Frankie Grande shuts down Ariana Grande's cannibals joke: 'She's vegan'

The internet may have gone a little overboard this time with a joke Ariana Grandebut thankfully, her older brother Frankie Grande shuts it down before it goes any further.

After an online prank accusing the pop star of being—of all things—a cannibal took off on social media, the actor began to X to take the record outright on Thursday (July 11). “HAHAHAHAHA. Wow!” Frankie wrote, retweeting a post about the conspiracy. “This might be the most creative and lowest you've ever been. Reaching new depths everyday!”

“Listen, I know my sister has been eating girls for years, but this is a little extreme!” he continued. “Besides, it's vegan. 🌱 See you on tour! 🌈”

The notion that Ariana is a people-eater seems to have started as a loose prank among fans who were simply following an internet trend. Over the past few months, people have jokingly tried to dissuade others from buying tickets to their favorite artists' concerts by posting outlandish claims against those artists — all in jest — so that there are plenty of seats left to choose from by the time they come out. in sale.

The latest iteration of the trend that includes the “Yes, And?” However, the singer spiraled out of control when some began to take the false accusations seriously, with others even spreading false information that the human remains were just found at Ariana's house.

The chaos surrounding the singer's upcoming tour – which hasn't even been officially announced yet – comes days after she confirmed to Shut up Evan podcast that she's in the process of putting together a “mini small sample” of shows to support her Billboard 200 album Eternal sunshine. “It's something that my team and I are working on to find options,” he added at the time. “It's for a lot of reasons that it's not going to be a tour the way I've been touring.

In the same episode, Ariana also confirmed that she is working on a deluxe version of it Eternal sunshine. “I've been inspired to write more songs, and I've been inclined to make this luxurious,” he noted. “I'm really tempted to put a creative button on this narrative, and I have a lot of ideas.”

In the meantime, the Bad The star has a supportive big brother in her corner. Frankie has long supported his little sister, whom he celebrated in April on National Siblings Day.

“I want to take a moment to thank the BEST sister in the world for being there for me every minute,” she wrote at the time, sharing a selfie with Ari. “From helping me through my sobriety journey to being there for me at big moments in my life and career. You are the best sister anyone could ask for and I am eternally proud of you and all the sunshine you continue to bring to this world.”