United Kingdom, Aug. 10 -- Ryan Murphy is standing by Ariana Grande after she pulled out of plans to appear in American Horror Story.

The TV mogul had previously announced the singer/actress would be joining the cast of his long-running horror series but she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with her Eternal Sunshine tour - but Murphy is holding onto his ideas for her and hopes he will be able to bring her onboard for a future season of the show.

Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter: "I love Ariana Grande. We're great friends. I had an idea and I came to her and she, very immediately, said: 'I'm not sure because I think I'm going on tour.'

"I don't think the tour had been announced, and she had obviously just finished the Wicke...