But knowing its coming hasnt made the experience any easier.
But you know what?
I will never let disreputable evil tabloids ruin my life or my perception of what is real and good.
Ariana Grande attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” on May 6, 2024.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
She added: The back-and-forth throughout the course of my career has been really hard to navigate mentally.
I was this approachable, funny redhead on Nickelodeon and everyone liked me.
And then I had one too many hit records, and everyone decided that I was an evil diva.
And then other terrible things happened, and all of a sudden I was this hero and this victim.
The events surrounding that final point are extensive.
Then, she booked her dream role as Glinda in the film adaptation ofWicked.
But the timeline of both events werent clear, leaving spectators to fill in the gaps on their own.
The most disappointing part was to see so many people believe the worst version of it.
That was definitely a tough ride, Grande said.
