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Ariana Grande Weighed In On The Scooter Braun & Taylor Swift Drama — Or Did She?

Kathryn Lindsay
Last Updated July 2, 2019, 3:10 AM
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Update: A representative for Ariana Grande tells Refinery29 that the singer's alleged deleted Instastory is fake.
The original story continues below.
Ariana Grande has waded into the murky waters of the Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun drama. On Sunday, Swift posted a Tumblr response to the news that Braun had acquired her former record label, Big Machine, for $300 million. The purchase gives Braun ownership of Swift's entire catalog up until November 2018 (when she switched to Republic Records which, coincidentally, Grande is also signed to).
The situation is difficult for Swift because she claims the manager bullied her back during the Kim Kardashian/Kanye West drama. It's a lot to take in, and apparently Grande felt the same, expressing her complicated sentiments in an Instagram Story that she almost immediately deleted.
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On Sunday, Grande posted a celebration of Braun's acquisition of Big Machine that she took down following Swift's post.
Refinery29 has reached out to Grande for comment, but she has previously made her support for Braun well known. Most recently, she posted a heartfelt Instagram on his birthday.
"i’m so grateful to work with you because you are truly the best but most importantly i’m grateful because u are a true, dear friend," she wrote.
She also had him on stage during a performance of "God Is A Woman" on her Sweetener tour.
Grande has also spoken up in support of Justin Bieber in recent months, defending him from accusations of lip-syncing at Coachella. Bieber was another target of Swift's in her Tumblr post, having previously taunted Swift on Instagram. He responded with an apology and continued to stoke the fire.
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Hey Taylor. First of all i would like to apologize for posting that hurtful instagram post, at the time i thought it was funny but looking back it was distasteful and insensitive.. I have to be honest though it was my caption and post that I screenshoted of scooter and Kanye that said “taylor swift what up” he didnt have anything to do with it and it wasnt even a part of the conversation in all actuality he was the person who told me not to joke like that.. Scooter has had your back since the days you graciously let me open up for you.! As the years have passed we haven’t crossed paths and gotten to communicate our differences, hurts or frustrations. So for you to take it to social media and get people to hate on scooter isn’t fair. What were you trying to accomplish by posting that blog? seems to me like it was to get sympathy u also knew that in posting that your fans would go and bully scooter. Anyway, One thing i know is both scooter and i love you. I feel like the only way to resolve conflict is through communication. So banter back and fourth online i dont believe solves anything. I’m sure Scooter and i would love to talk to you and resolve any conflict, pain or or any feelings that need to be addressed. Neither scooter or i have anything negative to say about you we truly want the best for you. I usually don’t rebuttal things like this but when you try and deface someone i loves character thats crossing a line..

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Of course, Grande does not have to answer for Braun's actions and is not responsible for any of his alleged behavior towards Swift. However, in the spirit of Swift's "You Need To Calm Down" music video, Grande is making sure they all wear crowns.
Correction: A previous version of this post misattributed a quote to Ariana Grande.

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