Ariana Grande Fights Tears When Asked About Beauty Criticisms on ‘Wicked’ Press Tour: ‘It’s Not Welcome. No One Has the Right to Say S—‘

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ariana Grande fought back tears during a video interview with French journalist Salima Poumbga when asked about how she copes with beauty standards and constant criticisms over her looks and body.

The Grammy winner has been the target of increased online bullying amid her global press tour for “Wicked,” for which she’s an Oscar contender in the best supporting actress race. “I’ve been kind of doing this in front of the public and kind of been, you know, a specimen in a petri dish, really, since I was 16 or 17,” Grande said holding back tears. “So, I have heard it all.

I’ve heard every version of it of what’s wrong with me. And then you fix it and then it’s wrong for different reasons. But that’s everything.

Even the simplest thing like your appearance. It’s hard to protect yourself from that noise. It’s something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on.