Ariana Grande has come under fire from the family of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims after she revealed the notorious serial killer was her “dream dinner guest.”
During a recent appearance on the Podcrushed podcast, the 31-year-old singer shared a surprising anecdote. Grande recounted a Q&A session with kids where she admitted her fascination with Dahmer, who gruesomely murdered 17 men between 1978 and 1991.
This revelation left the family of Tony Hughes, one of Dahmer’s victims, in shock. Hughes’ mother, Shirley, expressed her dismay to TMZ, stating, “To me, it seems like she’s sick in her mind. It’s not fancy or funny to say you would have wanted to do dinner with him.” She further criticized Grande for making such comments to young people.
Tony Hughes, who was deaf and non-verbal, encountered Dahmer at a Milwaukee gay bar. According to the AP, Dahmer took Hughes home, drugged him, and later dismembered his body, keeping his skull as a grisly memento.
Shirley hopes that Grande realizes the insensitivity of her comments and finds it disturbing that the pop star laughed about it. Barbara, Hughes’ sister, added that Grande’s remarks seemed to glamorize the infamous killer, who was killed in prison in 1994. Both family members are calling for the two-time Grammy winner to issue an apology.
The controversial comments were made during the podcast’s June 17 episode with hosts Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari, and Nava Kavelin.
Grande explained her teenage obsession with serial killers, sharing that she once told kids, “If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead, who would it be?” Her answer was Jeffrey Dahmer, which she described as “fascinating.”
Grande confessed that even now, she would have loved to meet Dahmer, albeit with the presence of a third party. “I think I would have loved to have met him,” she said. “You know, maybe with a third party or someone involved. But I have questions.”
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