Ariana Grande made a casual, macabre confession on Tuesday while speaking with her Boy Is Mine onscreen leading man Penn Badgley.
'I was infatuated with serial killers when I was younger,' the two-time Grammy winner - turning 31 next Wednesday - revealed in the second part of the 37-year-old Gossip Girl alum's Podcrushed podcast.
'Years ago, before the Dahmer series, I was in a Q&A with young fans. With a parent, someone said, "If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead, who would it be?" And I was like, "Oh, honey, you're so cute. Um, mom and dad, is it okay if I give the real answer?" And they were like, "Sure, what's the answer?"
'And I was like, "Jeffrey Dahmer's pretty fascinating. I think I would have loved to have met him, maybe with like a third party or something. But I have questions." And the parents were like, "We'll explain it later, sweetheart."'.
Ariana Grande made a casual, macabre confession on Tuesday while speaking with her Boy Is Mine onscreen leading man Penn Badgley
Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey raped, killed, and dismembered 17 boys and men - Steven Hicks (18), Steven Tuomi (28), James Doxtator (14), Richard Guerrero (25), Anthony Sears (24), Ricky Beeks (33), Eddie Smith (28), Ernest Miller (24), David Thomas (23), Curtis Straughter (18), Errol Lindsey (19), Anthony Hughes (31), Konerak Sinthasomphone (14), Matt Turner (20), Jeremiah Weinberger (23), Oliver Lacy (23), and Joseph Bradehoft (25).
Dahmer - otherwise known as the Milwaukee Monster or the Milwaukee Cannibal - had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and a psychotic disorder before he was beaten to death by a fellow Columbia Correctional Institution inmate in 1994.
In 2022, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan released their dismally-reviewed Netflix crime thriller, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which depicted his unimaginable crimes and the victims desperate for justice.
Evan Peters went on to win the Golden Globe Award for his performance as Jeffrey, thanking everyone who watched the show in his acceptance speech: 'It was a difficult one to make, a difficult one to watch but I sincerely hope some good came out of it.'
And while the showrunners claimed to have contacted 20 of the victims' family members and friends, Rita Isbell - the sister of Erroll Lindsey - told Business Insider she was never contacted about the 'harsh and careless' show, which 'retraumatized' her.
Grande (born Butera) agreed to do Penn's podcast after he starred in the Christian Breslauer-directed music video for her new single The Boy Is Mine, which dropped June 7.
Fans can next catch the Florida-born pop star as Glinda Upland alongside her real-life boyfriend Ethan Slater in Jon M. Chu's big-screen adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical Wicked, and the first part hits US theaters November 27 followed by the second part on November 26, 2025.
The Florida-born pop star's 's flippant remark during LGBTQAI Pride month should absolutely horrify her 'Arianator' fanbase considering the notorious serial killer frequently stalked gay bars to find his young, mostly African-American male victims (pictured in 1991)
The two-time Grammy winner - turning 31 next Wednesday - revealed in the second part of the 37-year-old Gossip Girl alum's Podcrushed podcast:'I was infatuated with serial killers when I was younger'
Ariana recalled:'Years ago, before the Dahmer series, I was in a Q&A with young fans. With a parent, someone said, "If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead, who would it be?" And I was like, "Oh, honey, you're so cute. Um, mom and dad, is it okay if I give the real answer?" And they were like, "Sure, what's the answer?"
Grande added:'And I was like, "Jeffrey Dahmer's pretty fascinating. I think I would have loved to have met him, maybe with like a third party or something. But I have questions." And the parents were like, "We'll explain it later, sweetheart"'
Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey raped, killed, and dismembered 17 boys and men - Steven Hicks (18), Steven Tuomi (28), James Doxtator (14), Richard Guerrero (25), Anthony Sears (24), Ricky Beeks (33), Eddie Smith (28), Ernest Miller (24), David Thomas (23), Curtis Straughter (18), Errol Lindsey (19), Anthony Hughes (31), Konerak Sinthasomphone (14), Matt Turner (20), Jeremiah Weinberger (23), Oliver Lacy (23), and Joseph Bradehoft (25)
Dahmer - otherwise known as the Milwaukee Monster or the Milwaukee Cannibal - had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and a psychotic disorder before he was beaten to death by a fellow Columbia Correctional Institution inmate in 1994 (pictured in 1992)
In 2022, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan released their dismally-reviewed Netflix crime thriller, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which depicted his unimaginable crimes and the victims desperate for justice
Evan Peters went on to win the Golden Globe Award for his performance as Jeffrey, thanking everyone who watched the show in his acceptance speech: 'It was a difficult one to make, a difficult one to watch but I sincerely hope some good came out of it'
And while the showrunners claimed to have contacted 20 of the victims' family members and friends, Rita Isbell (R) - the sister of Erroll Lindsey - told Business Insider she was never contacted about the 'harsh and careless' show, which 'retraumatized' her
Arianaagreed to do Penn's podcast after he starred in the Christian Breslauer-directed music video for her new single The Boy Is Mine, which dropped June 7
Fans can next catch Grande as Glinda Upland alongside her real-life boyfriend Ethan Slater (L) in Jon M. Chu's big-screen adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical Wicked, and the first part hits US theaters November 27 followed by the second part on November 26, 2025
