Ariana Grande Asks Fans To Stop Grabbing And Touching Her Friends During Her Shows

Ariana Grande is dealing with a little bit of a uncomfortable problem at her shows, and right now she's got a request for her fans: to stop "grabbing/touching" her companions and photographers.


Grande took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday (May 23) to give fans a "friendly reminder" to cease the inappropriate contact.


"Friendly reminder," Grande wrote. "Grabbing/touching people without their consent is harassment. Please don't put your hands on my photographers or companions or anyone you don't know for that matter as soon as you're in the pit at my shows. It's never okay or funny. Thank you. (I can't believe this has to be said...But unfortunately it happens often...Thanks for listening.)"


It's unclear what sort of incidents exactly inspired this message, yet if Ari felt it required to shout it out on Instagram, she's clearly been disturbed by the offer, and neither her companions or her professional personnel should have to deal with such a thing.


While Grande didn't go into details, she likely means some of the fans sitting in more famed seats where her companions and photographers could be in the initial place. Her post should be an eye-opener to anyone who attends her shows and thinks that doing this is acceptable in any way, especially since as she notes, harassment is never okay, no matter the situation.


Ariana is still currently traveling on her Sweetener World Tour, so there really are plenty of possibilities left to be able to see her in concert while in October this year, once it ends up finishing in Switzerland.


It's been quite the spectacle for now, with Grande recently swapping out "goodnight n go" from her setlist to replace it with "get well soon." If you're headed out to be able to see her on one of her tour helps to avoid, be sure to follow her directives and be respectful, keeping your hands to yourself without consideration of where you sit.