Ariana Grande accuses Hollywood of defending male dominance: ‘Tale so old’

Ariana Grande recently opened up about the criticism of changing her voice for her role in her upcoming film Bad.

On its cover Vanity fairGrande joined her Bad co-star Cynthia Erivo and shot back at the different voices she adopted for the role.

The Grammy-winning actor said: “There’s a part of the world that isn’t familiar with what it takes to transform your voice, whether you’re singing or taking on a different accent for a role or doing a character voice for something.”

Moving forward, she also took note of the gender disparity and asserted, “When a male actor does it, it’s acclaimed.”

“There are definitely jokes that are made as well, but it’s always after compliments of, ‘Oh, wow, he was so lost in the role.’ And that’s just part of the job, really.”

“It’s a tale as old as being a woman in this industry. You get treated differently and put under the microscope in a way that some people don’t,” he said.

For those unfamiliar, during her interview on Penn Badgley’s podcast Podcrushed Over the summer, criticism of Grande’s vocal shift came to a head when a clip of it went viral.

At the time, Grand expressed the mockery on TikTok by writing, “I intentionally change my vocal placement (high/low) often depending on how much I sing. I’ve always done that GOODBYE.’

Now, speaking about her voice change in the same outing, she admitted that “It’s something I’m really proud of.”

Grande also explained her stance on reaching out to Tikok’s critics, saying, “Part of why I wanted to get involved [on TikTok] it’s because I’m really proud of my hard work and the fact that I really gave 100% of myself, including my physicality, to this role. I’m proud of it, so I wanted to protect it.”

“The back and forth throughout my career has been very difficult to navigate mentally.”

“I was this approachable, funny redhead on Nickelodeon and everyone liked me. And then I had one too many hit records and everyone decided I was an evil diva. And then other terrible things happened and suddenly I was this hero and this victim,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention that the Grammy Award-winning star portrays the role of Glinda the Good in Badwhich will hit theaters on November 22, 2024, after nearly two years of filming.