If this year turned a page and brought new meaning to the trend of collaborative measures in the creative world, it also brought the biggest star-studded frictions to the spotlight. From the fan-waged war of Taylor Swift vs. Billie Eilish to the verbal fireworks seen in the month-long square-off between the hip-hop legends, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, the industry has had its fair share of headline-grabbing celebrity encounters. The latest feud to grab global tabloid attention has put pop sensation and Wicked star Ariana Grande in the hot seat, alongside Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira, as their clash takes center stage.

From fiery call-outs to a public apology, here is the full scoop on how things went downhill between the stars.

When the lights go down on the red carpet, Hollywood always falls back on star drama. And thankfully, Tinseltown never runs short of it. The most recent one has Ariana Grande and Elvira in hot water after the latter recounted a story about the shadiest celebrity encounter during a Q&A session at Knott’s Scary Farm in Buena Park, California. Namedropping Grande, Elvira recalled when the pop star attended one of her events, and brought 20 guests, asking for 21 tickets.

Elvira alleged Grande asked if her family could join her for photos backstage. However, after agreeing, when she asked Grande the same, she said, “No, I don’t really do that.” The pop star reportedly bailed before the show began, while her family stuck around. Elvira even posted screenshots of the incident recap in an article on her Instagram, pushing Grande to apologize, explaining the event happened seven years ago, and she left early because of an “anxiety attack.”

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Until now, most fans had no clue about the incident, but with many painting Grande as the villain, her loyal fanbase has rallied to defend the pop star.

Ariana Grande's fanbase may stir up drama when she switches her trademark ways. However, if anyone dares criticize her, things get intense. Even though Grande apologized, admitting she was not fully comfortable in the spotlight back in the day and thanked Elvira for being kind to her family, her fans took it upon themselves to dig into the past to set the record straight on what really happened.

A few fans played the detective and unearthed the encounter was from either 2016 or 2017 right after the pop star suffered the Manchester attack and was on a hiatus. 

Some folks shrugged off the news, claiming it was too ripe to care. While fans were sensible, pointing out that Grande has every right to say no just like any other star, most missed the bigger picture of why this topic is still grabbing attention after all this time. But with her fans rallying behind her and her stance already made clear, it is anyone’s guess whether this will wrap things up or crank up the celebrity drama even more.

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