Watch moment 80s horror icon ignites bizarre celeb feud as she slams Ariana Grande
AS Halloween approaches, The Mistress of Darkness Elvira shared her own horror story at meeting the star of the upcoming movie Wicked – popstar Ariana Grande.
Cassandra Peterson, 73, who played Elvira in the comedy horror Elvira is claiming the princess of pop displayed shocking behaviour towards her in an encounter many years ago.
She revealed that the pop sensation, who stars as Glinda the Good in the upcoming movie musical due to be released on November 22, is a bit of a fan of the eighties icon and asked for 21 free tickets to her latest show.
Cassandra told the crowd at a special Halloween experience at Knott’s Berry Scary Farm how Ariana and her family members attended the show but then refused to have a photograph together.
“She came and she brought 20 guests. So, she wanted 21 tickets, and we were like ‘okay’,” said Cassandra.
“We give her the tickets, and she comes backstage and she asked if I could take pictures with all of her friends and relatives she brought.
“I take a picture with every single one of them. I sign autographs for every single one of them.
“Then I say to her ‘Can we take a photo together?’ and she goes, ‘Nah, I don’t really do that.’”
To add further insult to injury, the star shared: “She left before my show started and all her relatives stayed… and she took off. Okay! Just sayin’.”
A presenter at the convention reportedly reacted with: “Ariana is playing the wrong witch in the upcoming Wicked movie.”
Another took to X, formerly Twitter to air her outrage, saying: “The Ariana Grande and Elvira story is actually insane and Ariana should be investigated.”
Another said: “…could never imagine being so disrespectful.”
And one fan added: “Ariana Grande being typical Ariana Grande. Classless and all filled up with self-importance.”
But fans of Ariana’s were quick to defend the star, with one saying: “… I can understand Elvira, I too would still hold resentment after almost a decade I missed my only opportunity to take a picture with THE Ariana Grande.”
Ariana has since responded to the claims and commented to Cassandra: “I’m so disheartened to see this.
“I actually don’t even remember getting the chance to meet you because I had an anxiety attack and to my memory, left before the rest of my family (this was around 7 years ago and at the time i was really not great with being in public crowds or loud places)…”
She added: ” But if i’m misremembering this moment, I sincerely apologise for offending you so.”
Ariana got her first break in the Broadway musical 13 and went on to act in the Nickelodeon series Victorious. Victorious. Then she signed with Republic records in 2011 where her rise to pop stardom and fame began. Recently she has returned to acting with a star role in Wicked.
Wicked is the prequel to The Wizard of OZ which tells the story of life of Elphaba who is a nice girl until society’s disapproval turns her Wicked.
Meanwhile, Elvira’s Movie Macabre led to Cassandra’s biggest role as Elvira in the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and the 2001 film Elvira’s Haunted Hills.
The tv show rose up from the dead in 2010 with Elvira hosting public domain films on This TV until 2011 followed by various spin offs.
Elvira is available on Amazon Prime.