Ariana Grande Breaks Silence on Stepping Back From Spotlight

Ariana Grande is saying thank u, next to her latest chapter.

After the “Thank U, Next” hitmaker’s rep shared that she’ll be taking time away from the public eye following the final stop in her Eternal Sunshine Tour Sept. 1, Grande spoke out about the time off. 

“The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing,” Grande said at her Chicago concert Aug. 3. “It is something that I had decided to plan, that I had quietly made a long time ago.”

Following online scrutiny, Grande denied that “negativity was ruining things” for her, and explained she made the decision from a “thoughtful and empowered place.”

“Multiple things can be true at the same time,” she said. “Boundaries can need to be set. Human beings can need a break sometimes. And also this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional career.”

“No matter what noises exist out there,” she continued, “nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or louder to me as this love that we share.”