Grande and Slater confirm three-year romance over

Pop superstar Ariana Grande and Broadway star Ethan Slater have ended their relationship, confirming reports first surfaced late Monday. A source close to the couple told *The Times* that the split was amicable but finalized after nearly three years of dating.

Grande, 30, is currently embroiled in a high-stakes legal dispute with her former producer, with hearings set to resume next month in Los Angeles. Slater, 27, has spent the majority of 2024 touring with *SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical*, a role that kept him on the road for much of the year.

The end of the relationship was marked by no public statements from either party, but insiders close to the situation described the split as mutual and without acrimony. Grande has since been spotted in New York with a new companion, though neither she nor Slater have addressed the relationship status publicly.

Friends of the couple described their dynamic as supportive but increasingly strained by diverging career demands. Slater’s touring schedule often left him unavailable for months at a time, while Grande’s legal battles and recording commitments consumed her schedule. A mutual friend, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “They cared deeply for each other, but life just got in the way.”

The news comes as Grande prepares for a headlining set at the 2025 Grammy Awards, where she is expected to perform tracks from her upcoming album. Slater, meanwhile, is slated to return to Broadway in early 2025, taking over the lead role in *The Book of Mormon*. Neither has commented on the split’s impact on their upcoming projects.