Jeffrey Dahmer Sufferer’s Household Calls Ariana Grande ‘Sick’ for Glamorizing Serial Killer

The members of the family of one in all Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims are upset after Ariana Grande admitted on a podcast that she as soon as informed a younger fan that the convicted serial killer was her ideally suited dinner companion.

Talking with TMZ earlier this week, Anthony “Tony” Hughes’ mom Shirley Hughes referred to as the actress and singer’s feedback “sick.”

“To me, it looks as if she’s sick in her thoughts. It’s not fancy or humorous to say you’d have needed to do dinner with him. It’s additionally not one thing it is best to say to younger folks, which she says she did,” Shirley informed TMZ.

Tony — one in all Dahmer’s 17 recognized victims — was drugged and killed by Dahmer within the homicide’s residence after the 2 met at a Milwaukee homosexual bar on Might 24, 1991, the Related Press and books on Dahmer’s crimes reported about the previous couple of hours of his life. Tony was a deaf man who could not converse; he was 31 on the time of his loss of life.

Shirley and her daughter Barbara informed TMZ that they hope others understand the ache it causes victims’ households once they convey up Dahmer’s title in public. They really feel that Grande, 31, ought to publicly apologize and make it clear to her followers that serial killers should not be glamorized.

“Sadly, till it occurs to her and her household, she simply doesn’t know what we now have been by means of,” Barbara informed the outlet.

Representatives for Grande did not reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.

Grande — who has skilled trauma herself with the Might 2017 Manchester bombing at her present, the place 22 folks died —made the feedback in query on the June 17 episode of the Podcrushed podcast with co-host Penn Badgley.

The “sure, and?” singer was recalling a Q&A session early in her profession when she was answering questions from younger followers. Just a little woman requested her who she’d need to have dinner with, residing or lifeless.

“I used to be infatuated with serial killers after I was youthful,” Grande remembered. “I used to be like, ‘Oh, you are so cute. Mother and Dad, is it OK if I give the actual reply?’ They usually had been like ‘Positive, what’s the reply?’ and I used to be like, ‘I imply, Jeffrey Dahmer is fairly fascinating. I feel I might have cherished to have met him. Y’know, possibly with a 3rd get together or somebody concerned. However I’ve questions.’”

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Badgley, 37, and his podcast co-hosts Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari laughed on the pop star’s reminiscence as she recalled the mother and father telling their daughter they’d clarify who the serial killer was “later.”

“And I used to be like, ‘I’ll simply sing ‘Drawback’ and go residence,'” Grande concluded the story.