You may remember that late last year there was some serious drama between queen of pop Ariana Grande and โ of all people โ Piers Morgan.
It all started when Piers decided to bad-mouth Ariana's friends Little Mix after they posed nude in their video for "Strip" (a bop). He also tweeted that Little Mix member Jesy should "put some clothes on".
Enter none other than Ms Joan Grande, mother of Ariana, who had some choice words for Piers.
Honestly what is wrong with you @piersmorgan ? Didnโt your mother ever teach you, if you have nothing nice to say, donโt say it! You came for @TheEllenShow yesterday which was disgraceful, she is an angel. @LittleMix today, did you ever hear of paying homage? And..well never mind https://t.co/5WBOlL8t6O
Unfortunately, he can't let things lie, so Piers responded to Joan saying he "would prefer [Little Mix] to use their talent to sell records rather than their nudity".
And then he brought Ariana herself into it.
So Ariana waded into the drama, posting a series of tweets that probably appear when you look up "dragging" in the dictionary.
"I use my talent AND my sexuality all the time because I choose to," she wrote. "Women can be sexual AND talented. Naked and dignified. It's OUR choice."
Ellen is an incredible & kind human being.. I use my talent AND my sexuality all the time because i choose to. women can be sexual AND talented. naked and dignified. itโs OUR choice. ๐ค & we will keep fighting til people understand. i say this w all due respect but thank u, next. https://t.co/wSknRSlJN8
also @piersmorgan, i look forward to the day you realize there are other ways to go about making yourself relevant than to criticize young, beautiful, successful women for everything they do. i think thatโll be a beautiful thing for you and your career or whatโs left of it. ๐ค
And she concluded the dragging in classic Ariana style.
thank u fuckin next
Which is why it was so confusing when this tweet popped up on timelines across the world on Wednesday morning.
And Ariana responded, thanking Piers for "some laughs and some v productive conversation" and using the hashtag #FutureFeministPiers.
@piersmorgan thank u for some laughs and some v productive conversation ! it was nice bumping into u ! #FutureFeministPiers #FingersCrossed
Needless to say, Ariana's fans remained confused.
@ArianaGrande @piersmorgan ?
@ArianaGrande @piersmorgan
@ArianaGrande @piersmorgan the simulation is glitching
So she explained that she ran into Piers at a restaurant, and decided to sit down with him and hash out the drama right then and there.
People praised Ariana for handling the situation with maturity and grace, and using the opportunity for a discussion rather than an argument.
@ArianaGrande @prfctmistakes @piersmorgan at least u guys were adults ab it
@ArianaGrande @prfctmistakes @piersmorgan You are such an incredible role model Ariana. You handle everything with grace and maturity. Thank you so much for leading with such an amazing example
@ArianaGrande @prfctmistakes @piersmorgan iโm glad we can educate them ... or at least we try our best
So we can officially say "thank u, next" to this drama! But I know I'm not the only one who wants to know how that conversation went down...
