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Ariana Grande Drops “Petal” Video Amid Body-Shaming Outcry

8/1/2026

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Ariana Grande released the “Petal” music video on Friday, directed by Christian Breslauer and opening with a parental advisory.
The video depicts Grande as actress Pepper, features a Grease-inspired outfit, and includes a violent scene where a producer calls her “inauthentic.”
Social-media users called Grande “extremely thin,” said her “bones are popping out,” and urged she “needs help,” while she called body-shaming “dangerous.”

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Ariana Grande released the “Petal” music video on Friday, directed by Christian Breslauer and opening with a parental advisory.
The video depicts Grande as actress Pepper, features a Grease-inspired outfit, and includes a violent scene where a producer calls her “inauthentic.”
Social-media users called Grande “extremely thin,” said her “bones are popping out,” and urged she “needs help,” while she called body-shaming “dangerous.”