Ariana Grande cried her heart out while performing in the hometown of her late Ex-BF Mac Miller, having to rely on her back-up dancer to walk properly. Watch the video below.

Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), best known by his stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper. He had worked professionally with Ariana Grande multiple times, most notably as a featured artist on “The Way”. Grande and Miller had been close friends for years and began dating in August 2016, before breaking up in May 2018.

Ariana and Mac met in the second half of 2012 when she was 19. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ariana said they were fans of each other’s music and talent before they met. They became good friends and recorded a cover of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” in December 2012, which Ariana posted on her YouTube channel.

On July 15, 2016, (a few days after her breakup with Ricky Alvarez) Grande went to Disneyland with Miller and Victoria Monét.  In the same week, they went out with some more friends to play Pokemon Go. In early August, a remix of “Into You” was released with an added verse by Mac Miller. Mac performed “The Way” with Grande again at the Hot 100 Music Festival on August 20.

On May 10, 2018, Grande confirmed that she and Miller had broken up, although they remained best friends.

His personal assistant found him face down in his Hollywood hills rental home. A day later, Grande broke her silence by sharing a photo of Miller on her Instagram with no caption. She later posted a video of Miller with the following caption:

“I adored you from the day i met you when i was nineteen and i always will. 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. 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. rest.”