Ariana Grande Exits AHS Season 13 Over Tour
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- Ariana Grande dropped out of FX's 'American Horror Story' Season 13 because of scheduling conflicts with her 'Eternal Sunshine' tour, per sources cited by Variety.
- FX had already released a first look at Season 13, which reunites returning cast members Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, and Leslie Grossman.
- Grande was announced alongside the returning ensemble; her role would have been her franchise debut but marked a reunion with Ryan Murphy, Roberts, and Lourd following her 2015 stint on 'Scream Queens.'
- In a November interview with Variety, Grande had teased a 'very tiny thing to do' in the season, saying she received 'a very exciting text' from Murphy.
- Season 13 also stars John Waters, Paul Anthony Kelly, and Joey Pollari, and is set to debut on FX on Sept. 24, with plot details still under wraps.
- FX and 20th Television declined to comment on Grande's exit.
Why it matters: Grande's exit removes a high-profile new face from a season already built around nostalgia for returning 'AHS' veterans. FX and 20th Television declined to comment, leaving the size of her planned role — which Grande herself described as 'very tiny' — as the only window into how much rewriting or recasting the production now faces ahead of its Sept. 24 debut.
