January 24, 2020: Davidson Admits Mac Miller's Untimely Passing Factored Into The Breakup
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In an interview with Charlamagne Tha God onFebruary 24, 2020, Pete Davidson confessed that Mac Miller's untimely passing in 2018 was a factor in the couple's split. He said, "I pretty much knew it was over after that.That was really horrible and I can't imagine what that sh*tis like." According to Davidson, Grande deeply cared about Miller, and though Davidson offered to be there for her, she needed to grieve on her own.
July 9, 2019: Grande Refers To Davidson As A Distraction After Losing Mac Miller
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In July 2019, Vogue magazine profiled Grande and the superstar opened up abouther whirlwind relationship with Davidson. She recalls that her friends "convinced her to decamp to New York, to escape LAand her patterns there" after she and Mac Miller broke up in 2018.Grande and Davidson quickly started spending time together and she describes himas "an amazing distraction." Grande admits she loved Davidson but that she didn't really know him and their relationship was "highly unrealistic."
The comments don't seem to be a dig at her ex, rather Grande refers to herself as "like an infant" and says she still doesn't trust herself to make the best decisions.
January 12, 2019: Davidson Talks About Grande's Comments Concerning His Endowment
Grande made an infamous (and quickly deleted) tweet concerning her then-fiancé's endowment back in June 2018. When Davidson returned to standup in January 2019, he joked that Grande's TMI moment was actually a work of "genius." Why? So it would throw off future women's expectations: I don't like that she talked all that sh*t for my [member]... Everything is huge to her. Why would she tell everyone that I have a huge [member]? So that every girl who sees my d*ck for the rest of my life is disappointed.
December 15, 2018: Grande Goes To 30 Rock After Davidson Puts Up An Alarming Post
This is a now deleted post from #PeteDavidson. Just 12 hours before he was set to go onstage forSNL - during which his sole duty was to announce musical guest Miley Cyrus - Davidson posted what looked like a goodbye on his Instagram. "i really don't want to be on this earth anymore. i'm doing my best to stay here for you but i actually don't know how much longer i can last. all i've ever tried to do was help people. just remember i told you so." Davidson later deleted his Instagram, but not before Grande caught wind of the alarming note. The pop star showed up to 30 Rock and sent out a since-deleted message to Davidson, saying, "I'm downstairs [at 30 Rock] and I'm not going anywhere if you need anyone or anything. I know u have everyone u need and that's not me, but i'm here, too." Reportedly, Davidson alerted his security team and asked them to keep his ex from seeing him.
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December 4, 2018: Davidson Stays Strong And Grande Tells Fans To 'Be Gentler'
After receiving a lot of hate on social media, Davidson took to Instagram to let folks know he isn't going anywhere. "No matter how hard the internet or anyone tries to make me kill myself. I won't. I'm upset I even have to say this," he wrote on a post. Grande screen-grabbedher ex's post and added her own block of text to her Instagram story, saying, "i care deeply about pete and his health. i'm asking you to please be gentler with others, even on the internet."
November 1, 2018: They Both Make Subtle Digs At Each Other
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On Thursday November 1, Davidson appeared on promos forSNLfeaturing host Jonah Hill and musical guest Maggie Rogers. In the clip, Davidson asks Rogers, "Hey Maggie, I'm Pete. You wanna get married?" The singer offers him an awkward "no" as Hill stands between them. Roughly an hour after the promo started airing, Grande sent out a tweet that seemed to be aimed at her ex-fiancé, saying "For somebody who claims to hate relevancy u sure love clinging to it huh." She followed that up with another tweet, "k, that's the last time we do that." Grande has since deleted the tweets.