{"id":445288,"date":"2026-01-31T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445288\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:18:08","slug":"ariana-grande-says-holy-s-in-response-to-vogue-cover-of-her-with-6-fingers-that-appeared-to-be-ai-altered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445288\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Says \u2018Holy S\u2014\u2019 in Response to Vogue Cover of Her With 6 Fingers That Appeared to Be AI-Altered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ariana Grande got a digital enhancement on the latest cover of Vogue Japan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u201cWicked\u201d star and pop singer is the cover subject of the magazine\u2019s latest issue. But people quickly spotted a problem with the original Vogue Japan cover photo: Ariana is sporting an uncanny six fingers on her left hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Variety<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response to a fan who posted the Vogue Japan cover image Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUFz-kCDAeW\/?img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">on Instagram<\/a>, Grande replied, \u201choly shit.\u201d She added cheekily in another reply: \u201coh my goodness how exciting ! i\u2019ve been saying i need some extra appendages so that i can start an album ! thankful for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.jp\/article\/2026-march-cover-story-ariana-grande-interview-english\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:story on Vogue Japan\u2019s website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">story on Vogue Japan\u2019s website<\/a>, the photo in question on Friday appeared to have been corrected with a version of the image of her with five fingers on her left hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Variety has reached out to Cond\u00e9 Nast and Vogue Japan for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The image of the six-fingered Grande, on the March 2026 cover of Vogue Japan, went viral over the last few days as fans expressed astonishment at the gaffe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe level of AI slopification is so high that Ariana Grande has 6 fingers on the cover of Vogue Japan and NOBODY noticed it before publishing it,\u201d Luiza Jarovsky, co-founder of the AI Tech &amp; Privacy Academy, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LuizaJarovsky\/status\/2017214487384789346\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">post on X<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best of Variety<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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