Ariana Grande Defends Pete Davidson's Controversial Joke About Manchester Attack Ariana Grande’s fiance Pete Davidson reportedly made a joke about the Manchester bombing last fall, just months after it happened. He jested that Grande must know how famous she is ‘because Britney Spears didn’t have a terrorist attack at her concert’. Many spoke out against his comment, including family members of the victims. For anyone to joke about this situation is disgusting and I think he should publicly apologize for it. Grande was quick to defend her husband-to-be. tweet Grande and Davidson confirmed their engagement on June 20.