Wicked drama: Elvira vs. Ariana Grande – The feud that haunted Halloween
Age-old beef between Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) and Ariana Grande has been given new life, causing the second „Wicked“-adjacent controversy in weeks.
At a recent event, Peterson detailed an incident that took place seven years ago with someone whose name „rhymes with Pariana Mande“, which ended up being a shady encounter that planted a seed for a deep-rooted grudge that is now yielding poisoned fruit, just in time for Halloween.
A clip of Peterson describing her less-than-pleasant exchange with Grande so many years ago has amassed millions of views on TikTok, resulting in an after-the-fact apology from the actor and pop star, in which she blamed her rudeness on an anxiety attack.
What exactly happened between Peterson and Grande? Salon explains it all below.
This slow-simmering beef came to light at a Knott’s Scary Farm event that Peterson made an appearance at over the weekend of Oct. 19. In the now-viral clip shared to TikTok by an Elvira fan account, the self-proclaimed Queen of Halloween describes her run-in with Grande at an event that took place nearly a decade ago, saying, „I’ll tell you briefly .
