Ariana Grande is at the center of a controversy after revealing in an interview on the Podcrushed podcast that she had a particular interest in having dinner with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. His statement has outraged relatives of Dahmer’s victims, who view the comments as insensitive and harmful.
Grande said that during a question-and-answer session with young fans early in her career, she mentioned that Dahmer would be her dream dinner guest. As she explained, at that time she was “fascinated with serial killers”.
Tony Hughes’s motherone of Dahmer’s victims, Shirley Hughesexpressed his discomfort to TMZcalling the singer’s words “sick” and “hurtful.” Shirley added: “It’s not elegant or fun to say that you would like to have dinner with a serial killer.”
During the interview on Podcrushed, conducted by Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari and Nava Kavelin, Ariana Grande He admitted that he still finds it interesting to meet Dahmer, although he would prefer to do so with “a third party involved.”
The former Nickelodeon star mentioned that he has questions for the criminal psychopath, who died in prison in 1994. These comments have been poorly received and have reopened the debate about the ethics behind the public fascination with serial killers.
Tony Hughes’ sister, Barbara Hughesalso showed his discontent, stating that the Grande’s comments “glamorize” Jeffrey Dahmer. Both relatives have urged the singer to apologize and reflect on the pain that her words can cause to the families of the victims.
According to Shirley Hughes, the victims’ families experience real pain every time Dahmer is mentioned; and expect a change in the way the public consumes this type of content.
In that sense, he emphasized: “Unfortunately, Until it happens to her and her family, she just doesn’t know what we’ve been through.”. Hughes’ family hopes that the artist will offer a public apology so that her fans understand the insensitivity of her comments.
Tony Hughesone of Dahmer’s victims, He was deaf. He was last seen in 1991 at a Milwaukee gay bar, where Dahmer met him. According to reports, Dahmer took him to his house, drugged him, dismembered his body and preserved his skull..
In case of Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered 17 men between 1978 and 1991, has been the subject of several entertainment products in recent years, in addition to being referenced multiple times in pop culture. The recent miniseries Netflix, Dahmerstarring Evan Peters and created by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), also generated controversy among the victims’ families.
Ariana Grande He recently starred in the music video for “We Can’t Be Friends” next to Evan Peterswho played Jeffrey Dahmer in fiction. The video clip, directed by Christian Breslaur, was inspired by the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004. This collaboration increased the controversy, as some consider that the singer has not shown enough empathy towards the victims and their families.
So far, neither Ariana nor her representatives have provided statements about the controversy that the singer generated both online and with Tony Hughes’ family.
The Podcrushed podcast episode where Grande made the comments that sparked outrage was released on June 17.
