Breaking information: Ariana Grande just isn’t courting SpongeBob SquarePants (at the least, not the way you may suppose).

Earlier final week, experiences emerged that Ariana is courting her Depraved costar, Ethan Slater, following her cut up from husband Dalton Gomez.

Nicely, one of many issues Ethan is finest recognized for is taking part in SpongeBob within the eponymous Broadway musical, even getting a Tony nomination within the course of.

As such, The Minimize went with the headline “Is Ariana Grande Relationship SpongeBob Now?” when overlaying the hubbub. Nonetheless, the reference to SpongeBob apparently caught the eye of the spouse of Tom Kenny, AKA the voice actor who performs SpongeBob.

In response to Individuals, Jill Talley hopped into the feedback to make clear that the ocean sponge in query was not her husband. “Hello everybody, I’m married to Tom Kenny,” she wrote. “He’s not courting Ariana Grande.”

“I don’t know if Ethan Slater (who performed SpongeBob within the musical) is or isn’t courting Ariana Grande. Nonetheless, they’re each lovely and I completely ship it. Simply wished to set the document straight.”

“P.S. as for me and Tom Kenny — we’re celebrating our twenty seventh wedding ceremony anniversary at present,” she added.