Even Ariana Grande Fans Will Bow Down to Ethan Slater’s Ex-wife Lilly Jay For Her One Courageous Act
- Ariana Grande's relationship rumors with Ethan Slater caused some huge controversies.
- Slater's ex-wife did the bravest thing ever in her attempt to raise awareness about s*xual assault.
- Grande and Slater showed up together in Sydney ahead of Wicked's premiere.
In 2023, Ariana Grande caused the quite a stir after rumors about her relationship with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater began swirling on the internet. Things turned ugly quickly once fans found out that Slater was already married to his high school sweetheart, Lilly Jay, and was allegedly yet to separate from her at the time. Not to mention that Jay and Slater had become parents just the year before.
There is no telling what exactly went down behind closed doors as it is very easy to get swept up in the private lives of Hollywood stars. It is worth noting that Slater’s ex-wife remains far from the limelight as she has no public social media accounts. Even so, as an anti-se*ual-assault advocate, she did one very brave thing that deserves to be lauded even by the fans of Grande.
Ethan Slater’s Ex-Wife Did One of the Bravest Things That a Woman Could Possibly Do
Unlike Ethan Slater who has been in the entertainment industry for almost a decade now, his ex-wife Lilly Jay has never been in that realm. Instead, she is more science-driven and has been a lab assistant since 2017. Her artistic inclinations are only visible in her position as a photography editor for the organization, Girls Leadership (via The List).
Jay has actively participated in advocating better education about s*xual assault and also met several presidents during her efforts. In 2014, she opened up about her own experience of the same during her speech at the White House. It was part of the launch of an initiative called It’s On Us, which trains and encourages bystanders to take action when they see signs of assault.
Jay documented a part of the speech in which she also addressed former U.S. president Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden, besides the many other attendees. The documented part of her speech appears in an article for Bust. According to this article, she was r*ped a few weeks into her freshman year of college, which tainted her overall college experience.
She wrote that she kept quiet about the whole thing until she found out that the student who had assaulted her had preyed on yet another student. Once she began speaking, she made sure that all victims across the country heard her voice. This proves that Jay is much more than a popular actor’s ex-wife.
Ariana Grande Showed Up in Sydney with Her Boyfriend
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have been quite vocal about how public speculation and online hatred towards them have affected their personal lives. Slater’s social media has been private ever since the rumors of his relationship with the songstress took the internet by storm.
However, all of this negativity has not been able to hurt their relationship. The couple was recently spotted together upon their arrival in Sydney ahead of the premiere of their movie, Wicked (via PEOPLE). While Grande was dressed in an all-pink ensemble as a nod to her character Glinda in the movie, Slater was dressed more casually in a brown sweater with navy-blue pants and sneakers.
