The photo shows she singer taking off her clothes for the camera

Apr 2, 2014 09:29 GMT  ·  By

To say that Ariana Grande's fans were shocked when a photo showing her revealing herself to the camera while at the beach was leaked on Twitter is an understatement. That's because, in the pop music industry, Ariana has managed to make a name for herself without any outrageous behavior and while still holding on to her morals.

So there was much uproar when the photos hit Twitter on March 31 which showed the 20-year-old singer exposing her chest to the camera. The matter of whether the photos were real immediately popped up and, fortunately for Ariana, it turned out to be an elaborate, albeit early, April Fools hoax.

Several fans linked to a racy snapshot in black and white that was supposed to be her derrière and then to another, showing the Nickelodeon star coming out of the water with her top off. “RETWEET THIS SO IT WILL SPREAD FASTER THEN FIRE,” said one fan while holding his or her finger firmly down on the caps lock key.

It turned out that the girl in the photo was just a celebrity look-alike, and it was Ariana herself that busted the rumor by saying “but that's why I like twitter... self expression and I get to talk to you all.”

Oddly, many of the tweets that shared the photo explained that it was an April Fools prank, which is a bit of a head-scratcher, because it sort of defeats the entire purpose of the prank. You're supposed to not reveal the trick until the very end, otherwise you come off looking like a dork.

Grande also took it upon herself to debunk the story that she was pregnant, probably a rumor started in connection with these racy leaked photos, because anyone who goes around the beach exposing their intimates gets pregnant, it's common knowledge.

“Something important that I've learned is to never apologize for a choice u make if it makes you happy. it's your life. make sure u enjoy it,” Ariana tweeted to her fans. This sudden interest in Ariana and seeing her without her clothes on stems from the fact that she's managed to keep herself and her career scandal-free and that's very suspicious in the age of Miley Cyrus, when even going to the bathroom can be turned into a photo-op and a subsequent scandal.

This year's April Fools only goes to show how obsessed people are with catching their celebrities off-guard and doing things that are usually frowned upon. Wanting to see your idol fail is not something you should be embracing as a credo in life.

Fortunately for Ariana, she can brush it off easily and take the moral high ground, by not letting herself be deterred by people trying to bank on her fame.