Ariana Grande broke up with Mac Miller because the relationship had turned toxic. According to friends of the late rapper, she had tried to be a rock for him in his ongoing battle with At the time of reporting, Miller was still detained. He was given a $15,000 bail. Miller's arrest came the week after his ex-girlfriend, pop singer Ariana Grande , announced their split. Ariana Grande opened up about the untimely death of Mac Miller, her "dearest friend" and former boyfriend, in a cover story for Vogue's August 2019 issue. "By no means was what we had perfect, but, like, fuck. He was the best person ever, and he didn't deserve the demons he had," she told the magazine. In Vogue's newest cover story, Ariana opened up about the way their relationship was treated in the public eye, after his death and in the aftermath of their May 2018 breakup. May 23, 2018 / 6:06 PM EDT / CBS News. Ariana Grande has finally spoken out about her breakup with Mac Miller, after a fan hinted that she was to blame for Miller's recent car accident. The writer behind a new book on Mac Miller has offered his take on the late rapper's relationship with pop singer Ariana Grande. Paul Cantor's book, Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac CNN —. Pete Davidson dated Ariana Grande right after her breakup with Mac Miller and Davidson now says the rapper's death factored into their split. In an extensive interview with Charlamagne Photo: Getty Images. It seems Ariana Grande and Mac Miller pretty much picked up where they left off three years ago. After teaming up on their hit single "The Way," from Ariana's debut album Ariana announces that she and Mac have parted ways (May 2018) Earlier in May, TMZ reported that Ariana and Mac broke up but remain friends. A few days after reports began to circulate, A few weeks after Ariana confirmed they had split up, Mac was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and an angry fan blamed Ariana for his reckless behaviour on Twitter. R0whZMf.