American singer and actress, Ariana Grande was sexually harrased at Aretha Franklin’s funeral after her brea$t was groped by Bishop Charles H. Ellis and this got everyone talking.
Ariana Grande, 25, was one of the singers who graced the stage at the Queen of Soul’s funeral in Detroit. Many people praised her soul-stirring rendition of “Natural Woman” at the event, and some also noticed the cringe-worthy moment when Bishop Charles H. Ellis III groped her on live TV.
From the clip, the preacher could be seen wrapping his hand tightly around Ariana’s side and reaching for her brea$t, before saying, “I thought that [Ariana Grande] was a new something at Taco Bell.”
The singer was visibly uncomfortable and even tried to ward him off, but he held on.
Watch video;
https://youtu.be/ZLHRFtlPqzI
Immediately following the awkward encounter, social media blew up with people shocked by the handys pastor. Perez Hilton tweeted out, “Is it just me or… was this pastor just a bit too much with Ariana Grande?,” while Author Mona Eltahawy said, “I don’t care what you think about Ariana Grande, her music or her dress. This is wrong. That bishop’s hand should not be on her brea$t: I just saw this because I’ve been working and not watching.”
Another person tweeted, “It makes me sick how he was touching Ariana Grande sexually multiple times on live tv, you could tell she was uncomfortable like wtf I feel so bad for her,’ stated a different user. ‘The whole time all those men did was sexualize her.”
And here’s what everyone is saying about the apparent harassment.
Bishop Ellis should be ashamed of himself…groping @ArianaGrande like this was completely inappropriate! Plus, even if he didn’t know who she was, to say he thought she was something from Taco Bell is such a slam.
— Adrienne Morris (@AdrienneMorris_) September 1, 2018
I don’t care what you think about Ariana Grande, her music or her dress. This is wrong. That bishop’s hand should not be on her breast: I just saw this because I’ve been working and not watching https://t.co/ixVhgYBJTN
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) September 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/aNameToCarry/status/1035677366180372485
https://twitter.com/wokeboss/status/1035674967885721600
https://twitter.com/jambie61/status/1035684521532895232
https://twitter.com/sabby_Lover/status/1035673333696815105
https://twitter.com/GoldMinion047/status/1035669598484525057
So are we going to talk about that pastor putting his hands on Ariana Grande while making that taco bell joke or are we just going to ignore the fact that he dug his fingers into the side of her breast during the livestream!?!? #ArethaHomecoming
— Sophia Chester (@SophiaTheAuthor) August 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/FroPaz444/status/1035688660715417601
