Hollywood actor, 62, responds to claims he was dating Ariana Grande, 31

In July past year, it was revealed Ariana Grande and her hubby of 2 years, Dalton Gomez, had divided with claims the starlet had moved connected with an histrion from the SpongeBob Squarepants Broadway musical. 

We present cognize Ariana, 31, is dating Ethan Slater, her Wicked casemate and SpongeBob star. However, for a abbreviated time, fans were confused arsenic they believed she was dating 61-year-old histrion Tom Kenny. 

It came aft a speedy Google hunt of ‘SpongeBob Squarepants actor’ places Tom beforehand and centre arsenic the prima has been the dependable of the beloved Nickelodeon quality since 1999. 

At the time, the caller mates appeared to beryllium trying to support their narration retired of the spotlight with some Ariana and Ethan, 32 having precocious ended marriages and Ethan had welcomed a kid conscionable 1 twelvemonth prior. 

Seemingly onboard with the pair’s tendency to support things quiet, Tom jokingly accepted fans’ assumptions and has present opened up astir the situation, telling E! News that helium recovered the full happening amusing. 

‘That was hilarious. It said “SpongeBob histrion dating Ariana Grande.’” And radical were like, “Wow, Tom Kenny, he’s a player”,’ helium laughed. 

Tom, who has besides had dependable roles successful Rick and Morty and Adventure Time, said helium leaned into the rumours contempt being joined to Jill Talley and joked that helium and Ariana were ‘trying to support a lid’ connected their alleged romance. 

‘I was like, “How did they find out?” Ariana and I person been trying to support a lid connected this explosive secret. Ariana and I didn’t privation Ethan to find out. Then helium did and it was conscionable a full large disfigured mess. But present we’re a throuple. So, it’s awesome,’ helium told the outlet. 

Jill, 61, besides an histrion and a spot of a comedian, yet divided the beans soon aft rumours began circulating by commenting connected an Instagram station by The Cut. 

‘Hi everyone, I’m joined to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob connected the TV show),’ she wrote. ‘He is not dating Ariana Grande. I don’t cognize if Ethan Slater (who played SpongeBob successful the musical) is oregon isn’t dating Ariana Grande. However, they’re some adorable and I wholly vessel it.’ 

While mounting the grounds straight, she besides shared an adorable portion of information: she told fans that she and Tom were celebrating their 27th wedding anniversary. 

Despite the rumours, Tom told E! News that helium and Ethan are really friends arsenic helium helped mentor the Broadway prima erstwhile helium was preparing for the signifier shows. 

It comes aft Ariana sat down with Vanity Fair, wherever she candidly spoke astir her narration with Ethan and addressed rumours that she and the prima were involved successful an affair. 

‘It decidedly doesn’t get immoderate easier, seeing immoderate of the negativity that was birthed by disreputable tabloids,’ she said. ‘The astir disappointing portion was to spot truthful galore radical judge the worst mentation of it.’ 

The Wicked histrion continued to accidental she ‘will ne'er spell into definite details’ astir what happened but was precise wide successful her defence of Ethan, stating: ‘There couldn’t beryllium a little close depiction of a quality being than the 1 that the tabloids dispersed astir him.’ 

She said that erstwhile it comes to her partner, ‘there is nary 1 connected this world with a amended heart’. 

Ariana is presently promoting her upcoming movie Wicked, successful which she plays Glinda the Good, alongside Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba. 

Wicked starts screening successful UK theatres from November 22.

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