Ariana Grande apologized on July 28 for making a joke about a JonBenet Ramsey Halloween costume. Fans were quick to call the 26-year-old out for her insensitive comment about JonBenet, who was murdered in 1996 at the age of 6.
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Ariana’s friend, Doug Middlebrook, posted a photo of a tabloid cover with JonBenet on it to his Instagram.
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“No one has done more covers,” he wrote in the caption.
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Ariana wrote in the comments, “I can’t WAIT for this to be your Halloween look.”
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Doug joked back, “Working on it already.”
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A fan screenshotted the post and comments and wrote, “Wait WHAT?? an 8-year-old girl who was violently killed, strangled and suffocated cannot be anyone's costume…”
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In the replies, some people pointed out that her remark was actually up for a day before she deleted it.
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Do you think Ariana’s joke was out of line? Sound off in the comments!
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Ariana’s friend, Doug Middlebrook, posted a photo of a tabloid cover with JonBenet on it to his Instagram.
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“No one has done more covers,” he wrote in the caption.
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Ariana wrote in the comments, “I can’t WAIT for this to be your Halloween look.”
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Doug joked back, “Working on it already.”
A fan screenshotted the post and comments and wrote, “Wait WHAT?? an 8-year-old girl who was violently killed, strangled and suffocated cannot be anyone's costume…”
The “No Tears Left To Cry” singer replied, “Yeah no I deleted it very quickly and understand that it’s not at all funny. This was out of pocket and I sincerely apologize.” Doug also deleted the Instagram post.
In the replies, some people pointed out that her remark was actually up for a day before she deleted it.
Do you think Ariana’s joke was out of line? Sound off in the comments!
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