The Wicked Star scandal proves that the internet never forgets

According to Chris Snellgrove
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Ariana Grande is having a moment right now: she was already a big hit as a singer and actress before she landed a starring role in a movie. Evila blockbuster movie that tested all her abilities as an artist. Evil It turns out to be a blockbuster that catapulted Grande’s career as high as Wicked Witch, but a new scandal threatens to bring her back down to earth. Her team is allegedly infringing on old videos where Grande appears to be using a fake black accent, and the negative attention she’s getting now proves one thing: the internet never forgets

Ariana Grande Accent Scandal

The heart of this Evil scandal is the accusation that Ariana Grande used a fake black accent (or blaccent) in previous media appearances as a way to give herself and her career something of a human. One fan (@goodgirlfaith) posted a video on X on December 28 with numerous examples of the singer’s alleged blaccent, garnering an impressive 26 million views. It could have been more, but the video was taken down by a copyright strike (according to the user who posted the video) from Grande’s own legal team.

Part of what it does Evil such a spicy scandal is the alleged reason for the copyright strike. According to the user X who posted it, the reason the video was removed was because “it was pirated/leaked content”, but she pointed out that the footage was taken from “officially published” interviews and was therefore “under fair use”. The same video was posted on TikTok and subsequently removed, leading to the theory that Grande’s legal team is doing everything in their power to avoid the negative consequences the singer’s alleged blaccent could have on her career and her latest film.

Obviously, it’s impossible to know the exact motivations of Ariana Grande’s legal team. They may very well have thought that the original video somehow contained pirated content. And if there really was some grand conspiracy to hide all evidence of the singer’s alleged blaccent, the same legal team would prevent the video from being re-released or attempt to make other videos dealing with a similar topic. However, this video was successfully forwarded as a YouTube short, which means anyone can watch footage of a modern-day Grande being interviewed by her past self, who has significantly darker skin and a significantly different accent.

For creators Evil movie, this scandal hit at the worst possible time, and efforts to take down the original video only made more people wonder how Grande has changed over time. Notably, the controversy surrounding her accent and appearance dates back many years to when she worked with black artists such as Victoria Monét on more R&B-influenced music. During this time period, Grande rocked a deep tan and a different accent, prompting speculation that she wanted fans to think of her as Black (she’s actually Caucasian), and this old scandal is now poised to threaten her future career ambitions.

The lesson for all of us: fact Evil fans and haters came together to create this scandal at the height of Ariana Grande’s fame, proof that the internet never forgets nothing. Yesterday’s controversies are neither forgotten nor forgiven… instead they are edited into clever videos to be released whenever a celebrity needs to be taken off the hanger. And if the video gets more attention thanks to the alleged intervention of her legal team, Grande may have to take notes from her Wicked character and finally relearn how to be popular once more.

Source: PopCrush