Ariana Grande explains why she unfollowed best friend Alexa Luria on Instagram
21 January 2020, 18:26
Lexie went to school with Ariana Grande and appeared in her '7 rings', 'thank u, next' and 'break free' videos.
Ariana Grande has opened up to fans about why she's unfollowed her childhood best friend Alexa Luria (Lexie) on Instagram.
Ariana Grande and Alexa Luria first became friends when they were eight-years-old in P.E. class. Since then, Ariana and Lexie have remained close and Lexie's even starred in Ariana's music videos for 'Break Free', 'thank u, next' and '7 rings'.
Lexie was actually one of the friends who inspired '7 rings' and she's regularly featured in Ariana's social media posts over the years. Alexa is a food, travel and wellness influencer. She runs the platform @girlwithagourmetpalate with over 135,000 followers.
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Capital reported yesterday (Jan 20) that Ariana no longer follows Lexie on Instagram and now Ariana has explained why.
Last week (Jan 16), a fan tweeted: "everything okay? saw you unfollowed a friend... @ArianaGrande. Ariana then responded: "sometimes people outgrow each other no matter how much they love one another or how much history is there. hopefully it’s temporary. all i ask is that y’all please not get involved or send anything negative her way. want to get ahead of that."
Another fan then reassured Ariana by saying that they wouldn't send any negative tweets Lexie's way. They wrote: "we won’t. thank you for caring and being so kind". Ariana tweeted back asking fans not to spread any hate towards Lexie and to call out others who do: "i appreciate it. if you see anyone doing that at any point please ask them kindly not to."
A different fan then added: "u don’t have to share everything with us but we love u and hope u are ok." and Ariana replied: "for sure. just trying to protect her also."
sometimes people outgrow each other no matter how much they love one another or how much history is there. hopefully it’s temporary. 🖤 all i ask is that y’all please not get involved or send anything negative her way. want to get ahead of that.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 16, 2020
i appreciate it. if you see anyone doing that at any point please ask them kindly not to.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 16, 2020
for sure. just trying to protect her also.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 16, 2020
In other words, there's no drama here. Just Ariana and Lexie aren't close anymore.
