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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Ivy Jill Romanillos

Did Leighton Meester Subtly Roast Ariana Grande on the Critics Choice Red Carpet?

Playful charm or polished mock? (Credit: AFP News)

On a red carpet where every glance is analysed like an Upper East Side power move, a brief interaction between Leighton Meester and Ariana Grande has left fans asking a very Blair Waldorf–coded question: Was that playful charm, or a perfectly polished mock?

At the 31st Critics Choice Awards, a short exchange involving Meester, Grande, and Adam Brody quickly went viral, fuelling online debate over a possible Leighton Meester-Ariana Grande roast. While no direct insult was spoken, the moment's tone and timing proved irresistible to social media sleuths.

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