{"id":2005272,"date":"2025-09-08T03:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2005272"},"modified":"2025-09-08T03:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:08:32","slug":"why-ethan-slater-didnt-join-ariana-grande-at-the-2025-mtv-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-ethan-slater-didnt-join-ariana-grande-at-the-2025-mtv-vmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ethan Slater Didn&#8217;t Join Ariana Grande at the 2025 MTV VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater spent the evening apart, with Slater choosing not to join his partner at the MTV VMAs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grande is up for seven awards tonight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Slater and Grande were last seen together in the spring and have kept their relationship private throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater attended <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a63932653\/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-pda-photos-oscars-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:multiple awards shows together;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">multiple awards shows together<\/a> at the start of the year during their film <em>Wicked<\/em>\u2019s awards season run. This evening at the MTV VMAs, where Grande is nominated for seven awards, Slater let her take the spotlight herself. He was not seen on the red carpet or inside the ceremony. Grande <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66006056\/lady-gaga-ariana-grande-mtv-vmas-2025-reunion-photos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sat next;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sat next<\/a> to Lady Gaga instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is a big night for Grande, who is up for Best Pop Artist. Her music video \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d is also nominated for Video of the Year, Best Long Form Video, Best Pop Song, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Slater and Grande have kept a low profile this summer. They were last seen out in New York City <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a62043207\/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-relationship-timeline\/#april-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in the spring;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in the spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last fall, Grande spoke to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/wicked-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-cover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vanity Fair;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vanity Fair<\/a> <\/em>about tabloid coverage of their relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Navigating her personal life in the spotlight \u201cdefinitely doesn\u2019t get any easier, seeing some of the negativity that was birthed by disreputable tabloids,\u201d she said. \u201cOf course, I went through a lot of life changes during the filming of this movie [<em>Wicked<\/em>]. A lot of people that were working on it did. We were away for two years. So, of course, I understand why it was a field day for the tabloids to sort of create something that paid their bills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She spoke warmly about her partner, saying, \u201cNo one on this earth tries harder or spreads themselves thinner to be there for the people that he loves and cares about. There is no one on this earth with a better heart, and that is something that no bullshit tabloid can rewrite in real life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater spent the evening apart, with Slater choosing not to join his partner at the MTV VMAs. Grande is up for seven awards tonight. Slater and Grande were last seen together in the spring and have kept their relationship private throughout the summer. 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