Ethan Slater and Lilly Jay are actually legally divorced, TMZ reviews.
The couple separated final 12 months, after which the Broadway actor started courting his Wicked co-star Ariana Grande.
According to TMZ, Slater and his highschool sweetheart — who share a younger son — reached a settlement that was permitted by a choose as of Thursday. Like all divorces within the state of New York, the phrases of the settlement are sealed.
Billboard has reached out to Slater’s reps for affirmation.
The information comes a few 12 months and two months after reviews first emerged of the Broadway actor’s romance with the “Yes, And?” singer, whom he met on the set of Jon M. Chu’s Wicked movies. Just a few days after information of his relationship with Grande surfaced, Slater filed to divorce Jay on July 26, 2023, after 5 years of marriage.
Meanwhile, Jay advised Page Six on the time: “[Ariana’s] the story really. Not a girl’s girl. My family is just collateral damage.”
The following September, Grande filed to legally finish her marriage to luxurious realtor Dalton Gomez two years after they tied the knot, logging their date of separation as Feb. 20, 2023, within the courtroom paperwork. The Victorious alum and Slater have since saved their romance low-key, although the couple have been seen out in public collectively numerous occasions. In April, Grande supported Slater at his ultimate Broadway efficiency of Spamalot, and in June, the pair attended the Stanley Cup finals collectively.
As for the general public scrutiny she’s confronted for her relationship over the previous 12 months, the “7 Rings” star has remained diplomatic. Ahead of the discharge of her Billboard 200-topping album Eternal Sunshine, she acknowledged on The Zach Sang Show that the unfavorable consideration introduced “an insatiable frustration, an inexplicable hellish feeling with watching people misunderstand the people you love, and you.”
