{"id":139337,"date":"2024-12-19T21:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/ethan-slaters-ex-wife-delves-into-public-downfall-of-marriage\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:30:25","slug":"ethan-slaters-ex-wife-delves-into-public-downfall-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/ethan-slaters-ex-wife-delves-into-public-downfall-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Slater&#8217;s Ex-Wife Delves Into &#8220;Public Downfall&#8221; of Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lily Jay has broken her silence on a subject matter that is both very personal and quite public.<\/p>\n<p>As most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity gossip<\/a> fans know at this point, Jay is divorced from Ethan Slater, an actor who plays the character of Boq in the smash hit film Wicked.<\/p>\n<p>The couple split last year, right around the same time that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/ariana-grande-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ariana Grande divorced Dalton Gomez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Grande is now dating Slater, with rumors swirling over when, exactly, the co-stars started their relationship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515543 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2184843216-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang and Ethan Slater attend the \u201cWicked\u201d New York Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI really never thought I would get divorced. Especially not just after giving birth to my first child and especially not in the shadow of my husband\u2019s new relationship with a celebrity,\u201d wrote Jay in an essay published on December 18 for The Cut.<\/p>\n<p>Jay and Slater are parents to a two-year old son.<\/p>\n<p>In her very personal essay, the clinical psychologist never cites Grande by name.<\/p>\n<p>But she talks openly about what it\u2019s been like to see her name in tabloid headlines, along with endless chatter over her ex and one of the country\u2019s most famous celebrities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande on November 14, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande on November 14, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514679 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1206_arianagrande_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ariana Grande attends the \u201cWicked\u201d New York Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn the countless hours I spend rocking my son to sleep, pushing his stroller, marveling at his sweaty little hands grasping a crayon, I work diligently on my private project of accepting the sudden public downfall of my marriage,\u201d Jay wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis, I tell myself, is nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay says she has remained focused on her life as a mom to her young son, adding that \u201cmotherhood, I have learned, fills your time but not your mind\u201d and stating:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSlowly but surely, I have come to believe that in the absence of the life I planned with my high-school sweetheart, a lifetime of sweetness is waiting for me and my child.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater on November 14, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-2048x1518.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-960x712.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1080x801.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1200x889.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater on November 14, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514444 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-2048x1518.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-960x712.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1080x801.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-1200x889.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1204_arianagrande_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater attend the \u201cWicked\u201d New York Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Broadway actor\u2019s divorce from Jay was finalized in September, a dozen years after they began dating and nearly six years after their November 2018 wedding. <\/p>\n<p>Also\u2026 six days after we first saw stories about Slater getting together with Grande.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the essay, Jay admitted the following: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one gets married thinking they\u2019ll get divorced, in the same way we don\u2019t board a plane expecting to crash. But I really never thought I would get divorced\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this season of shock and mourning, over a year after the end of my marriage was made public, I deeply miss the life of invisibility I created for myself as a psychologist specializing in women\u2019s mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande on November 18, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande on November 18, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513764 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ariana Grande attends the \u201cWicked: Part One\u201d European Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jay tries to seek solace away from the spotlight, she says; a spotlight she never asked for and certainly does not desire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for me, days with my son are sunny,\u201d Jay wrote. \u201cDays when I can\u2019t escape the promotion of a movie associated with the saddest days of my life are darker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The promotion for Wicked, of course, has been as prominent as any movie in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>An especially private person, Jay went on:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can\u2019t be invisible anymore, I may as well introduce myself. You know how a sponge is most effective at absorbing liquid when it\u2019s already a bit wet? Maybe we can think about my messy not-so-personal life in that way: a dose of my own loss, rage, powerlessness, sadness that helps me hold yours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo consider this essay my message in a bottle sent out to sea to maybe wash up at my patients\u2019 feet someday: I\u2019m sorry I can\u2019t be invisible anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on November 14, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-2048x1383.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-960x648.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1080x729.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1200x810.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on November 14, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513763 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-2048x1383.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-960x648.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1080x729.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-1200x810.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1122_arianagrande_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the \u201cWicked\u201d New York Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Careful not to hurl her ex too far under the bus, Jay also wrote of co-parenting and of Slater: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our partnership has changed, our parenthood has not. Both of us fiercely love our son 100 percent of the time, regardless of how our parenting time is divided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can visit The Cut to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/lilly-jay-divorce-essay-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read Jay\u2019s essay in full<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/ethan-slaters-ex-wife-delves-into-public-downfall-of-marriage-as-ex-dates-ariana-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lily Jay has broken her silence on a subject matter that is both very personal and quite public. As most celebrity gossip fans know at this point, Jay is divorced from Ethan Slater, an actor who plays the character of Boq in the smash hit film Wicked. The couple split last year, right around the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-139337","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}