Ariana Grande asks White House to stop ICE video using song

Pop star Ariana Grande demanded on Thursday that the White House stop using her music to promote its immigration enforcement policies after a video featuring her song was posted on an official TikTok account. The video, which showcased arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), used Grande's 2024 track "Bye" as background music.

Grande posted a comment directly on the video, writing, "Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense." A spokesperson for the singer confirmed the comment was made, though it was reportedly not publicly visible on the platform. Sources close to Grande said her team was seeking to have her music removed from the clip, and the song appeared to have been taken down from the video following her request.

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded by repurposing Grande's language in a statement. "Well say this one last time: what's actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens," Jackson said, according to multiple reports.

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