Ariana Grande's Boyfriend Ethan Slater Is Reportedly Trying to Expedite His Divorce From Lilly Jay
Ariana Grande was able to wrap up her divorce pretty quietly with her ex-husband Dalton Gomez. They had an amicable split and they both went their separate ways. For the 30-year-old singer’s boyfriend, Ethan Slater, things are a bit more complicated in his divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, Lilly Jay.
An Us Weekly source had an update about Slater’s split, and it seems that he’s “still in the mediation phase” with Jay because they have to handle delicate details like their custody agreement for their young son. The former duo reportedly agree that a court battle is someone they want to avoid in order to keep their divorce as private as possible. However, Slater is itching to move forward with Grande and the proceedings seems to be holding him up.
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“Ethan and Ariana are living together at her place and are very happy, but he’s eager to get things finalized with the divorce,” the insider added. Grande has been showing support in the audience of Slater’s Broadway show, Spamalot, but they’ve been careful not to make red-carpet appearances together until his divorce is finalized. The duo met on the set of their upcoming film, Wicked, where there were reports of infidelity, at least from Jay’s perspective.
She told Page Six in a heated statement last July, “[Ariana’s] the story really. Not a girl’s girl. My family is just collateral damage. The story is her and Dalton.” But pals of Grande and Slater maintain that there was no overlap in either of their relationships. “Ariana and Dalton split in January, and Ethan is separated from his wife,” a second source told Us Weekly in 2023. “Ariana and Ethan have only recently begun seeing each other but they have a lot of fun together and are enjoying each other’s company.”
The relationship timeline may be debatable, but Grande and Slater are looking ahead to the future with reports that their romance has “grown more serious in the past few months.” A third insider noted, “Ariana deeply cares for Ethan and absolutely sees a future with him.” That future seems to be hinged upon Slater finalizing his divorce so that fans are very clear on the status of his relationship with Grande.
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