{"id":367111,"date":"2026-08-04T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-ariana-grande-stepping-back-from-public-life-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:00:39","slug":"why-is-ariana-grande-stepping-back-from-public-life-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-ariana-grande-stepping-back-from-public-life-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Ariana Grande stepping back from public life?  | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O39JQYkNZFQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Ariana Grande stepping back from public life?  | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O39JQYkNZFQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ariana Grande says she is stepping back from public life for mental health reasons after years of intense public scrutiny. 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