But even the most skeptical among us never thought it would flame out this quickly and in such spectacular fashion.
Not only have Pete and Ariana broken up just months after announcing their engagement, it seems they"re now venting their frustrations with one another publicly — Davidson through his comedy, and Grande via indignant tweets.
It"s a messy situation that gets more confusing with each new piece of information that comes to light.
But fear not, reformed Grandson "shippers, your friends at The Hollywood Gossip are here to help you make sense of this increasingly bitter breakup:
1. Downhill Fast
Pete and Ariana’s relationship went from storybook romance to petty feud faster than you can say “Piggy Smallz.”
2. Surprise After Non-Surprise
The breakup itself didn’t come as much of a shock. After all, couples who move as quickly as Pete and Ari tend to favor intensity over longevity.
3. A Bitter Split
Fans were caught off-guard, however, when it became clear that Pete and Ariana did not part ways on amicable terms.
4. A Reversal of Opinion
Ariana stans who were previously head-over-heels for both Pete Davidson and “pete davidson” (Grande’s song paying tribute to her then-boyfriend) now found themselves seething with rage toward the SNL comic.
5. Keeping Mum
At first, Pete and Ariana kept the details of their split on the down-low. Now, however, the truth is out — and it’s unpleasant.
6. Getting Ugly
On a promo for this week’s episode of SNL, Davidson made a joke about his short-lived relationship with Grande.
But last night the dam broke in a big way, confirming earlier reports that Pete and Ariana did not part ways on good terms.
The airing of grievances began in unexpected fashion with a promo for this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live.
Standing alongside host Jonah Hill and musical guest Maggie Rogers, Davidson cracked a joke about his famous tendency to jump the gun when it comes to popping the question.
No doubt it hit a little close to home for Ariana, but ultimately, Davidson himself was the butt of the joke, not Grande
But Ariana didn’t see it that way, and she vented her frustrations on Twitter to the amusement of her massive, largely Pete-hating fan base.
“For somebody who claims to hate relevancy u sure love clinging to it huh … thank u. next,” Grande wrote in a pair of since-deleted tweets.
But while that may be the first time Ariana has publicly trash-talked Pete, sources close to the singer say her inner circle has been aware of her feelings toward the comic for quite some time.
“Ariana is straight up tired of Pete talking sh-t. She left him because he is arrogant, self-centered, selfish and an attention-seeking assh-le,” one insider tells Radar Online.
“Everything he is doing right now just confirms to her that she made the right choice.”
“Everyone told Ariana that Pete was using her for his own career gain and this just goes to show that everyone was right,” the source adds.
“Ariana just wants Pete to go away and her family feels the same way. They just want him to get lost.”
While they may not get their wish entirely, it seems Ariana’s decision to speak out against her ex has had the desired effect in one regard.
Production sources at SNL have confirmed that Pete has decided not to go ahead with a sketch planned for this week’s show that would skewer his short-lived relationship with Ariana.
We guess that’s a victory for Team Ari.
Of course, Pete has made a name for himself by mining the more painful aspects of his personal life for material, so you can be sure it won’t ne long before he publicly addresses his A-list romance yet again.
Hard to believe that it was less than five months ago that Ariana Grande stunned fans by announcing her engagement to Pete Davidson.
Of course, saying the situation didn’t play out the way she expected would be putting it very, very mildly.
Ariana and Pete broke up unexpectedly last month, and from what it seems, the split was far from amicable.
Now, there are many perks to dating a comedian, chief among them, of course, is the fact that your relationship is sure to be filled with laughter.
But there are downsides, as well, particularly the fact that comics tend to mine the more painful aspects of their private lives for material, which means there’s a good chance that a difficult breakup will immediately become joke fodder.
So it’s not terribly surprising that a new promo for the upcoming episode of SNL finds Pete playing the news about his love life for laughs.
Standing alongside hosts Jonah Hill and musical guest Maggie Rogers, Davidson jokingly proposes to Rogers, who promptly shoots him down, an obvious reference to Davidson’s tendency to move very quickly in relationships — particularly when his partner is a well-known singer.
Pretty harmless stuff, if you ask us, and Davidson is clearly poking fun at himself more than he’s skewering Ariana.
Still, Grande was obviously not thrilled to find that her very recent breakup is already being played for laughs, and she made her feelings very clear with a pair of scathing tweets.
“For somebody who claims to hate relevancy [you] sure love clinging to it huh,” Grande wrote.
“Thank [you], next,” she added.
We can’t help but think “fame” would’ve worked better there than “relevancy.”
After all, who hates being relevant?
But we digress.
Needless to say, fans have overwhelmingly sided with Ariana, with the tweets attracting many references to the spillage of tea and state-sanctioned beheadings.
(We assume that’s what’s meant by the phrase “slaaaaaay queen!”)
And as the details of Pete and Ariana’s breakup are hard to come by, it’s impossible for us to say if it was appropriate for Pete to joke about the breakup so soon after the fact.
But we can say that if Ariana is this thin-skinned, it’s a safe bet that her relationship with a famously envelope-pushing comic was likely doomed from the start.
Again, this argument is null and void if it turns out that Pete precipitated the breakup with some sort of monstrous behavior, but if it was just a standard split, then Ari might have to just come to grips with the fact that the snarky sense of humor she previously found so endearing will now serve as a source of mild irritation.
And hey, if she wants to shoot back by claiming that all that talk about “big dick energy” was just her way of compensating for Pete’s micropenis, we’re 100 percent here for it.
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Back in September, rapper Mac Miller passed away from an overdose after years of battling addiction.
Last night in Los Angeles, fans, loved ones, and colleagues from the music world gathered together to pay tribute to the late emcee.
John Mayer, Travis Scott and Chance the Rapper were among the A-listers who performed, but one star was noticeably absent.
Miller’s former girlfriend, Ariana Grande, opted out of participating in the evening’s festivities.
On social media, some Miller fans were critical of Grande’s decision not to participate, with many pointing out that the concert was both an opportunity to pay tribute to the late musician and a fundraiser for arts education.
Others took note of the fact that Grande paid tribute to Miller on Instagram, where she posed with his beloved dog while wearing a hoodie he designed himself:
“She is still deeply grieving and chose to pay respect in her own way,” a source close to the situation tells Radar Online.
“Ariana is now focusing her time and energy on her music and upcoming tour, which she is very excited about,” the insider adds.
There was no mention of either that relationship or Miller’s fatal substance abuse issues during the concert.
On stage, artists paid tribute to Miller through music.
Mayer performed a cover of Miller’s “Small Worlds” while Vince Staples and Anderson Paak both performed songs on which they collaborated with Miller.
Between songs, friends spoke of their fondest memories of Miller, with Chance the Rapper offering one of the night’s most memorable moments:
“Mac, thank you for so many different things,” the emcee said of his late friend.
“Thank you for the music you made; thank you for the music that you provided other people with, for the opportunities that you provided me with, but overall, for the friendships that you built through your music and through your artistry.”
Along with several other performers, Chance credited Miller with inspiring him as an artist and a performer, but most importantly as a human being.
The reasons for the split remain mysterious, though some ugly rumors about Pete’s behavior in the final days of the relationship have made their way across the social media landscape.
The only thing insiders seem to agree on in accounts they’ve offered to the media is that the death of Mac Miller played a role in Ariana’s decision to end her relationship with Pete.
Grande and Miller dated for over two years and parted ways not long before the singer began her relationship with Davidson.
Last month, Miller died of an apparent overdose after struggling with addiction for several years.
In the wake of her ex’s passing, Grande has made it clear that despite the dissolution of their romantic relationship, her love for Miller remains intact.
And she’s once again reminded fans of that fact with her latest Instagram story.
Grande posted a video she shot at last year’s Academy Awards.
In the video, Miller is seen joking and smiling with Grande’s mother and grandmother backstage.
“I should have worn that for the night,” Miller jokes while watching an interview with a flamboyantly-dressed Elton John.
At that point, Miller turns to Grande and laughs.
The singer overlaid the video with a small heart as a symbol of her affection for the departed rapper.
It’s not the first time that Ari has paid tribute to Mac in the weeks since his passing.
After grieving away from the public eye for several days, Grande broke her silence last month when she posted the above video of Miller with the following caption:
“i adored you from the day i met you when i was nineteen and i always will,” she wrote.
“i can’t believe you aren’t here anymore. i really can’t wrap my head around it. we talked about this. so many times. i’m so mad, i’m so sad i don’t know what to do.”
“you were my dearest friend. for so long,” she continued.
“above anything else. i’m so sorry i couldn’t fix or take your pain away. i really wanted to. the kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved.
“i hope you’re okay now,” Grande concluded “rest.”
Our thoughts go out to Ariana and all of Mac’s loved ones as they continue to mourn the passing of an incredibly gifted young man.
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They got a pet pig together and named it Piggy Smalls.
How is that not the sweetest thing that ever was?
But as cute as they were, they are no more, because last weekend, we heard the awful news that they’d broken up.
For what it’s worth, it doesn’t sound like it was a messy breakup, which is … well, it’s something.
Reports have claimed that their timing was just off, and while they still love each other, Ariana just needs some space to get herself together.
Which is definitely fair, considering the fact that her ex, Mac Miller, recently passed away.
But according to a new report from Hollywood Life, even though Pete understands all that, he’s still absolutely devastated.
A source close to Pete explains that he feels like he “has lost his best friend, his soulmate, and his lover, and he is utterly heartbroken over it.”
“He misses Ariana every minute of every day, from the second he wakes up until the moment he goes to sleep.”
Poor guy!
The source adds that “Right now, Pete feels like he will never get over Ariana, that his heart will never mend, and that he will never fall in love again.”
“His friends and family are doing their best to rally round, but he’s just beside himself.”
“He feels like everything is still unresolved and he has no closure.”
Another source claims that even though he feels so low right now, he hasn’t given up hope entirely,
In fact, “Pete is convinced that he will be back with Ariana and he feels like it will happen before Christmas and maybe even before his birthday.”
His birthday is November 16th, by the way, so the dream is definitely alive.
This source also says that “He is giving her space but he is not giving up on her and he hopes that things will change for the better before the end of the year.”
From all the reports we’ve seen — and there have been so, so many — it really does sound like Ariana just needed some time to take care of herself.
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