Sounds like Elvira and Ariana Grande they can't be friends.
The famous horror host, whose real name is Cassandra Peterson, opened up about her previous experience with Grande, adding fuel to the “diva” fire that has engulfed the pop star for many years.
Appearing at Knott's Scary Farm on Saturday to sign autographs and participate in a Q&A session on the curated show “Yours Cruelly, Elvira XXperience,” Mistress of the Dark was asked about her worst interaction with a celebrity in a recorded video by a fan
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Cassandra Peterson spoke candidly about a previous interaction she had with Ariana Grande and her group. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images/Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
“It rhymes with Pariana Mande,” he told the crowd, drawing gasps and boos from the audience. The host, who was out of frame, was stumped before realizing who Peterson was calling.
“Uh-oh! Yeah, we didn't have donuts for her backstage,” the host joked, referencing the “We Can't Be Friends” singer's infamous donut-licking incident from 2015.
The character of Elvira was created by Cassandra Peterson in The Groundlings. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
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Peterson, who made her character “Elvira” famous in the early '80s, continued her story but did not reveal when the interaction occurred.
Big “wine” [to my show] and she brought 20 guests. So she wanted 21 tickets. “We said, 'Okay,'” Peterson began. “She comes backstage and asks me if I can take pictures with all her friends and family she brought.”
Cassandra Peterson attends an event in Los Angeles in March 2024. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
“I take a picture with each one of them. I sign autographs for each one of them,” Peterson explained. “Then I say, 'Could we take a photo together?' and she says, 'No, I don't really do that.'”
Ariana Grande reportedly told Cassandra Peterson that she doesn't take photos. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Attendees could be heard booing the story. “And then he left before my show started. All his relatives stayed,” he marveled.
“I say, 'Could we take a photo together?' and she says, 'No, I don't really do that.'”
At the end of the video, the presenter makes one more hit. “She's playing the wrong witch,” in reference to Grande's upcoming role in the highly anticipated movie “Wicked.” where she plays Glinda the Good Witch.
Ariana Grande and her “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo speak at CinemaCon 2024. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Yesterday, Peterson posted a screenshot on Instagram of an article written about the conflict. Today, Grande expressed remorse for the interaction in the comments section, admitting that she doesn't remember it and that it could have been brought on by an anxiety attack.
“I'm really disheartened to see this. In fact, I don't even remember having the chance to meet you because I had an anxiety attack and as I remember, I left before the rest of my family (this was about 7 years ago and in (in “At that time I really wasn't good at being in public crowds or noisy places)… but if I don't remember this moment well, I sincerely apologize for offending you so much,” she wrote.
“Thank you for being so kind to my mom, she told me how lovely you were (I may have different feelings about that now but I'll talk to her… of course, we all have our days!) Sending you love always. We will always be our queen of Halloween!”
Ariana Grande apologized to Cassandra Peterson on Instagram and said the problem was probably an anxiety attack. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Ariana Grande commented on Cassandra Peterson's Instagram post apologizing for the incident. (Cassandra Peterson Instagram)
This isn't the first time Grande has been accused of diva behavior.
In May 2020, Grande appeared on Apple Music's “Zane Lowe Show” and spoke about how the media's narrative about her impacted her.
“I stopped doing interviews for a long time because I felt like every time I found myself in a position where someone tried to say something to click or twist my words or blah, blah, blah. I would defend myself and then people would criticize me. like , 'Oh, she's a diva.' And I was like, 'This doesn't make any sense.'”
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Ariana Grande previously defended herself against accusations of being a diva. (Art Streiber/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Grande noted that women in her position are often talked about differently than men. “It makes you want to calm down a little bit. But I'm also trying to say, 'Fuck that.'”
“I'm tired of seeing women silenced by this. I think there is a thing where we hear something or [someone will be] like, 'Oh, she said this.' …It really suits you. And you feel like, 'Oh, wow, should I not express myself more or should I not have this fight that I want to have anymore? …Should I just say “OK” and leave it at that? “It kind of screws you up a little bit.”
Representatives for Grande and Peterson did not respond to Fox News Digital's immediate request for comment.
