SNL: Ariana Grande Dropped Out of Premiere for ‘Emotional Reasons’
Live from New York, it’s… not Ariana Grande. Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels has revealed that the actress-singer — and fiancée of SNL vet Pete Davidson — was originally slated to serve as musical guest for this weekend’s Season 44 premiere. However, Grande backed out, which led Michaels to tap previously announced musical guest Kanye West.
In an SNL-themed episode of James Andrew Miller’s Origins podcast (recorded earlier this month), Michaels said, “We had Ariana drop out for emotional reasons two days ago… and then Kanye stepped up. He’ll be there.”
Michaels did not elaborate further, but Grande has been grieving the sudden death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller on Sept. 7. “I adored you from the day I met you when I was 19 and I always will,” she shared in Instagram post dated Sept. 14. “I can’t believe you aren’t here anymore. I really can’t wrap my head around it… I’m so mad, i’m so sad I don’t know what to do. You were my dearest friend. For so long. Above anything else.”
Star Wars baddie Adam Driver is set to headline this Saturday’s opener, marking his second hosting stint (and his first since Season 41). West, meanwhile, makes his seventh appearance as musical guest.
Can we not report on this? It feels emotionally manipulative. Lorne Michaels should not have even disclosed it.
Lorne Micheal is kind of a dbag, though, so what he should and shouldn’t do is of no interest to him…
I’ll take it all back if Michael Ausiello can convince him to do an episode of Tube Talk, because I feel this would work really well.
So, how do you expect them NOT to report that she won’t be there for the season premiere, and that Kanye will?
Are saying this should be an across-the-board rule, or is this for Ariana Grande? Your request to not report the news seems absurd to me.
If there is any singer out there due as many free passes as she likes, it’s Ariana Grande. Between Manchester last year and her ex this year, the woman has had a rough time
Why wouldn’t LM say anything? It’s his show. What’s the BFD about it?Then don’t watch it.
Lorne has a history of being unkind to women. He’s the first to turn on them. He probably doesn’t understand why emotional reasons would prevent her from performing because he’s dead inside.