{"id":689673,"date":"2026-05-23T15:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689673\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T15:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:14:18","slug":"madison-beer-on-backlash-from-claim-shed-be-in-ariana-grande-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689673\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Beer on Backlash From Claim She’d Be in Ariana Grande Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA harmless fan interaction turned into a viral meme<\/a> for Madison Beer, <\/a>and she opened up about the backlash she received when claiming she was supposed to make an appearance in Ariana Grande\u2019s <\/a>\u201cThank U, Next<\/a>\u201d music video in 2018.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile she\u2019s in the midst of her Locket Tour, the pop star stopped Owen Thiele\u2019s In Your Dreams<\/a> podcast for the Friday (May 22) episode, during which she recalled being criticized and labeled a liar for simply saying Ariana wanted her to be in the Mean Girls-inspired visual, but she couldn\u2019t make it due to scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt really was that serious. But you have to realize that back then it was not received well,\u201d she explained. \u201cPeople were hating on me and ripping me apart for it and saying I was the cringiest person alive. Why would I lie about it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 27-year-old continued: \u201cThe truth is, I was just overly excited about it. I was surrounded by fans who were being so sweet and supportive. \u2018Thank U, Next\u2019 had just come out and I thought I was spilling tea. I like, \u2018Guys, I was supposed to be in the video.\u2019 I didn\u2019t know that it was just going to be this pivotal moment in my life that I could never come back from.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat irritated the singer the most was that Beer continued to be accused of lying, which she couldn\u2019t fathom doing. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat felt so crazy that people were accusing my character of just making that up,\u201d she added. \u201cThen there was like, I was going to post proof. When I was younger, I was so mad that people thought I was lying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEventually, Beer moved on and didn\u2019t even feel the need to post proof to prove her point about the video cameo for Ari, which ended up being a lesson for her career going forward. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was kind of sad,\u201d she admitted. \u201cIt was a good learning curve for me though, because I feel like I was able to be like, \u2018It doesn\u2019t really matter what people think.\u2019 I never posted proof. I was like, \u2018You know what? I\u2019m going to let go.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThank U, Next\u201d debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> in November 2018. The music video would be released a few weeks later, at the end of the month on Nov. 30, and contained references to classic 2000s teen comedies such as Bring It On, Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30 and Legally Blonde.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Hannah Lux Davis, the visual saw Hollywood cameos from Jennifer Coolidge, Colleen Ballinger, Jonathan Bennett and even reality television mogul Kris Jenner. <\/p>\n

\n\tAri remains one of Madison Beer\u2019s inspirations<\/a>, and the \u201cBittersweet\u201d singer had no issue giving the three-time Grammy winner flowers throughout the star\u2019s career. While Beers missed out on the music video cameo, things still turned out all right for her.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe\u2019s currently on the European leg of her Locket Tour,<\/a> which has shows coming up in Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, London and Manchester. MB is set to then kick off the North American run in Austin on June 8. The trek comes in support of her 2026 Locket album, which was released in January and reached the Billboard 200\u2032<\/a>s top 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the full interview with Madison Beer below. Talk about the \u201cThank U, Next\u201d video controversy takes place just shy of the 10-minute mark.<\/p>\n


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