Victoria Justice spoke about the alleged enmity with Ariana Grande: “I received all the hatred”
Victoria Justice He has talked openly about a difficult stage in his career, marked by a wave of hate on the Internet after the viralization of an old video that caused a wave of misunderstandings, criticism and even death threats.
During your recent participation in the program Last Meals From Mythical Kitchen, the singer talked about how an apparently innocent moment of her adolescence became the center of a digital controversy that persecuted her for years.
The controversy dates back to a 2010 interview for the magazine Popstarin which the actress appears with her cast partners in the series Victorious: Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies and Daniella Monet. In the clip, the actresses talked about the different personalities in the group, when Gillies commented that Ariana “literally sings all the time” and praised their vocal skills.
Monet added that Gillies also did it frequently. It was then that Justice intervened with the phrase: “I Think We All Sing” (I think we all sang), what some users on social networks interpreted as A passive-agrees to large comments.
Years later, in 2017, the video resurfaced and viralized, generating a wave of criticism against Victoria Justice, whom many accused of feeling jealous and having an enmity with Ariana Grande, whose musical career already took off hard. In the recent interview, the famous clarified that her comment was simply a factual observation and He had no intention of ridiculing his former cast of cast.
“First of all, it was a fact. We all sang, ok? I think the medium published that video gave him a totally different narrative. It must have been a very slow day for them, because they took it out years later, when I was already in my veins, and that clip was when I was about 16,” he said.
The actress, also known for her role as Lola in Zoey 101He confessed that the impact went far beyond what he expected.
“I received so much I hate. I hate so!
He even revealed that he received death threats as a result of the viralization of the video. As if that were not enough, Victoria Justice said the situation had a great impact on her family, particularly on her mother.
“I felt bad for my mother, because I saw everything that was said on the Internet and I altered a lot. I was always more thinking: ‘Well, people are going to say what they want.’ But this really took his own life and became a phenomenon “he recalled
Despite the intensity of the moment, today the former children’s star said he sees the episode with another perspective.
“Now it seems funny to me. I don’t care. I’m inside the joke. I say it all the time. It doesn’t affect me anymore,” he said with a laugh.
In addition, the interpreter highlighted the power that the media and social networks can have to alter the public perception of a media figure, even from a comment taken from context. It also highlights the vulnerability of artists against mass criticism and the phenomenon of “digital lynching.”
With this revelation, Victoria Justice not only offers clarification that many fans have long expected, but also highlights the dark side of fame and ease with which a malicious narrative can have lasting consequences.
Despite this, his current message is one of resilience and self -acceptance: after years of unjustified hatred, the celebrity is firm, working and, above all, laughing at the past.
