Frankie Grande Shuts Down Hoax About Sister Ariana Grande Being a Cannibal: ‘She’s Vegan’
The internet may have gone a little bit too far this time with a joke about Ariana Grande, but luckily, her older brother Frankie Grande is shutting it down before it goes any farther.
After an online hoax accusing the pop star of being — of all things — a cannibal began to take off on social media, the actor took to X to set the record straight Thursday (July 11). “HAHAHAHAHAHA. Wow!” Frankie wrote, retweeting a post about the conspiracy. “This might be the most creative and lowest y’all have ever gone. Reaching new depths daily!”
“Listen, I know my sister’s been eating the girls up for years but this a bit extreme!” he continued. “Besides, she’s vegan. 🌱 See you on tour! 🌈”
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The notion that Ariana is a people-eater appears to have started as a loose prank among fans who were simply following an internet trend. In recent months, people have jokingly attempted to deter others from buying tickets to their favorite artists’ concerts by posting outlandish allegations against those artists — all in jest — so that there’s plenty of seats left for them to choose from once they go on sale.
The latest iteration of the trend involving the “Yes, And?” singer spiraled out of control, however, when some people started to take the faux accusations seriously, with others even spreading false information that human remains were once found in Ariana’s home.
The chaos surrounding the vocalist’s upcoming tour — which hasn’t even been officially announced yet — comes a couple days after she confirmed on the Shut Up Evan podcast that she’s in the process of putting together a “mini little sampling” of shows in support of her Billboard 200-topping album Eternal Sunshine. “It’s something that my team and I are working on coming up with options for,” she added at the time. “It’s for a multitude of reasons not going to be a tour in the way that I used to tour.”
On the same episode, Ariana also confirmed that she’s working on a deluxe edition of Eternal Sunshine. “I’ve been inspired to write more songs and inclined to do this deluxe,” she noted. “I’m really tempted to put a creative button on this storytelling, and I have a lot of ideas.”
In the meantime, the Wicked star has a supportive big brother in her corner. Frankie has long been vocal in his support for his little sis, whom he celebrated in April on National Siblings Day.
“I want to take a moment to thank the BEST sister in the world for being there for me through thick and thin,” he wrote at the time, sharing a selfie with Ari. “From helping me with my sobriety journey to showing up for me at big moments in my life and career. You are the best sister anyone could ask for and I’m eternally proud of you and all the sunshine you continue to spread in this world.”
