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Ariana Grande Shuts Down Grammys Producer Who Said She Couldn't Perform

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Feb. 8 2019, Updated 9:15 p.m. ET

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Ariana Grande spoke out against one of the 2019 Grammy producers, Ken Ehrlich regarding the decision of her not performing at Sunday's show. She tweeted her outrage over his claims that she couldn't "pull something together" and called him out. Keep reading to hear what went down.

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The Associated Press reported that Ken stated that Ariana wasn't performing at the awards ceremony because she "felt it was too late for her to pull something together."

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He said that there wasn't enough time for her to prepare but that the Recording Academy wanted her to perform after having “conversations over the past month or so.”

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The 25-year-old pop star tweeted her anger and slammed the producer. She wrote, "’I've kept my mouth shut but now you’re lying about me. I can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken."

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The "7 Rings" singer added, "It was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more."

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In another tweet Ariana said,"I offered 3 different songs. It’s about collaboration. it’s about feeling supported. It’s about art and honesty. It's not politics and not doing favors or playing games. It’s just a game y’all.. and I’m sorry but that’s not what music is to me."

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