Ariana Grande reportedly canceled "SNL" performance due to "emotional reasons"

The singer was supposed to do everything this weekend, but new reports suggest that Ariana Grande has canceled Saturday Night Live for what is described as "emotional reasons". The iconic series announced on September 17 that Kanye West would be the musical guest of the premiere of season 44 of Sept. 29. But SNLThe creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels said in a recent podcast that it was actually Great who had to play, claiming that the slot had been offered to West after the 25-year-old had retired.

This revelation came via the appearance of Michaels on the podcast The origins, where he talked about the premiere with host James Andrew Miller for the September 28 episode. According to the reports of WeeklyMichaels told Miller that he was impressed by the "scope of the series" which, according to him, is currently at the top. For example, the 73-year-old man told the podcast host:

"We had Ariana [Grande] give up for emotional reasons two days ago. This is our first, and then Kanye West has come in, and he will be there. So I think the scope of the series and the number of people who will come forward are now, sort of, probably at their peak. "

Although the podcast aired on Thursday, it's hard to know when it was recorded. Especially since neither Grande nor her team made a statement regarding this alleged cancellation, nor even announced her participation in the first place. In reality, Weekly reported that they had a source alleging that although there were certainly conversations about Grande during the season 44, Grande "was never scheduled for the first of this weekend. "

But whether or not it's supposed to take the stage on Saturday, we can not deny that the Sweetener the singer deserves a leave if she wants it. She is still in her early days with her fiancé Pete Davidson, including all the media attention and the pressure that entails; she released a full album in mid-August; and less than a month ago, she was shaken by the death of rapper Mac Miller, with whom she had been out for two years.

As if that was not enough, Grande was also wrongfully accused of Miller's overdose on September 7th, and he has not even spent a year and a half since the May 2017 attack during his concert. in Manchester that killed 22 people. The singer told British vogue In July, she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder since the attacks and her social media clearly showed that the loss of a former partner had further devastated her.

In the legend of a video of Miller's return that Grande posted on Instagram on September 14, she wrote:

"I loved the day I met when I was nineteen and I will always do it.I can not believe you're not here anymore." I can not really I've been talking so many times I'm so angry, I'm so sad that I do not know what to do, you were my dearest friend for so long, above all, I'm sorry I could not fix or remove your pain "I really wanted to. The kindest and sweetest soul with demons that he never deserved. I hope you are ok now. Rest. "

A quick glance at the rest of the star's social media proves that her pain is not limited to Instagram. As recently as September 28 the clearly tired artist tweeted, "can i have a good day, just one .pls."

So whether it's the first choice for the premiere or not, it can only be a good thing that Grande does not play alongside host Adam Driver this weekend. She deserves to take her time to treat, heal and rest, and that is something that all Grande fans can hear.