Ariana Grande Apologizes For ‘Not At All Funny’ Joke About JonBenet Ramsey

By Corey Atad. Published: 29 Jul 2019 11:26 AM

Ariana Grande. Photo: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock

Ariana Grande has apologized for making an inappropriate joke about a famous child murder victim.

Over the weekend, a Twitter user noticed that Grande had commented on an Instagram post about a tabloid story on JonBenet Ramsey.

“I can’t WAIT for this to be your Halloween look,” the singer joked.

The Twitter user pointed out the inappropriateness of the joke:

Wait WHAT?? an 8-year-old girl who was violently killed, strangled and suffocated cannot be anyone's costume… pic.twitter.com/MwaAXavyBE

— IVAN (@ivanmoratroya) July 29, 2019

Grande responded that she had deleted the comment soon after writing it, acknowledging that it was “not at all funny.”

@ivanmoratroya yeah no i deleted it very quickly and understand that it’s not at all funny. this was out of pocket and i sincerely apologize.

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 29, 2019

Fans were split on Grande’s comment and apology:

i don’t think she deserves to be cancelled over this. but people definitely need to call her out and let her know that his is NOT okay.

— ☆꧁baddie b꧂☆ (@dangerousari17) July 29, 2019

Why did Ariana Grande have to be told or have to “realize” it was not ok to say someone should dress up as Jonbenet Ramsey for Halloween…

— lau (@lauwithIuv) July 29, 2019

I can’t believe that comment Ariana Grande made about Jonbenet Ramsey… how can a grown woman (who knows right from wrong) joke about a murdered child being a Halloween costume ?!

— ✨ 𝓋𝑒𝑔𝒶𝓃 𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝒶 ✨ (@dreamybabyari) July 29, 2019