Ariana Grande Whipped By Critics Over Her Non-Vegan Starbucks Drink

Ariana Grande has gotten into some hot water — or, in this case, steamed milk — over her new partnership with Starbucks.
As we reported, the 7 rings songstress teamed up with the coffee chain to become the face of her very own drink called the Cloud Macchiato. Many were ecstatic over the pairing that finally allowed Grande to live up to her namesake.
But some fans felt the need to call Ariana out. Why? Because the Cloud Macchiato contains egg whites in its foam and condensed milk in its caramel drizzle — which is a problem, since Ari has claimed to be a vegan since 2013!
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Fans immediately voiced their concerns on Twitter, with many calling the 26-year-old a vegan fraud:

Ariana: I’m vegan I love animals I could never think about eating another way!
Also Ariana: *releases drink with egg whites w/ Starbucks*

— clarissa Ⓥ???? (@spidersockz) March 5, 2019

We already knew Ariana Grande wasn’t vegan because when talking about what she eats at restaurants this is what she said. Everyone knows true vegans subsist on French fries. pic.twitter.com/ngbYw0GxVe

— D A N I (@skinnyawkward) March 5, 2019

https://twitter.com/literallygaby/status/1102690344049623042

Others pointed out that the Cloud Macchiato comes in four versions, two of which are made with soy milk:
https://twitter.com/arianaaccesscom/status/1102958104008896513
But critics argued that even if customers order the soy version, the “cloud powder” in the drink is made with dehydrated egg whites — and, therefore, definitely not vegan friendly.
https://twitter.com/14rachelwolff/status/1102935021806120961

Opinion 240

The Starbucks x Ariana collab is confusing since she's apparently vegan. Even with soy milk, the foam is made with eggs. That and her Mac collab makes her seem potentially hypocritical pic.twitter.com/T9oqszxiLf

— Ariana Stan (@thegrandetea2) March 6, 2019

ariana grande claims to be vegan (no shade) but everyone pls don’t get confused: the cloud macchiato has EGG in it, no matter what milk u get. the “cloud powder” which is supposed to be like a merengue is made w dehydrated egg whites https://t.co/AIdWYeJ2W1

— president slump (@youreyeah) March 5, 2019

Ariana has yet to address this Grande-sized controversy.