The queen of melancholic Americana has traded wistful ballads for a lyrical bloodbath, and the internet is losing its mind. Lana Del Rey has shared a snippet from track 13 of her forthcoming album, produced by longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, revealing a pointed and unexpected lyric:
“Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post.”
The teaser instantly detonated across social media, but Lana didn’t stop there. She doubled down in a jaw-dropping statement that detailed years of alleged ridicule at the hands of Cain.
Lana Del Rey Alleges Years of Body-Shaming by Ethel Cain
Speaking with brutal frankness, Lana claimed she had no idea who Ethel Cain, real name Hayden Anhedönia, was until several years ago, when fans began flagging her attention to what she describes as “disturbing and graphic” posts.
“I didn’t know who Ethel was until a few years ago when someone brought to my attention the disturbing and graphic side-by-side images she would often put up of me next to unflattering creatures and cartoon characters making constant comments about my weight,” Lana said. “I was confused at what she was getting at. Then when I heard what she was saying behind closed doors from mutual friends and started inserting herself into my personal life I was definitely disturbed.”
The language is as sharp as her eyeliner. “Disturbed” is the kind of word Lana deploys with surgical precision. The implication is clear: whatever warmth might have existed between the two singer-songwriters has turned to ice.
Social Media Reacts: From ‘Sure Grandma’ to Stripper Comparisons
Within minutes of Lana’s statement hitting the timeline, fans, critics, and gleeful onlookers piled into the conversation. The reactions ranged from chaotic to unhinged, with some taking sides and others reveling in the sheer absurdity of another celebrity feud born in the trenches of Instagram.
One viral tweet read:
“I heard someone compare Lana hating Ethel to an older stripper hating a younger stripper who reminds her of herself, and now I can’t unsee it.”
Others were less sympathetic to Lana’s grievances:
“sure grandma let’s get you to bed”
And, of course, the ever-meta commentary:
“does somebody spin a wheel and throw darts to see which celebrities are going to beef with each other next?”
For some, the accusations against Ethel were déjà vu:
“and just like that. Ethels apology dont mean shit last month”
Some users confessed the drama was reopening old wounds:
“yall should see/hear the shit some of my oomfs were saying about lana in our gc back when she was big, like girl yall be holding celebrities to higher standards when yall talk the most shit ns 😭 love them both down, hopefully they can have their girl so confusing moment idk 🤷”
One fan summed it up with brutal poetry:
“this is like nicki vs. cardi for the depressed and sad bitches chileeeee”
Others couldn’t help but note the tonal whiplash:
“we were expecting a romantic country album and we’re going to get diss tracks and blood in our eyes”
And then there were those who smelled a reckoning brewing:
“Oh it’s all coming out in the wash about miss Ethel..”
Of course, not everyone is abandoning Cain’s camp:
“Im in fucking shambles reading this. Not that I don’t agree with Lana but I love Hayden too much”
And in a biting observation on cultural patterns:
“white women love using words like ‘disturbed’ whenever they’re threatened by someone lol”
