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Ethan Slaterhas reportedly filed for divorce from his wife following news of his new romance withAriana Grande.
Slater, 31, filed for divorce in New York on Wednesday, perTMZ. The reason for his split from Lilly Jay was not listed. PEOPLE reached out to Slater and Jay for comment.
After news of Slater and Grande’s relationship became public, an insider told PEOPLE: “Ariana and Dalton [Gomez] separated in January. She and Ethan recently began dating, and he is separated from his wife."
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While not much is known about what caused an end to their relationship, a second source previously told PEOPLE that Grande, 30, separated from Gomez, 27, followingnearly two years of marriagedue to distance.
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“She was happy in Los Angeles for a couple of years. She wanted to make a life there with Dalton,” the source said. “He is super focused on his career and needs to live in Los Angeles. It’s definitely been an issue for them. Dalton’s career is demanding and he can’t leave Los Angeles often. So when [Grande] started filmingWickedin England, they were in for a long-distance marriage.”
WhileWicked’s film adaptation wasfirst announced in 2016, rehearsals for the project did notbegin until 2022, with director Jon M. Chuconfirming that filmingbegan in December.
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Amid the SAG strike in July, there werereports that production had shut downafter the Buckinghamshire village that Universal transformed intothe set was photographedempty.Chu later confirmedfilming had been paused on his Instagram Story, noting that they were “only a few days” from being done with filming before the SAG strike halted production.
source: people.com
