There are no plans for a romantic reunion between Ethan Slater and Dr Lilly Jay, despite a fresh round of internet speculation about whether the former spouses might get back together. Sources close to the pair said the answer was “absolutely not,” and another source said Slater is not pursuing a relationship with his ex-wife.
The denial comes as Slater’s name is back in circulation after his breakup with Ariana Grande, which has prompted readers to search for any sign that his personal life is shifting again. For now, the only clear answer is that the rumor has been shut down.
Slater and Grande were at the center of late 2023 controversy over whether there had been overlap between his marriage to Jay and his relationship with Grande, which began after the two met on the Wicked set. Jay had recently given birth to their child, Ezra, when the public scrutiny around the split intensified, and she later said in December 2024 that she never imagined divorce, especially not so soon after becoming a mother and while her husband was tied to a celebrity relationship.
That history is why the latest rumor spread so quickly. Jay also told Page Six that Grande was “not a girl’s girl” and said her family had been “collateral damage,” while Grande later pushed back in a Vanity Fair interview, saying there could not be a less accurate depiction of Slater than the one spread by tabloids and calling the reaction “a tough ride.” Even so, none of that changes the present point: sources say there is no romantic reunion in motion.
Slater and Grande called it off in June 2026 after almost three years of dating, with insiders describing the split as amicable. Grande has since been linked to Ricky Alvarez, and the renewed chatter about Slater only underlines how much attention still follows the people around this breakup. What matters now is not a comeback between Slater and Jay, but the fact that the rumor has been flatly denied before it could harden into anything more.
