Social media links Perez Hilton incident to Ariana Grande Petal video

Online posts linked Ariana Grande's 'Petal' video to Perez Hilton's live, claiming incident 'ritual' without evidence

Social media users have circulated posts drawing connections between Ariana Grande's recent music video for Petal and the reported mental health incident involving celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, although the claims are presented without evidence.

The speculation emerged after Perez Hilton was taken to hospital following an incident at his Miami home, where authorities responded to reports of a self-harm livestream.

In the days before the incident, Hilton's last post had been about Grande's decision to step back from public-facing work after completing her Eternal Sunshine Tour.

Several posts shared online have highlighted similarities between imagery in Grande's Petal music video, in which the singer appears covered in blood during some scenes, and images from Hilton's reported incident.

The Perez Hilton story is very strange 😳 a couple of days ago he posted a video about Ariana Grande taking a step back from the public life after her tour and a couple of days later he's covered in blood just like Ariana Grande was in her recent music video. This is definitely a… pic.twitter.com/PveYyQS55y

— Truth Seeker (@_TruthZone_) August 5, 2026

A social media user wrote, "As we know, Hollywood is a dark demonic place. I don't think it's a coincidence what's happening with Perez Hilton right now. Look at Ariana Grande's music video just a few days ago. Lots of darkness and occult imagery being pushed online these days."

Users reacted to the comparison with outrage towards "conspiracy theories" involving Grande in discource, or drew comparisons instead to Stephen King's Carrie, while others rejected supernatural or conspiratorial interpretations, instead pointing to the gravity of mental health.

Well if you want another coincidence, Amazon announced mini series involving the adaptation of Stephan Kings 1976 horror flick; Carrie pic.twitter.com/NZWzTDlIHJ

— Russ 🇺🇸 🦅 (@SoCalRuss1983) August 5, 2026