Ariana Grande has issued an apology to actress Cassandra Peterson, known for her role in the horror icon Elvira, after Peterson accused the pop star of snubbing her at a meet and greet.
Peterson, famous for her Mistress of the Dark persona, revealed that Grande had requested tickets for herself and her family to attend one of her shows.
However, during a panel discussion, Peterson mentioned that while she had taken photos and signed autographs for Grande’s friends and relatives, the singer declined to pose for a picture in return and left before the performance began.
Cassandra Peterson made the claims during a question-and-answer panel
In her reply to Cassandra Peterson’s comments, Ariana Grande stated that she doesn’t “even remember” meeting the Elvira star.
She explained that the alleged encounter would have occurred around seven years ago, shortly after her concert in Manchester was tragically targeted in a terror attack. Grande expressed that this difficult time may have affected her memory of the event.
At the time, Ariana said, she “was really not great with being in public crowds or loud places.”
“But if I’m misremembering this moment, I sincerely apologise for offending you so.
“Thank you for being so nice to my mom; she told me how lovely you were (she might have different feelings about that now, but I’ll talk to her clearly; we all have our days!)”
She signed off by “sending love always,” adding, “You’ll always be our queen of Halloween.”
The video of Cassandra Peterson, who also appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, discussing the interaction, recently went viral.
She’s heard laughing when someone else on stage says Ariana is “playing the wrong witch”—referencing her role as Good Witch Glinda in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked.