2014年时，虽有评论指责她对待友迷的一些行为并不礼貌<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/ariana-grandes-surreal-life-in-the-spotlight-20140908-10dx3l.html |title=Ariana Grande's surreal life in the spotlight |author=Peter Vincent |publisher=''[[ 雪梨晨锋报|The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' |language=en |date=2014-09-08 |access-date=}}{{cite web |url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/09/19/ariana-grande-is-on-the-brink-of-a-major-image-problem-how-can-she-fix-it/ |author=Emily Yahr |title=Ariana Grande is on the brink of a major image problem. How can she fix it? |publisher=''[[ 华盛顿邮报|The Washington Post]]'' |language=en |date=2014-09-19 |access-date=}}{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6620402/ariana-grande-controversies |title=Ariana Grande's Donut Video & 5 More Controversies |website=Billboard.com |language=en |date=2015-07-08 |access-date=}}{{cite news |url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/show-ego-ariana-grande-article-1.1957348 |author=Marianne Garvey, Brian Niemietz, Oli Coleman |title=A show of ego from Ariana Grande |publisher=''[[纽约每日新闻|New York Daily News]]'' |language=en |date=2014-09-30 |access-date=2017-12-31}}{{cite news |url= http://www.cambio.com/2014/08/27/ariana-grande-acted-rude-to-mtv-vma-contest-winner-left-in-tears-explained/ |author=Wendy Michaels |title=Ariana Grande Acted Like a Diva to MTV VMA Contest Winner, Left Her In Tears |publisher=Cambio.com |language=en |date=2014-08-27 |access-date=2015-07-09}}{{cite news |url= http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/giuliana-rancic-makes-latest-claim-about-ariana-grandes-diva-behaviour-20140916-10hnb1.html |author=Rachel Clun |title=Giuliana Rancic makes latest claim about Ariana Grande's diva behaviour |publisher=''The Sydney Morning Herald'' |language=en |date=2014-09-16 |access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref>，但格兰德表示那些只是传闻，而相关评论则是对她性格的一种“奇怪且并不恰当的描述”("weird, inaccurate depictions")。<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/11159510/Ariana-Grande-interview-Big-Sean-diva.html |title=Ariana Grande: 'If you want to call me a diva I’ll say: cool'|last=McLean|first=Craig|work=''The Telegraph''| publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|language=en|date=2014-10-17|accessdate=2015-07-08}}</ref>2015年，她在网上发文为女性在性观念方面所遭受的歧视而鸣不平，认为女人也是普普通通的人，有权和男人一样自由更换恋人而不必被戴上生活放荡的帽子。格兰德、[[泰勒·斯威夫特]]和[[赛琳娜·戈麦斯]]等人的集中呼吁在Twitter上成了一时间热议的话题。<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6590565/ariana-grande-shares-empowering-essay-following-big-sean-breakup |author=Mitchell Peters |title=Ariana Grande Shares Empowering Essay Following Big Sean Breakup |publisher=''Billboard'' |language=en |date=2015-06-07 |access-date=}}{{cite news |url= http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ariana-grande-lashes-double-standard-misogyny/story?id=31602353 |title=Ariana Grande Lashes Out Against 'Double Standard and Misogyny' |publisher=[[ABC新闻|ABC News]] |language=en |date=2015-06-08 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://time.com/3912119/ariana-grande-taylor-swift-rita-ora-feminist-twitter-sisterhood/ |author=Joanna Plucinska |title=Pop-Star Sisterhood Approves Ariana Grande’s Feminist Stand |publisher=''Time'' Magazine |language=en |date=2015-06-08 |access-date=}}{{cite news |url= http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/news/a31535/selena-gomez-supports-ariana-grandes-feminist/ |author=Jelani Addams Rosa |title=Here's What Selena Gomez Had to Say About Ariana Grande's Empowering Feminist Essay |work=''Seventeen'' |language=en |date=2015-06-10 |access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref>