Jameela Jamil and Charli Howard Call Out Ariana Grande’s Team Over New Music Video

Key Points:

• Model and eating disorder recovery advocate Charli Howard and actor Jameela Jamil criticized Ariana Grande's management, family, and label for releasing the "Petal" music video, expressing concern that its imagery could harm young viewers and potentially glamorize unhealthy body images.
• The video features Grande as an aspiring performer facing rejection, with visuals that some viewers and commentators interpreted as highlighting the singer's thin appearance, prompting worries about her health.
• Howard, drawing from her own eating disorder recovery experience, urged for the video to be pulled and called for Grande to receive psychiatric help and a break from performing, condemning those involved in approving the release.
• Jamil echoed these sentiments, accusing Grande's team of irresponsibility for allowing the release of imagery that may endanger the singer's well-being and negatively influence her young fans.
• Both advocates emphasized the importance of addressing the potential damage such content can cause to women and girls, warning against enabling illness and calling for greater care in managing public figures' health portrayals.