Ariana Grande’s new docuseries “Dangerous Woman Diaries” reveals an emotional letter she wrote to her fans following the Manchester Arena attack last year that killed 22 people and injured over 500 others.
The “Thank U, Next” singer recently released the four-part docuseries on YouTube Premium that follows her journey on the “Dangerous Woman” World Tour. The letter that she wrote appeared in the fourth episode and brought back strong emotions associated with the tragedy.
“It’s impossible to know where to start or to know what to say about this part. May 22, 2017, will leave me speechless and filled with questions for the rest of my life,” she wrote.
“Music — pop music, stan culture — is something that brings people together, introduces them to some of their best friends, and makes them feel like they can be themselves. It is comfort. It is fun. It is expression. It is happiness. It is the last thing that would ever harm someone. It is safe,” she continued.
“When something so opposite and so poisonous takes place in your world that is supposed to be everything but that … it is shocking and heartbreaking in a way that seems impossible to fully recover from.”
The 25-year-old songstress went on to thank the people of Manchester for their unwavering strength and refusal to “let hate win.”
“The people of Manchester were able to change an event that portrayed the worst of humanity into one that portrayed the most beautiful of humanity. ‘Like a handprint on my heart’ … I think of Manchester constantly and will carry this with me every day for the rest of my life,” she said.
The rest of the 2-hour docuseries follow’s Ari as she connects with family, her pets, and most importantly her fans along the “Dangerous Woman” tour.
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