Story highlights Ariana Grande took to Twitter to recount an incident in which, she says, a male fan made sexually charged comments about her

Grande is speaking out to tell women that objectification should not be tolerated

(CNN) Ariana Grande says she was sexually objectified by a male fan, and she's speaking out about it.

The 23-year-old pop star took to Twitter late Tuesday night to express her "hurt" over an incident that she says took place while she was out with her boyfriend, Mac Miller.

Grande told her over 42 million Twitter followers that there was a "young boy" who followed them to their car and appeared to just want a chance to meet her. That was, she said, until he looked over at her boyfriend and said, "Ariana is sexy as hell man I see you, I see you hitting that!"

"This may not seem like a big deal to some of you," Grande wrote to her fans. "But I felt sick and objectified... I've felt really quiet and hurt since that moment."

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