The Voice’s Blake Shelton slammed as ‘petty’

The Voice’s Blake Shelton slammed as ‘petty’ as he rips other coaches after Ariana Grande claimed he’s ‘jealous’

THE Voice’s Blake Shelton was slammed as “petty” as he ripped the other coaches in favor of Ariana Grande.

The country singer defended the newest coach after she claimed he’s “jealous” of her.

The Voice’s Blake Shelton was slammed for being ‘petty’ after he ripped the other coaches

He praised Ariana Grande after she slammed him for being ‘jealous’
During Monday’s episode of The Voice, Blake was the only coach to not turn his chair around for contestant Raquel Trinidad.
While speaking to the contestant, the 45-year-old encouraged Raquel to choose Ariana, 28, over Kelly Clarkson, 39, and John Legend, 42.
After sharing that he wanted to help Raquel “choose Ariana” as her coach, Blake said: “I don’t want to see you end up with two coached that are jaded and have been here for a while.
“They’ve proven season after season that they can’t win.”
Blake’s argument seemed to make sense to Raquel, who eventually chose Ariana as her coach.

While the contestant was convinced by Blake’s arguments, viewers didn’t find his praise for the pop star quite so charming.
While taking to Twitter, one person wrote: “I’m going to watch something else if I have to hear all of this nonsense coming from Blake. It’s getting old!”
Another added: “Blake is so petty…”
A third chimed in: “What’s with Blake being extra nice. I’m suspicious!!!
Others shared their thoughts behind Blake’s motives, with one person writing: “Blake is trying not to get blocked by Ariana that’s why he’s sucking up to her.”

An additional viewer wrote: “BLAKE BEING EXTRA NICE RIGHT NOW IS CONCERNING.”
One Twitter user pointed out that a lot of Ariana’s fan base is watching the competition show specifically for her, writing: “Blake realizes the only reason a lot of us are watching #TheVoice this season is for Ari, right?”
‘JEALOUS’ BLAKE
Blake praised Ariana shortly after the Positions singer slammed him for being jealous.
While appearing on Kelly’s daytime talk show last week, Ariana received a warm welcome for the audience.

“This is what it sounds like on The Voice when the coaches are coming out. That’s what it’s supposed to sound like for all of us,” Kelly confessed.
Ariana interjected and said: “Blake gets so pissed,” as Kelly joked, “Blake was like ‘I don’t want to follow her anymore.'”
NEW COACH

The Victorious alum announced back in March that she would be one of the four judges, opposite Kelly, John and Blake.
Ariana tweeted the big news at the time: “surprise !!! i am beyond thrilled, honored, excited to be joining @kellyclarkson @johnlegend @blakeshelton next season ~ season 21 of @nbcthevoice! @nickjonas we will miss you.”

Previous coach Nick Jonas saluted his replacement, writing: “Congrats @ArianaGrande ! You’re going to kill it next season! Welcome to the family.”
The Jonas Brothers member previously took over from coach Gwen Stefani, 51, from the season before.
Gwen and Blake tied the knot in 2021 after working together on The Voice for multiple seasons.

All of the coaches except Blake turned their chairs for contestant Raquel TrinidadCredit: NBC