Onstage, Grande told the crowd she wanted to speak for herself. “Sometimes when a story comes out that’s not directly from me, things can get a little blown out of proportion,” she said. “So I just wanted to speak to my fans directly tonight because I love you so much.” Grande also directly countered the suggestion that negativity had soured her experience. Grande has three more Chicago dates before a 10-show London run closes the tour between Aug. 15 and Sept. 1.