Ariana Grande breaks her silence after fatal blast
UPDATE: ARIANA Grande is 'broken' and the entertainment industry is reeling today after a blast at her Manchester concert killed 19 people.
The explosion, which is understood to have occurred outside the venue in the minutes after the concert had finished, has left 19 people dead and more than 50 injured.
Manchester Police say the scene is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise.
The incident happened at around 10:35pm local time in Manchester. Grande herself was not hurt in the blast, but tweeted several hours after the incident that she was "broken."
broken.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.
"From the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words," she wrote.
Earlier, TMZ earlier reported that she was "in hysterics" and "in no condition to perform."
Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, tweeted a statement saying that "our hearts are broken":
— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) May 23, 2017
The next scheduled concert of her Dangerous Woman world tour, which visits Australia in September, was set to take place at London's O2 Arena this Thursday May 25. It's understood that concert will not go ahead and TMZ now reports that the remaining 13 dates of the European leg of the tour have been put on hold.
EARLIER: THE entertainment industry is reeling today after news of a blast at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that's killed 19 people.
The explosion, which is understood to have occurred outside the venue in the minutes after the concert had finished, has left 19 people dead and more than 50 injured.
Manchester Police say the scene is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise.
The incident happened at around 10:35pm local time in Manchester - but across the country and around the world, some of the entertainment industry's biggest names have voiced their sorrow over the tragedy.
Grande herself was not hurt in the blast, and is yet to make any public statement about the blast. TMZ reports that she is "in hysterics" and "in no condition to perform."
The next scheduled concert of her Dangeorous Woman world tour, which visits Australia in September, is set to take place at London's O2 Arena on May 25. That concert is now up in the air - both over safety concerns and Grande's emotional state.
No words can describe how I feel about what happened in Manchester. I don't wanna believe that the world we live in could be so cruel.
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) May 23, 2017
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Manchester, any one affected, @ArianaGrande and the entire crew. Heartbreaking
— P!nk (@Pink) May 23, 2017
Broken hearted for the families tonight. Broken hearted for Ari. Broken hearted for the state of this world. 😔
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 23, 2017
Absolutely heartbroken for #Manchester. Devastating news. My love, thoughts & prayers go out to all.
— kylie minogue (@kylieminogue) May 23, 2017
Our prayers and strengh to the victims and their families involved in this tragedy in Manchester. Stay strong. @ArianaGrande 🙏🏾
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 22, 2017
every musician feels sick & responsible tonight—shows should be safe for you. truly a worst nightmare. sending love to manchester & ari
— Lorde (@lorde) May 23, 2017
I'm heartbroken over what happened in Manchester tonight.
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) May 23, 2017
Sending love to everyone involved. H
Terrible sad news at @ArianaGrande concert. People spend months looking forward to watching their idol, and then this. Sending love to all.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 23, 2017
CONCERTS SHOULD BE SPACES OF LOVE AND INCLUSION AND PEACE. How dare someone corrupt such a magical experience.
— JoJo. (@iamjojo) May 23, 2017
God bless everyone who was at Ariana's concert! My prayers are with you all and poor sweet Ariana! This is heartbreaking 💔
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) May 23, 2017
Just saw the news about Manchester... Our hearts are breaking 💔 Prayers for all who attended, their families, Ari and her whole crew.
— Fifth Harmony (@FifthHarmony) May 23, 2017
Absolutely Horrendous what happened in Manchester tonight. My thoughts are with the great people of Manchester and also Ari and her team xx
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) May 23, 2017
MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO PPL OF MANCHESTER…HAD SPECIAL TIMES THERE FROM YOUTH & BEYOND
— Cher (@cher) May 22, 2017
My heart breaks for everyone who endured the terrifying attack at Ariana Grande's show in Manchester. I'm praying for everyone there...
— Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) May 23, 2017
What is happening in Manchester is absolutely terrifying. Praying everyone effected has found safety and hope Ariana is okay :( Jesus
— h (@halsey) May 22, 2017
My prayers are with you Manchester
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 22, 2017
Prayers for #manchester today. Be strong @ArianaGrande
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) May 23, 2017
Horrified hearing about what's going on in Manchester . Bless everyone x
— Lily (@lilyallen) May 23, 2017
Ariana's former Nickelodeon channel co-star, Victoria Justice:
I just heard about the attack at Ariana's concert.This is truly awful. I'm sending my deepest condolences & praying for every one affected🙏🏼
— Victoria Justice (@VictoriaJustice) May 23, 2017
Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha, who's co-penned many of Grande's biggest hits:
As heartbreaking details keep emerging, I'm reminded how much @ArianaGrande and her fans have meant to my life. Sending you all oceans of ❤️
— Savan Kotecha (@Savan_Kotecha) May 22, 2017
