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Ariana Grande Denies She’s Getting Back With Her Ex — ‘We’re Friends’
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Dec. 11 2018, Published 6:26 p.m. ET
Ariana Grande recently defended her ex fiancé Pete Davidson from trolls on Instagram. Now she is addressing rumors with a different ex – Ricky Alvarez. Fans speculated the two are back together based on a few social media exchanges, but Ariana shut down the idea.
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Ricky previously joked about being hurt by the lyrics, “Even wrote songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh,” which are featured in her song “thank u, next.”
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Ariana responded to his Instagram Story at the time and reposted it on her Instagram Story along with the comment, “HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH IM SORRY U GOT THE WORST LINE. It was meant v lovingly.” Since that brief interaction fans have speculated hey are more than just friends, even though they tried to downplay it.
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Yesterday, Ariana fueled those rumors when she commented on Ricky’s latest Instagram post. The dancer debuted his blonde buzzcut and wore a mustard colored sweater. Ariana commented, “These colors are sick.” She also liked a picture he captioned, “new york is a sick a** place.” As fans know, Ariana currently lives in New York.
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When a fan caught onto the exchange they asked, “WHAT ABOUT YOU AND ARIANA???? WE ALL WANT TO KNOW.” Ariana responded, “We’re friends everyone take a big ol breather.”
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Even if she and Ricky are just friends, Ariana said in the music video for “thank u, next” that her other ex-boyfriend Big Sean “could still get it.”
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