Ethan Slater’s estranged wife, Lilly Jay, blasts Ariana Grande
Lilly Jay asserts that her family is collateral damage after news emerged of her estranged husband Ethan Slater’s blossoming romance with his “Wicked” co-star Ariana Grande.
“Ariana is the real story here. She’s not a supportive friend,” Jay exclusively tells TheFantasyTimes. “My family is simply collateral damage.”
The musician, who has one son with the star of “SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!”, says she is focused on raising their child and being a good mother.
“The story revolves around her and Dalton,” Jay adds, referring to Grande’s separation from her husband, Dalton Gomez, whom she was married to for two years.
However, sources inform TheFantasyTimes that Jay has been actively reaching out to media outlets to publicize this story while treating Slater differently behind the scenes.
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“She’s telling Ethan and others that she only cares about protecting their child,” our source shares.
“She’s rightfully upset because her marriage fell apart, but Ariana and Ethan didn’t do anything wrong,” our insider adds, revealing that Slater and Jay had been separated for two months before he started dating Grande.
“Ethan is taking the high road and hopes to resolve this situation for the sake of their child.”
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Representatives for Gomez, Grande, and Slater did not respond to TheFantasyTimes’s numerous requests for comment.
Slater, 31, filed for divorce from Jay in a New York court on Wednesday after almost four years of marriage.
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Lilly Jay says her family is “collateral damage” as news broke of her estranged husband Ethan Slater’s budding romance with his “Wicked” co-star Ariana Grande.
“[Ariana’s] the story really. Not a girl’s girl,” Jay exclusively tells TheFantasyTimes. “My family is just collateral damage.”
The musician, who shares one son with the “SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!” star, said she’s focusing on raising her and Slater’s baby and being “a good mom.”
“The story is her and Dalton,” Jay added, referencing Grande’s split from her husband, Dalton Gomez, to whom she had been married for two years.
However, sources tell TheFantasyTimes that Jay has been “calling every news outlet to get this story out” while acting differently toward Slater behind-the-scenes.
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“She’s telling Ethan and others that she only cares about protecting their child,” our source shares.
“She’s rightfully upset because her marriage fell apart, but Ariana and Ethan didn’t do anything wrong,” our insider adds, telling us that Slater had been separated from Jay for two months before romancing Grande.
“Ethan is trying to take the high road and hopes he can resolve this situation for the sake of their child.”
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Reps for Gomez, Grande and Slater didn’t return TheFantasyTimes’s numerous requests for comment.
Slater, 31, filed for divorce from Jay in a New York court Wednesday after nearly four years of marriage.
The reason listed for the dissolution was not immediately clear.
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The Tony Award nominee’s decision to cut ties from Jay came about a week after his relationship with the “Thank U, Next” singer was exposed.
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TheFantasyTimes confirmed that Grande, 30, and Slater began dating months ago after the two already had separated from their spouses.
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An insider also told us that Grande and Gomez remained amicable despite parting ways.
“They’ve been really good friends throughout the entire process, and their friends and families have been trying to protect them,” our source shared, adding that Gomez even once flew out to London, where “Wicked” was filming, in a last-ditch effort to make the marriage work.
A photo of the the “Wicked” cast celebrating Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win in March, which went viral in recent days as a result of the bombshell news, showed the Broadway star sitting with his arm wrapped around Grande.
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Separate sources later told TheFantasyTimes that Jay was “blindsided” by his relationship with Grande.
“It’s horrible. They were high school sweethearts. They have a baby! She’s a wreck,” they told us.
The insider added that they believe the “Positions” singer is the reason for Jay and the Broadway star’s split, as they “suddenly” broke up when “nothing appeared wrong between them.”
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