Fans are accusing Ariana Grande of breaking another marriage after a rumor started circulating online. The new rumor alleges a romance between the Wicked actress and the Marvel actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson. If you don’t know, Taylor-Johnson is married to Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson.
The rumors started after a Blind Items post went viral, stating that an A-list singer had a lunch date with a married three-named actor. For some reason, a few fans were convinced that it was Grande and Taylor Johnson.
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If you know anything about Blind Items, they have an endless list of baseless speculations about your favorite celebrities. Amidst the romance rumors, a photo surfaced on the internet showing them out of town. However, TikToker @dojacow69 debunked the photo and shared that Grande’s pic was photoshopped on top of Sam Taylor-Johnson in the picture.
As of now, Grande and Taylor-Johnson are not dating, even though fans started flooding their socials with comments connecting them.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Celebrated 13 Years of Marriage With Wife Sam Taylor-Johnson
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his wife met in 2008 when Sam Taylor-Johnson auditioned him for her directorial debut, Nowhere Boy (via PEOPLE). They began dating after they wrapped up filming. He was notably only 18 at the time, while she was 42 years old. The age gap raised a few eyebrows, but the romance blossomed further, and they got engaged in October 2009.
They had two daughters, Wylda, born in 2010, and Romy, born in January 2012. After nearly three years of their engagement, the couple got married in June 2012 in Somerset, England. On June 21, 2025, the couple celebrated their thirteenth anniversary of their wedding. He once shared about their relationship with Mr. Porter (via PEOPLE):
I don’t really analyze our relationship. I just know that it works. I just feel secure and loved and safe. We have this very deep connection. We’re just in sync.
The actor also called his filmmaker wife a “fantastic mother.” Sam was previously married to art dealer Jay Jopling. They split in 2008 after eleven years of their marriage. They had two daughters, Angelica, born in 1997, and Jessie, born in 2006.
They still appear together at several events and go on a couple’s vacation. Last year, they had an island vacation, sharing photos of it on their socials. This year, the couple stylishly stepped out on the red carpet of the world premiere of Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s 28 Years Later.
Did Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s Relationship Come to an End?
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater made headlines in 2023 when it was rumored that the two of them were in a relationship. The rumors were also scandalous, as some people accused them of infidelity (via Cosmopolitan). As Wicked: For Good prepares to hit the theaters, tabloids are reporting that Grande and Slater have reportedly ended their relationship.
Slater was noticeably absent at the MTV VMAs this year, where Grande won the Video of the Year award. Fans were quick to jump to breakup speculations, although Slater shared a clip of her acceptance speech on his Instagram story (via PEOPLE). He also recently shared the first look of Grande’s television special, Wicked: One Wonderful Night.
The breakup rumors were fueled by accounts from different sources. One of the sources told Daily Mail that they hit a rough patch in their relationship. They shared that Slater was “drowning in the circus of her life.” Slater is allegedly balancing his life between his work, Grande, and coparenting his son with ex-wife Lilly Jay. The source shared:
He sometimes wonders if he should have stayed in his quieter world; the contrast is brutal. He loves her, but he’s drowning in the circus of her life. Even when he’s home, he’s mentally halfway through the tour or rehearsals. It’s exhausting just watching him try to keep up.
Grande said goodbye to her platinum blonde locks and embraced her old brunette look recently. Some fans are convinced that the new look marked the end of the relationship with Ethan Slater. However, no one really seems to know what’s actually going on in their relationship.
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