Sounds like things got feisty at Jingle Ball! Performing after Selena’s lip-syncing debacle on Dec. 6, Ariana — who just happens to be BFFs with Justin Bieber — didn’t hold anything back, and clearly made fun of Selena for using a backing track.
There’s about to be a… girl fight! A whole lot went down at KIIS FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles on Dec. 6, but we may remember the big event as the night Ariana Grande stepped out of Selena Gomez‘s shadow. After Selena was caught lip-syncing, Ariana seemed to go in for the kill with a pointed, very public, diss.
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Ariana then shockingly threw salt in Selena’s wound, by telling the audience, “At least you know I wasn’t singing to a track.” Ouch!
The comment could be seen as just a throwaway line. But considering the buzz Selena’s lip-syncing got, the fact that Ariana is good friends with Selena’s ex, Justin Bieber, and the fact that the two singers are technically rivals, it feels like Ariana’s remark had a very specific target. She’s always seemed like the nice, quiet type — who knew she had this much spice in her!
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Ariana Grande: ‘I Wasn’t Throwing Shade’
After her harsh comment, Ariana has since gone on to clear the airand insist that she wasn’t trying to diss anyone. She wrote on Twitter after the show:
Ohhh jesus. I wasn’t throwing shade AT ALL I didn’t even see anyone else’s set. I was sick backstage that’s why I didn’t even do the carpet.
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I was just cracking a joke cause my mic was off. Everyone had tech difficulties. Sorry if it was taken the wrong way it wasn’t my intention!
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The (supposed) diss just added to insult to injury for Selena, who had a horrendous night at Jingle Ball.
Not only did her set’s sound issues reveal that the “Come & Get It” singer was lip-syncing, but her microphone went live just as she was yelling, “What the f**k!?” And it got worse, as Selena further alienated the 20,000 in attendance by ending her set early and running off stage.