Wicked star Ethan Slater’s ex-wife, Lilly Jay, recently published an essay addressing their divorce.
Slater has been criticized for leaving Jay, his high school sweetheart, and immediately starting a relationship with his “Wicked” co-star Ariana Grande. Before now, his ex-wife has not commented on the situation, but her essay does reference the split and how it affected her personally and professionally.
“In the countless hours I spend rocking my son to sleep, pushing his stroller, marveling at his sweaty little hands grasping a crayon, I work diligently on my private project of accepting the sudden public downfall of my marriage,” Jay wrote in an essay headlined, “How Does My Divorce Make You Feel?,” which was published on Thursday.
“This, I tell myself, is nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide. Slowly but surely, I have come to believe that in the absence of…
