Overview
- The Mirror reports that unnamed family members told the Daily Mail the singer is "not in a healthy place," describing heightened anxiety during the Wicked: For Good promotion.
- Grande reposted an interview clip urging people to stop speculating about others’ looks, calling such commentary dangerous.
- At last month’s Wicked: For Good premiere, Johnson Wen jumped a barrier and grabbed Grande before being sentenced in Singapore to nine days in jail for public nuisance.
- Online discourse has included "thinspo" labels and #ed and #ana hashtags, while musician Teniola Keck warned on TikTok that silence can fuel eating‑disorder culture.
- Grande previously told fans in 2023 that the body people compare her to was her most unhealthy, and sources say co-star Cynthia Erivo has been regularly checking in on her during the press tour, which opened to about $112.5 million worldwide.