and questioned the singer's feminism. "Bette was always a feminist who stood for women being able to do whatever the F they wanted without judgment," she tweeted, per Time. "not sure where that Bette went but i want that sexy mermaid back!!! always a fan no matter what my love." Midler then went toe-to-toe with the starlet, tweeting a characteristically comedic pseudo-apology: "...all I can say is, 'Spoken like a reformed old w***e! She does have a beautiful voice, on a couch or off" (via Twitter). We can't help but wonder if Midler's response was merely a move to get the Arianators off her back than an actual attempt to bury the hatchet.

Television's 80s sweetheart isn't a big fan of Ariana Grande either. Mayim Bialik, who is most known for her beloved roles in "Blossom" and "The Big Bang Theory," is not impressed by Grande, and she made those feelings known in an honest blog post for Kveller. In her piece, Bialik uses her "old-fashioned" upbringing as an excuse to criticize several racy billboards, before digging her nails into ones featuring the "Side to Side" singer. "I have no idea who she is or what she does. Based on the billboard, she sells lingerie. Or stiletto heels. Or plastic surgery..." Bialik writes. She then goes on to question why Grande must pose in lingerie. "I mean, I know that society is patriarchal and women are expected to be sexy and sexually available no matter what we do in society, but I guess now I need to explain that to my sons?" (via Kveller).

After receiving some major Internet backlash, Bialik was forced to deny she has any "Problem" with Grande, tweeting: "Nothing personal against Ariana Grande or sexy women. Chill out, people. My @Kveller post was social commentary! Have a sense of humor!" Grande never publicly responded to the criticism.

In early 2018, Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson began their whirlwind of a romance. The singer and Saturday Night Live star connected in 2016 – while they were both in relationships, we might add (via Insider) – and later became inseparable. In May 2018, they were confirmed as a couple. Just weeks later, the lovebirds announced their engagement and immediately started sharing the juicy details of their relationship. In fact, Grande publicly spoke about Davidson's "manhood" on several occasions, which the comedian was less than thrilled about (via Cosmopolitan). The couple seemed infatuated and happy, so when it all came crashing down after only 4 months, the public was shocked. The breakup came just a month shy of the passing of Grande's ex boyfriend and rapper Mac Miller. Apparently, this was the catalyst to the couple's separation, The Sun reports.

After the breakup, Grande tried to reach out but Davidson wanted nothing to do with the "Thank U, Next" singer. "He blocked her and said, 'Stop reaching out. You're not good for my health. I can't have this in my life,'" a source tells People. He also confessed that he cried to his mother over the breakup, (via US Weekly), and spoke extensively about it during his Netflix stand-up special, "Pete Davidson: Alive From New York" (per The Hollywood Reporter), Grande showed sympathy for her ex-fiancé on her Instagram story, and the two seem to be on okay terms. "i care deeply about pete and his health," she said, and urged her fans to "please be gentler with others," People reports.

Kanye West has a laundry list of beef with many Hollywood elites, and Ariana Grande is no exception. In December 2018, Kanye West went after Grande for offering her unsolicited commentary while he was in the middle of a Twitter rant about Drake. After she encouraged the public to turn their attention away from the "grown men arguing online" and instead, to focus on a song she was gearing up to release, the "Jesus Walks" rapper called Grande out for trying to be "cool." In a follow up tweet, he expressed disappointment in the singer for capitalizing on his mental health: "All of this foolishness weighed on my mental health so @ArianaGrande you know I got love for you but until you're ready to really make sure everyone's ok don't use me or this moment to promote a song" (via USA Today).

Grande pushed back at his suggestion, but she admitted that she could see how her tweet could be seen as "insensitive" and apologized for triggering him. But then she appeared to continue dragging the issue, tweeting, "Last thing. stop weaponizing mental health" (via Spin).

"Higher Learning" actor Michael Rapaport apparently just doesn't get the hype around Ariana Grande. In a December 2018 Instagram post that showed the "God Is a Woman" singer posing with a kissy face and peace sign, Rapaport felt the need to share his misogynistic thoughts on her looks. "‪Ariana Grande is 27 acts 12, you take off those boots she hides her legs in, the cat eye make up and the genie pony tale and I think there's hotter women working the counter at Starbucks," he wrote (via USA Today). "No disrespect to Starbucks."

As could be expected, Rapaport was met with widespread backlash, with many of her fans, Arianators, slamming him on Twitter. For her part, Grande never acknowledged the actor but appeared to thank her fans for coming to her defense. She tweeted, "Thank god for my beautiful friends" (via USA Today). This didn't stop Rapaport from criticizing her again in 2019 when he blamed her for Pete Davidson's alleged suicide threat (via US Magazine).

Jai Brooks is Ariana Grande's first public boyfriend and a member of the Youtube comedy group The Janoskians. When the two broke up after a tumultuous two years, Brooks wrote an extensive Twitlonger accusing his ex-girlfriend of cheating on him. "Yes I was cheated on. Yes it does suck. Yes I was left for another man," he wrote, without ever directly naming Grande, but he would call out her new beau, Nathan Sykes. At the time, Grande and Sykes had just gone public with their romance and were releasing a single called "Almost Is Never Enough."

"You said to me if I didn't come back to you, you'd make me look bad to the entire world," Grande shot back the next morning (via US Magazine). "...I'm no longer afraid of you or your lies anymore." Two years later, Seventeen reported that Brooks and his twin brother, Luke, might've shaded Grande on Twitter, but the singer paid them no mind.