John Shearer/Getty Images for Kitty Purry, Inc.She wrote some songs about Ricky…but she’s not back together with him. Ariana Grande has shut down rumors that she’s reunited with her ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez, one of several men she mentions in the lyrics of “thank u, next.”
The rumors started after Ari exchanged teasing messages with Alvarez over the song’s lyrics, writing, “I’m sorry you got the worst line it was meant v. lovingly,” and he responded, “Nothing but gratitude.” Then, she was spotted hanging out with Ricky in New York.
Then, on Monday, Ariana — gasp! — commented on an Instagram photo of Ricky that showed him wearing a mustard-colored sweater, writing, “These colors are sick.” You can see Ari’s comment captured on People.com, along with fans freaking out.
Finally, when one fan commented, “WHATS ABOUT YOU AND ARIANA??? WE ALL WANT TO KNOW,” Ariana jumped back in and wrote, “we’re friends everyone take a big ol breather.”
In fact, in the “thank u, next,” video, you can see Ricky’s page in Ari’s “Burn Book.” It says, “good times man,” “friends forever” and “great dancer.”
As you may recall, Ricky was with Ariana in 2015 during the #Donutgate scandal: While the two were in a Calfornia bakery, she licked donuts that were for sale and said, “I hate America. I hate Americans.”
Ariana apologized a number of times for the incident and an official investigation was launched, though charges were never filed.
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