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Ariana Grande is no longer stepping back from defending her team!
Despite announcing a hiatus from media "visibility", the Wicked actress has remained active on social media and seemingly has a befitting response for the online backlash involving her team.
Over the weekend, Grande, 33, announced she would step back from the spotlight in the wake of the constant media scrutiny after her back-to-back musical shows for the Eternal Sunshine Tour.
As the critically acclaimed musician's decision garnered fans' attention, several X users sparked chaos, and many raised health concerns about the singer, particularly after the release of her new album, Petal.
Many others criticized her management team and those around the singer following the release of the Petal music video.
Now, it seems the Side to Side crooner offered a handful of behind-the-scenes from Petal, recreating her Eternal Sunshine alternate cover on the music video set of Petal.
"Petal in the pavement," Ariana stated in the caption of the new post.
In new photos, the popular American actress deliberately showed the off-screen efforts her team made while filming her new studio album's cover, Petal.
Fans believe Ariana defended her team amid backlash over her hiatus announcement
Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that the musician has taken a sharp dig at her team's critiques, as one said, "The Team."
"Love you & this music video so much," another commented.
While a third noted, "Now THIS is cinema!"
Jameela Jamil expresses rage over Ariana Grande's team
This post marked her first after popular American actress and model Jameela Jamil criticized the singer's management for showing the shocking weight loss transformation of the songstress in the Petal music video.
In her since deleted comment, she mocked Ariana Grande team, writing, "This poor woman is possibly dying right in front of us."
She continued, "This outfit is designed to accentuate the thinness for discourse. Her team are thoroughly irresponsible for not guiding her away from this deeply damaging image for her young fans to see so glamorised."
A health expert's insight
Apart from Jameela, model and eating disorder recovery advocate Charli Howard also blasted her latest release, saying she believed the imagery could negatively affect young women and girls.
Taking to her Instagram, Charli remarked, "I don’t speak about my previous eating disorders much anymore - I have come on leaps and bounds since then - but weight loss still lingers at the back of my mind, especially as I have gained weight over the last 18 months."
The health expert also shared Ariana's new photos in which she is visibly seen extremely thin and weak.
For those unfamiliar, the controversy kicked off after Ariana Grande announced she would step back from the spotlight; she also confirmed exiting the upcoming project with Jonathan Bailey.
"Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour; she looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily," the musician's representatives announced.
However, responding to her decision, the Sunday in the Park with George team also respect her decision and announced that they will continue the show without the singer.
