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.
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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$t: I just saw this because I’ve been working and not watching.”
Another person tweeted, “It makes me sick how he was touching Ariana Grande sexually multiple times on live tv, you could tell she was uncomfortable like wtf I feel so bad for her,’ stated a different user. ‘The whole time all those men did was sexualize her.”
And here’s what everyone is saying about the apparent harassment.
Bishop Ellis should be ashamed of himself…groping @ArianaGrande like this was completely inappropriate! Plus, even if he didn’t know who she was, to say he thought she was something from Taco Bell is such a slam.
— Adrienne Morris (@AdrienneMorris_) September 1, 2018
I don’t care what you think about Ariana Grande, her music or her dress. This is wrong. That bishop’s hand should not be on her brea$t: I just saw this because I’ve been working and not watching pic.twitter.com/ixVhgYBJTN
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) September 1, 2018
Make no doubt about it. Ariana Grande was groped on worldwide television by a pastor. It was disgusting. The men will soon wake up to lie about what everyone else saw.
— Yoli (@aNameToCarry) August 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/wokeboss/status/1035674967885721600
2. Bishop Ellis counted on Ariana ‘s silence so that he could continue to assault her in a church full of people. Bishop Ellis, your arrogance and disrespect towards Ariana is disgusting, your actions illegal. #ArrestBishopEllis #RespectAriana @ArianaGrande
— Jamie B (@jambie61) September 1, 2018
#RespectAriana@ArianaGrande
I was very sad for you.????
to know that such a thing continues to happen … live … at a funeral … with a bishop …
my God!!!????????— °•ᴀɴɴɪᴇ•° (@sabby_Lover) August 31, 2018
It’s so fuvking disgusting that the PASTOR at Aretha Franklin’s funeral groped Ariana Grande. I can’t believe that someone would do that at a FUNERAL or in GENERAL. In no way shape or form is this ok.
— Ariana-Li (@GoldMinion047) August 31, 2018
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 brea$t during the livestream!?!? #ArethaHomecoming
— Sophia Chester (@SophiaTheAuthor) August 31, 2018
Now that we've all seen this pastor molest Ariana Grande, can we PLEASE talk about the molestation that goes on in Black churches?#ArethaHomegoing
— Hayley J. Armstrong (@FroPaz444) September 1, 2018
