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Ariana Grande officially divorces Dalton Gomez after hinting he ‘cheated and lied’ and moves on with Ethan Slater
Plus, Ariana's controversial new romance with her Wicked costar Ethan Slater
ARIANA Grande has officially divorced Dalton Gomez after almost three years of marriage.
The pop singer's marriage to the real estate broker, 28, is formally over after she hinted that he "cheated and lied."
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Ariana, 30, filed for divorce from Dalton in September 2023.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judgment dissolving their marriage became official on Tuesday.
The 7 Rings singer - who has since moved on with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater - will be writing Dalton a check for $1,250,000.
He will get all of the money upfront, and there will be no additional financial support.
Eventually, he will also receive half of the proceeds from the sale of their Los Angeles mansion.
Finally, $25,000 of his attorney fees will be covered by the singer.
Ariana and Dalton tied the knot at the Rain On Me singer's Montecito, California, residence on May 15, 2021.
Breakup rumors began circulating in July 2023 and she filed for divorce two months later.
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'PLAYED LIKE ATARI'
Now, fans think they've figured out the reason the two split, pointing to Ariana's new song Eternal Sunshine from her new album under the same name.
Fans say that Ariana hinted that Dalton cheated and lied on the track.
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She sings about a girl "in my bed" and being "lied" to.
“I’ve never seen someone lie like you do,” Ariana sings in the first verse.
“I showed you all my demons, all my lies / Yet you played me like Atari,” she adds in the chorus.
“Now she’s in my bed, layin’ on your chest," the hitmaker also says, before adding the explicit line, “Hope you feel alright when you’re in her.”
In the second verse, Ariana refers to the memory-erasing storyline in the song's inspiration, the 2004 Jim Carrey movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
She talks about wanting to forget the "pain," singing, “So I try to wipe my mind / Just so I feel less insane / Rather feel painless / I'd rather forget than know.”
While the Thank U, Next singer didn't mention Dalton by name, her fans were quick to presume he was the culprit.
"Imagine cheating on Ariana Grande? Dalton Gomez you will pay for what you did…eternal sunshine is amazing," one wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
"'Now, now she's in my bed, laying on your chest,' Dalton Gomez when I f**kn catch you," another added.
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Ariana began dating her Wicked costar Ethan shortly after her split from Dalton.
Ethan was still married to his ex-wife Lilly Jay - whom he has a young son with - when they started their romance.
Ariana faced backlash over the relationship, with critics calling her a "homewrecker."
Sources told that the pop star and actor got together during the production of their musical film.
Lilly threw shade at Ariana when she eventually broke her silence.
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"[Ariana’s] the story really. Not a girl’s girl. My family is just collateral damage... The story is her and Dalton," she told .
An insider claimed Ethan and Lilly had been separated for two months before he romanced Ariana.
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