Victoria Justice responds to claims she's feuding with Ariana Grande
Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, Viral
Ali Condon
Featured Image Credit: ENews/Nickelodeon
Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, Viral
Victoria Justice has shut down rumors once and for all that she once feuded with her former Victorious co-star Ariana Grande.
The Nickelodeon star insisted that there's no bad blood between her and Grande and she wasn't the 'jealous' person that everyone thought she was.
If you don't recall the infamous Victoria Justice meme that did the rounds a few years ago, it all started when the Victorious cast were interviewed by Popstar Digital Magazine.
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In the interview, the cast were asked who sings the most when they're not filming.
While most of the group agreed that it was between Grande, who played Cat, and Liz Gilles, who played Jade, Justice chimed in: "I think we ALL sing."
The video quickly went viral, and fans took this as evidence that Justice was a little petty and jealous of her co-star.
The memes that came from it were admittedly excellent, but Justice has said in a recent interview that it wasn't all as it seemed.
Speaking to E! News at Revolve Festival last weekend, the actor set the record straight.
"When the 'I think we ALL sing' meme came out, I think that was so annoying," she said.
"Ariana texted me and we both were like, 'this is so stupid'.
"And so, I think the biggest rumour is just this whole narrative that was created of me being jealous of her and us not being friends.
"I feel like it's this constant story in the media and people wanting to pit people against each other.
"And it's just so not even relevant anymore now. But I think that was probably the biggest thing where I was like, 'this is so dumb.'"
Grande has also tried to put an end to the 'I think we ALL sing' meme in the past, shutting down fans who tried to get in on it.
For years, though, fans were convinced that there was bad blood between the two stars.
In 2013, when Grande spoke about being bullied by a former co-worker in an interview, fans immediately pointed the finger at Justice.
The Grammy-nominee was later forced to release a statement to get her former co-star out of the firing line.
"My years filming Victorious were some of the happiest of my life and that cast is family to me," Grande assured her followers at the time.
"The stories I shared were actually reflective of a different work experience. Please don't send hate to anyone, it's undeserved and I would never want that."
Justice also spoke about the incident in a later interview, telling The Meredith Vieira Show: "[Grande] texted me privately and was like, 'Oh my gosh. I am so sorry. You know how the media, like, twists words. I was not talking about you obviously.
"'I was talking about someone on Broadway that I worked with.'"
Since then, it looks like there's no beef between the two Nickelodeon stars.
The pair even got together (virtually) for a Victorious cast reunion back in March 2020 and shared big love for each other on social media.
"My heart is yelling," Grande had written on Justice's post of the reunion. "Love you so much. The best night."
That's that. The meme is dead, everyone. Time to pack up and move on to something new.