The claim that "Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have broken up" is misleading.
There is no factual evidence stating whether or not the couple has split. According to Cosmopolitan, Rumors circulated after an alleged inside told The Daily Mail, "Ariana and Ethan have been on and off for most of this year." He chose not to attend the MTV VMAs with her because they'd had an argument just days before. But they made up soon after. They've both been running hot and cold with each other." However, Cosmopolitan notes that Ariana and Ethan aren't too public about their relationship They do not walk the red carpet together or are caught by the paparazzi, so it's hard to determine if Ethan's absence from the VMAs is proof of a breakup. In fact, Slater later congratulated Ariana Grande's win for the VMA's Video of the Year award on his Instagram story. Just days after when being interviewed at the Gen V season 2 premiere, he spoke briefly about Ariana, joking he'd "send videos of Ariana's upcoming tour to a reporter from People." Ethan also shared more pictures of Ariana Grande celebrating the upcoming Wicked: For Good movie, while Ariana "liked" the Gen V post that Ethan shared to his Instagram story. (Cosmopolitan)
Yahoo! Entertainment also reports on the alleged "breakup," commenting that there are tabloids and blind items suggesting that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater's relationship is in trouble, and "it's worth taking those with a grain of salt." Yahoo also mentions Ethan's absence from the VMAS, but includes Ethan's sharing of Ariana's acceptance speech on his Instagram story and other content supporting Grande. The pair have both also "liked" one another's Wicked: For Good cast portraits on Instagram, and Grande "liked" Ethan's Gen V post shortly after it was published. Yahoo overall states that we have learned "not much" regarding the status of their relationship. (Yahoo! Entertainment).
