Ariana Grande sues to unmask hackers who leaked her music
Published in Entertainment News
NEW YORK — Ariana Grande is suing a group for leaking unreleased music and footage related to an alleged hacking in 2024.
The Grammy winner, 33, wants to “uncover” the “currently unknown and unscrupulous” group of people behind the phishing and hacking of accounts of photographers and producers with whom Grande collaborated, according to a filing on Monday obtained by Variety.
The Daily News has reached out to Grande’s reps for comment.
The filing states that the “unlawful and egregious theft, dissemination, and exploitation of unreleased content” was sold for “significant sums of money.” The exact amount of money was not immediately clear.
The Oscar-nominated “Wicked” star says the suspects leaked data from her recording sessions and music videos spanning at least 2019 to 2024. Though she’s experienced hundreds of leaks since 2011, it’s unclear whether Grande believes these particular hackers are behind those as well.
Now, the “thank u next” singer wants to learn their identities to “hold them accountable for their invasive and reprehensible conduct.”
Grande, who is currently touring her “Eternal Sunshine” album, on Monday posted a carousel on Instagram, which E! reports further indicated a reconciliation with her former backup dancer Ricky Alvarez, who she previously dated from 2015 to 2016.
After news broke in early June that Grande and “Wicked” costar Ethan Slater had “quietly” and amicably ended their years-long romance months prior, she and Alvarez were spotted hanging out.
During multiple performances, Grande changed the Alvarez nod in “Thank U Next” from “Wrote some songs about Ricky/ Now I listen and laugh” to “Wrote some songs about Ricky/ We always find our way back.”
In mid-July, an insider confirmed to People that the pair had gotten back together and were “taking things very slowly.”
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