Ariana Grande Pictured With Mac Miller For First Time After Manchester Arena Explosion In England
Pint-sized diva Ariana Grande was pictured for the first time Tuesday after a nail bomb exploded at Manchester Arena the night before, killing 22 people and injuring as many as 59 concert goers. The singer was greeted by her boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, in her hometown of Boca, Raton, Florida, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported Tuesday. The star was slated to perform two shows at the O2 Arena in London Thursday and Friday, though it now seems unlikely she will return to the United Kingdom.
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Grande, 23, wore black from head-to-toe when she arrived home. She wrote her hair half-up, half-down and had a full face of makeup on. Video of Grande meeting Miller showed them embrace with a lengthy kiss. She quickly escaped in a black SUV and was taken to a family member’s home, the publication wrote.
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The singer tweeted she was “broken” after the attack Monday. “from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words,” she wrote to her 46 million followers. The post was liked more than 2 million times and shared nearly 1,000 times.
It’s not clear if Grande will cancel the remainder of her Dangerous Woman Tour. “As of right now, the tour is not canceled,” an insider told Entertainment Weekly Tuesday. “Right now, the focus is on the victims and grieving for them. We’re not focused on the tour.”
There’s no official word if the shows at the O2 arena in London were canceled. “We want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding today,” a statement on the venue’s official Facebook page reads. “We appreciate that you may be waiting for an update as to whether the show will go ahead on Thursday and Friday at The O2. We are in regular contact with the promoters of Ariana Grande’s tour and promise that as soon as we have information we will share it with you.”
Grande’s rep said she was “OK” and not physically harmed, but inside she was shattered. “She’s just absolutely beside herself,” the source said to EW.
“Ariana is inconsolable,” an insider told Us Weekly Tuesday. “She's absolutely heartbroken. She can't believe this happened. She spent the night crying with her backup dancers and saying how much she adores her fans.”
Celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Lorde, Kesha, Ellie Goulding, Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and many more took to social media to send their well wishes to Grande after the attack.
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“Stunned by the news coming in from the UK,” TV personality Ryan Seacrest tweeted. “My thoughts are with the fans and families at Ariana’s Manchester show. Awful.”
Islamic State Group, also known as ISIS, took credit for the deadly attack. The suicide bomber was identified as 23-year-old Salman Abedi. Police confirmed he died during the explosion.
“The attacker, I can confirm, died at the arena. We believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device, which he detonated, causing this atrocity,” Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of the Greater Manchester Police said, according to People Magazine.
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