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Lilly Jay<\/strong><\/a>, the ex-wife of Wicked<\/em> star Ethan Slater<\/strong><\/a>, was spotted out in downtown Jersey City on Thursday, June 25, marking her first public sighting since news broke that Slater and Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> called it quits<\/a>, Star<\/em> can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n At approximately 5 p.m., an eyewitness spotted Jay pushing a young boy \u2014 believed to be the son she shares with Slater \u2014 in a stroller as they headed to a local park.<\/p>\n One detail stood out during the outing: Jay wasn\u2019t wearing any rings on her left hand.<\/p>\n The mother-and-son duo stopped at a local vendor selling T-shirts benefiting a nearby high school\u2019s summer basketball league. Jay appeared in good spirits as she browsed the merchandise, holding up different shirt sizes.<\/p>\n They later settled into the bleachers to watch the basketball game together. Her son, sporting a blue-and-orange New York Mets cap, happily sat on his mother\u2019s lap as they cheered on the local players.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was obvious Lily is a very hands-on mom,\u201d an eyewitness told Star<\/em>. \u201cShe kept her son close the entire time, and you could see her pointing toward the players on the court, almost like she was explaining what was happening. She seemed completely focused on him and just came across as a really nice, down-to-earth mom.\u201d<\/p>\n Jay became an unexpected public figure in 2023 after news broke that Slater had moved on with Grande following the end of their marriage. Jay and Slater, former high school sweethearts, share one son.<\/p>\n Jay opened up about her painful public split<\/a> from Slater in an essay for The Cut<\/em><\/a> titled How Does My Divorce Make You Feel?<\/em>. In it, she discussed living in the \u201cshadow of my husband\u2019s new relationship with a celebrity,\u201d the turmoil of losing her privacy due to Slater\u2019s high-profile relationship with Grande, and the challenges that posed for her work as a clinical psychologist.<\/p>\n