Ariana Grande Officially Says Thank U, Next to Carol Baskin

You have most likely heard Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s latest smash collaboration, “Stuck With U.”

Let me tell you- the tune is an absolute bop!

The duet was heavily teased by both artists online before it’s release on May 8th, 2020. Grande and Bieber explained on their respective Instagram pages that all proceeds raised from “Stuck With U” would actually be donated to the First Responders Children’s Foundation. This group works to fund grants and scholarships for the children of healthcare personnel, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and police officers working tirelessly amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

The duo asked fans and famous friends alike to submit clips of themselves for the quarantine themed music video.

Cute right?

However, the drama unfolded when Bieber tweeted a submission clip of Carol Baskin and her third husband, Howard, before the music video officially went live. The controversial couple wore matching animal print tunics, donned lion hats, cradled their cat and swayed to the music.

Grande immediately responded to the clip tweeting, “for the record, I did not allow or approve this clip to be in the actual video. but. nonetheless. it exists and that’s….. unique. anyway, 7.5 hours !”

THE SHADE.

As Grande promised, the clip did not make it into the final cut of the music video and I’m convinced this is due to her adoration of animals. Self-proclaimed animal lover Grande owns an array of four-legged friends herself and is also vegan.

Carol and Howard Baskin rose to infamy after the Tiger King documentary aired on Netflix in March 2020. Although she posed profusely as a big cat activist, Carol was exposed for previously breeding and selling tigers and keeping the large cats in pathetically tiny cages. Although she constantly hypocritically blasted fellow (former) big cat owner, Joe Exotic, for these same practices, the documentary illuminated that Baskin was not much different than Joe after all- at least when it came to the exploitation of these incredible animals.

Baskin told TMZ that she was actually asked by some of Bieber’s friends to film the video but I personally find that far-fetched. It seems to me that Carol is convinced she’s a celebrity now and I’m glad this swindler wasn’t included in the official music video.

Regardless, Grande was having none of it and for that, I absolutely stan this animal loving Queen!