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Here's a complete timeline of Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson's whirlwind engagement and sudden split
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- Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson began dating in May 2018, before either had confirmed they'd broken up with their longtime partners.
- They got engaged shortly after, but split less than five months later in October.
- Insider's timeline lists every milestone and revealing moment in their relationship, as well as major events and comments they've both made since their breakup.
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Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson redefined the idea of a "rebound relationship" for the rest of eternity. Mere weeks after splitting up with longtime partners — and just 24 days after initial reports claimed the two were "casually dating" — it was reported and later confirmed that the two stars were engaged to each other.
Less than five months later, the couple had called it quits.
If their fast-forwarded romance has given you whiplash, here's the breakdown of everything that happened between them.
This post has been updated multiple times since its original publication.
September 2014: It's possible that Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson met for the first time.
Fans have theorized that Grande and Davidson actually met almost four years before their engagement, when Grande was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live." Coincidentally, that episode was also Davidson's debut as a cast member on the sketch comedy show.
According to fans who attended Davidson's surprise stand-up show on July 21, 2018, he confirmed that the couple originally met in 2014 and became closer when Grande hosted "SNL" two years later.
March 2016: Grande hosted "Saturday Night Live" and publicly interacted with Davidson for the first time.
At the time, both Davidson and Grande were in relationships with other people.
Grande later opened up about meeting Davidson on "SNL" about "two, three years ago" during an appearance on "The Tonight Show."
"We never exchanged numbers or anything, we weren't even friends for the longest time, but I had the biggest crush in the whole world on him the whole time — like forever. Like, my friends used to make fun of me for it," Grande told Jimmy Fallon.
Read more: Body language experts say Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson had tons of chemistry even before they started dating
"I'm not a crush-y person, I don't have, like, crushes on people I don't know," she continued. "But I left [Davidson's writing room at 'SNL'] and I jokingly said to my tour manager, I was like, 'I'm marrying him. A hundred percent.'"
November 2017: Davidson wore Grande's iconic "Dangerous Woman" mask for a "SNL" skit.
Long before any fans or news outlets caught a whiff of the connection between Davidson and Grande, he sneakily paid tribute to his future girlfriend.
The skit, simply called "Beck and Kyle," included a spoofed "SNL" masquerade cast party. Davidson is shown at 2:41 wearing a bunny mask that looks suspiciously similar to Grande's on her "Dangerous Woman" album cover.
April 20, 2018: Grande posted the final photo with her then-boyfriend, Mac Miller.
Shortly after a surprise performance at Coachella, Grande posted a photo looking very loved-up with her boyfriend of over two years, the late rapper Mac Miller. She has since deleted the photo — though it's unclear when she did, and other romantic photos with Miller remain.
"Very proud of this girl right here. Welcome back. We missed you," Miller tweeted about Grande shortly after she left the stage. He also later deleted the message.
According to People magazine, the couple officially split after Coachella, but they had been struggling with their relationship over the previous year. A separate source corroborated this report for Us Weekly.
"Ariana was holding Mac together for a long time and it wasn't a good relationship for her," the source told Us Weekly.
April 21: Davidson told the crowd during a stand-up performance he would probably marry his girlfriend.
Davidson performed at Kenyon College in Ohio and mentioned marrying his girlfriend at the time.
According to Refinery29 reporter Kathryn Lindsay, who attended Kenyon College, multiple sources in attendance "shared conflicting reports about whether or not he referenced [his girlfriend] by name."
Attendees assumed he was referring to his girlfriend of about two years, Cazzie David — and Davidson did confirm that he was still dating David in a video for Complex, posted on April 30.
"You're dating Larry David's daughter, Cazzie," host Joe La Puma stated, seemingly catching Davidson off guard.
"Yes. I'm a very lucky guy," Davidson replied.
May 3: Davidson's then-girlfriend posted the final photo of the couple together.
David, a writer and the daughter of famed comedian Larry David, simply captioned the photo "Bffs" with a heart emoji.
David has since revealed that Davidson dumped her with a text message, just one day before she learned he was dating Grande through Instagram.
David told the Los Angeles Times that she had decided to take a break from their 2 1/2-year relationship, but quickly backpedaled and realized that it wasn't what she wanted.
But when she called him days later to rekindle the relationship, he told her that he was "the happiest he had ever been."
Two days later, she said he broke up with her for good via a text message.
May 7: Davidson and Grande had their first date and first kiss.
Grande told Ebro Darden during an August interview on Beats 1, that she "reconnected" with Davidson when she was in New York doing album promo, and her manager, Scooter Braun, was going to visit Davidson backstage at "SNL."
"I said, 'Tell him I said hi,' and he texted me, 'Yo, it's Pete,' and we were inseparable," Grande said.
Davidson also credited Braun with initiating their contact.
"Scooter told me she was somewhat interested in me," he told Howard Stern during a September interview. "I thought that he was just full of s---."
Davidson revealed that he went to Grande's apartment that night to hang out with mutual friends — insisting to Stern that it was not a date — and had zero expectations. He said he wore sweatpants and a T-shirt, while Grande was "coming from the Met [Gala]," so she was still dressed in her Sistine Chapel gown.
"I had to ask her friend if it was OK if I stayed. I was like, 'Hey, I should leave, right? She hates me, right?' And he was like, 'No, I think you should stay,'" he joked. Davidson said he and Grande played a Mad Libs-type game called Quiplash with 10 other people for about two hours before he made his move.
"I'm so stupid and unaware of how chemistry and all that stuff works. I literally was like, 'Hi, can I kiss you please?'" he told Stern. "We played the game, everybody left, and then it was just me and her. And I was like, 'Well, if there was ever a shot, it would be now. Go for it.'"
Read more: Ariana Grande said Pete Davidson asked her permission before their first kiss: 'It was really sweet but it was also really sexy'
May 9: News broke that Grande and Miller had ended their long-term relationship.
TMZ reported that Grande and Miller — who began dating in 2016, three years after collaborating on their romantic hit single "The Way" — had grown apart but remained close friends.
A day later, Grande confirmed their split with an emotional Instagram story.
"I respect and adore him endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form, at all times regardless of how our relationship changes or what the universe holds for each of us! Unconditional love is not selfish. It is wanting the best for that person even if at the moment, it's not you," Grande wrote. "I can't wait to know and support you forever and I'm so proud of you!"
The two unfollowed each other on Instagram shortly after.
May 12: Grande and Davidson were spotted hanging out at a "SNL" after-party.
Us Weekly later reported that she spent the night hanging out with Davidson and his mom, who had been featured on the show that week for the Mother's Day cold open.
That night, Grande was photographed with a cloud-shaped phone case that appeared to match Davidson's.
May 16: Davidson confirmed that he had split with his girlfriend of two years.
Davidson revealed that he and David were "not together anymore" during an interview on Complex's "Open Late with Peter Rosenberg," though he did not reveal why the relationship had ended.
"Very talented girl, she'll be great and she'll be fine," he said. "Yeah, I think she'll be OK."
Rosenberg then told him, "You're going to be OK," and Davidson responded, "Yeah, probably."
May 17: Davidson posted a photo that clearly showcased a new cloud-shaped tattoo.
Given that Grande had used the cloud emoji as an Instagram caption just days before, fans were on high alert. They quickly noticed that she appeared to have gotten a matching tattoo on her finger.
—soph (@noteardeluxe) May 21, 2018
As Refinery29 noted, Davidson's post also debuted multiple new finger tattoos, including three black lines on his left ring finger — apparently concealing a former tattoo reading "may" that he had gotten while dating David.
May 17: Davidson covered up a tattoo of his ex-girlfriend.
Davidson — who has a number of interesting tattoos, including a portrait of Hillary Clinton on his leg and "a bunch of Harry Potter crap" on his arm — inked multiple tributes to David while the two were dating. Most notably, in an October 2016 interview with Complex, Davidson revealed an arm tattoo of a self-portrait David drew when she was a child.
On May 18, Davidson's tattoo artist, Jon Mesa, posted a before-and-after photo of Davidson's cover-up sleeve. David's self-portrait had been concealed by a forest of trees.
"After we were done, I told Pete, 'Hey, dude, let's just stop with the girlfriend tats until after [Grande is] your wife,'" Mesa later told Page Six. "Because relationships come and go, and Pete is a really young man. I think that went in one ear and out the other."
The new ink also obscured other tattoos that read, "I was saying I was crazy before I knew I was," and "X.XI FOREVER."
Left intact, however, were the words "WE BABIES" near his wrist — which is a matching tattoo that Davidson shares with both David and Miley Cyrus.
May 18: It was officially reported that Grande and Davidson were dating.
Bossip broke the news, which was later confirmed by sources at other outlets.
"Ariana and Pete are dating and it's casual," a source told Us Weekly on May 21. "It just started."
May 19: Around this time, Davidson commissioned a custom-made diamond ring.
E! News later spoke with jeweler Greg Yuna, who confirmed that he designed the diamond ring Grande has been spotted wearing on "that finger" (its debut will appear later in this timeline).
"Pete called me at the end of May and said 'Look, I'm getting a ring. This is what I want,'" Yuna said. "And I told him that I had the right ring for him. He didn't tell me who it was for but told me to keep it a secret. He didn't tell me anything about it."
According to Yuna, the ring took two weeks to make. As noted below, Grande was first spotted wearing the ring in public on June 3 — which puts Davidson's request on or around May 19.
According to Davidson, however, he went shopping for rings as soon as he and Grande began dating.
"The day I met her, I was like, 'Hey, I'll marry you tomorrow,'" he told GQ. "She was calling my bluff. I sent her a picture [of engagement rings]. I was like, 'Do you like any of these?' She was like, 'Those are my favorite ones,' and I was like, 'Sick.'"
May 23: Grande called her former relationship with Miller "toxic."
Elijah Flint, a Twitter user with 137 followers, decided to weigh in on Grande and Davidson's budding relationship — which, for some reason, seemed to include laying the blame on Grande for her ex getting arrested on charges of a DUI and hit and run.
"Mac Miller totalling [sic] his G wagon and getting a DUI after Ariana Grande dumped him for another dude after he poured his heart out on a ten song album to her called the divine feminine is just the most heartbreaking thing happening in Hollywood," he wrote.
Grande slammed the tweet and its sexist implications, all while revealing that she and Miller had a "toxic relationship" but that she would "continue to pray" for her ex.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2018
"I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be," Grande wrote. "I have cared for him and tried to support his sobriety & prayed for his balance for years (and always will of course) but shaming/blaming women for a man's inability to keep his s--- together is a very major problem. let's please stop doing that."
May 24: Davidson hit back at people saying he shouldn't date Grande because of his mental illness.
Davidson — who is open about his experiences with rehab, depression , and borderline personality disorder — addressed criticism of his new relationship without actually confirming the relationship.
"normally i wouldn't comment on something like this cause like f--- you," he wrote. "but i've been hearing a lot of 'people with bdp can't be in relationships' talk. i just wanna let you know that's not true. just because someone has a mental illness does not mean they can't be happy and in a relationship. it also doesn't mean that person makes the relationship toxic. everybody is different and there are a lot of treatments for mental illnesses and I have done/am doing all of them."
—Pete (@PetesWeed) May 25, 2018
Around this time, Davidson and Grande began to like and comment on each other's Instagram posts with a startlingly high frequency.
If they had been interacting on social media before, it was so sparse that nobody had noticed — not even dedicated Arianators.
May 30: The couple made their official Instagram debut.
Davidson posted a photo of the two Hogwarts enthusiasts in their respective robes. He cheekily captioned the photo, "the chamber of secrets has been opened."
Grande, for her part, commented with a "Harry Potter" pun: "u tryna slytherin."
May 31: Not to be outdone, Grande followed with her own post.
While it's presumably possible that casual friends could pose in matching Hogwarts robes amid dating rumors, Grande's follow-up post eliminated any doubt about her thriving relationship with Davidson.
"i thought u into my life 💭 woah ! look at my mind," she wrote in the caption, which many fans took to be lyrics for an unreleased song.
June 2: Davidson revealed a permanent homage to his new girlfriend — twice.
Los Angeles tattoo artist London Reese posted photos of two small pieces the comedian got to honor Grande. One is of the bunny ears from Grande's "Dangerous Woman" album cover and the other is the initials "A.G."
According to BuzzFeed, Reese originally captioned the bunny ears photo, "We had a good night somewhere in the hills of Los Angeles. Pete loves him some Ariana." But the caption has since been changed to a simpler "We had a good night."
June 3: Grande publicly debuted her engagement ring.
Not many people noticed — probably because Davidson's overflow of affection on his Instagram story acted as a suitable distraction — but Grande performed at Wango Tango with a massive sparkler on her left ring finger.
According to TMZ, the ring cost Davidson nearly $93,000.
June 6: Grande joked about having kids with Davidson.
When Davidson posted a photo with a friend, adding the tongue-in-cheek caption, "i'm having his kids," Grande couldn't help but chime in.
"i look so good here," she commented.
June 8: Grande and Davidson attended the "Kids See Ghosts" listening party and gave us another glimpse of the ring.
While giving an interview about her upcoming album, Grande seemed to be intentionally pulling her sleeves over her hands. (It didn't work.)
Davidson, a noted Kid Cudi fan, captioned a photo of him and Grande from the night on Instagram with appropriate lyrics from the album: "feel the love."
June 9: Grande joked that her Instagram was transforming into a fan account for Davidson.
"i am but a pete davidson update acc stay tuned for more (pete follows / comments sumtimes)," she captioned a photo of the two of them.
June 11: Multiple outlets reported Davidson and Grande had gotten engaged.
The couple reportedly told people they were engaged that Saturday, June 9, when they attended Robert Pattinson's birthday party in Los Angeles.
Shortly after the news broke, Grande was spotted making all but confirmed the news on Twitter.
The "Dance To This" songstress responded to multiple fans reacting to her engagement. In one particularly revealing tweet, Grande wrote that Davidson "has been briefed" on the implications of their future marriage (specifically that he would be "marrying us as well," as written by an excited fan).
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 12, 2018
Grande also responded with the word "crying" to a tweet that referred to her as "Mrs. Davidson."
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 12, 2018
June 11: The two continued their tour of affection in Disneyland.
Many speculated that Grande and Davidson were at Disneyland to celebrate their reported engagement.
Grande posted multiple videos of Davidson on her Instagram story as they rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad together. For the third video in a series of Davidson yelling ridiculously, she wrote, "when i get on top" — and quickly deleted it.
June 13: Grande's former costar Jennette McCurdy said they'd recently texted about the engagement.
Jennette McCurdy, who starred opposite Grande on their Nickelodeon show "Sam & Cat," told Entertainment Tonight that Grande and Davidson seemed like a "great fit."
"From what I know of her, he seems like exactly a good person for her," McCurdy said. "I'm super proud of her and excited for her. I hope that she's super happy."
The former "iCarly" star also revealed that she'd recently texted Grande to offer congratulations. And while Grande did not exactly corroborate this conversation, she did take the time to respond to the McCurdy's gushing: "i love her forever," Grande wrote on Twitter.
June 15: Nick Cannon claimed Davidson called him before popping the question.
"He called before he was going to do it, and I said, 'Salud!'" Nick Cannon told Entertainment Tonight. "He was really excited, so I was like, 'I love it, man. Keep it going.' Love is in the air!"
Cannon, another Nickelodeon star, said that he "watched them both grow up."
"I've been one of those dudes with one of those fantasy, fantastic relationships where you just go off and get married, so I was like, 'Do it,'" Cannon continued. "I've congratulated Pete. I haven't spoken to Ariana, but I'm happy for them."
June 15: Davidson posted the official engagement ring reveal on Instagram.
The black-and-white snapshot showed the couple's feet while Grande apparently sat in Davidson's lap. The pear-shaped diamond on her left ring finger was prominently featured.
"u know what you'd dream it be like ? it's better than that," he captioned the photo.
"so much better," Grande commented.
June 16: The couple moved in together.
Grande posted a meme of SpongeBob SquarePants on her Instagram story with a telling caption.
"Us in our new apartment with no furniture 1 speaker and red vines," she wrote. Many fans interpreted the "us" to mean her and Davidson.
—¡ɐuɐᴉɹɐ ʎɐpɥʇɹᴉq ʎddɐɥ (@sweetenertopic) June 17, 2018
The pop star later posed for multiple photos while standing on a sofa in front of an empty wall, wearing the same outfit that she was spotted wearing out and about in New York City with Davidson.
She also wrote on Twitter that the apartment is "sick" and that "adulting is lit."
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 19, 2018
The couple was spotted coming and going outside the same apartment building multiple times. Davidson later confirmed to GQ that he and Grande were living together in a Manhattan apartment that she purchased for a reported $16 million.
"She's really sweet. She's like, 'This is our house,' and I'm like, 'You're very nice for saying that. Thank you for letting me stay here,'" Davidson joked. "She's like, 'We're getting married!' And I'm like, 'I know, thank you for letting me stay here.'"
"It's like, we have six bean bags, but we have no forks — you know what I mean?" he continued. "We're learning how to be adults. We're having a really fun time."
June 18: Grande defended her decision to name a song "Pete Davidson" on her upcoming album.
Grande teased a snippet from her fourth studio album, "Sweetener," which eventually dropped in August. After fans needled her for more information, she revealed that she named song after her fiancé.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 18, 2018
Grande was immediately mocked for naming a song for an apparently short-lived relationship.
"Girl we know you love him but are you dumb," one person wrote on Twitter, to which Grande simply responded: "nah."
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 18, 2018
"the truth is … i been the f--- thru it and life's too short to be cryptic n s--- about something as beautiful as this love I'm in. so ǝʇǝԀ it is," she continued in a separate tweet, writing "Pete" upside down in the style of her album artwork.
June 18: Grande and Davidson got tattoos in the same spot.
Grande posted a video on her Instagram story of a brand new hand tattoo that said "H2GKMO," which stands for "honest to God knock me out." She had tweeted the phrase multiple times in the previous few weeks.
"it makes me so happy i can't wait to be 90 and remember how happy my life was & how few f---s my friends and i gave," she wrote on Twitter when she noticed that fans had criticized the decision.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 19, 2018
Davidson's tattoo is in the same place, but his says "REBORN" — which is likely a reference to the song "Reborn" on "Kids See Ghosts." The tattoos were inked by Mesa, the same artist who covered Davidson's portrait of his ex-girlfriend.
"They are just riding that magical wave of bliss together," Mesa told Page Six. "It's obvious that Pete is super in love with Ariana."
June 18: Grande's brother gushed about their family's "big news."
"Oh, my God, I'm so happy for my sister, for my whole family," Frankie Grande said when ET asked about the family's "big news" at a charity event in New York City. "It's a big year for her."
He also said that the interlude called "Pete" on his sister's album is "truly remarkable."
June 20: Davidson confirmed the engagement during an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
When Fallon jokingly told Davidson, "You know, you didn't have to get engaged to Ariana Grande to come on our show," Davidson responded, "But I did, though."
"I feel like I won I contest. So sick. It's f---ing lit," Davidson said. "I'm a lucky motherf---er."
Davidson even said that men have been tipping their hats and congratulating him on the street — but added that he doesn't understand why people care so much about his relationship.
Grande responded to the interview by calling Davidson "the cutest of all time."
June 25: Grande responded to "the hate and all the nonsense opinions."
Grande and Davidson were photographed together in New York City with Davidson flipping off the cameras. Some assumed that his message was directed towards Grande's fans — but Grande noticed and clarified that he was flipping off the paparazzi.
"stop w this s---. please. forreal. i love y'all too much for this. enough w the ig / twitter war thing. it ends now," she wrote. "yall r so loved. stop trying to start s---. everything is so beautiful right now. i'm over it."
"pls stop w the hate and all the nonsense opinions n stuff. it's no fun for anybody in the fandom nor for me," she later wrote in a separate comment. "i work really hard to make u happy. please be supportive and kind to each other and about my life if that's ok. that's all i ask in return. have a good night."
June 26: Davidson posted multiple Polaroids of the couple in celebration of Grande's 25th birthday.
"happy birthday to the most precious angel on earth! you're my favorite person that ever existed :) i love you sm," he captioned the first photo — the aforementioned coupley snapshot that was taken backstage at the BBMAs on May 20.
"i love you so much," Grande commented.
"one more for the queen," he captioned the follow-up photo. "words can't express what a real f---ing treasure this one is."
June 26: Grande debuted a new tattoo that matches one of Davidson's.
One week after inking "H2GKMO" on her right hand, the same spot on her left hand got a similar treatment. Grande posted a photo to her Instagram story that revealed she had also gotten the word "REBORN," matching Davidson's tattoo exactly.
July 2: Grande reportedly got a tattoo in honor of Davidson's late father.
Grande and Davidson were photographed in New York City, and fans quickly noticed that she was sporting a new tattoo on her foot that read "8418" in thin writing.
In case that number looks familiar, it's because Pete has a matching, bold one on his forearm.
The tattoo holds significant meaning for the comedian, since it's the badge number of his father, who was one of the firefighters who passed away during 9/11.
July 5: Grande defended her fiancé after he was criticized for joking about the Manchester bombing.
As reported by the Mirror, Davidson did a stand-up show at California's Laugh Factory a few months after the bombing that took place at Grande's concert, which killed 22 people and left other fans injured. He reportedly implied that Grande must have realized the extent of her fame after the bombing took place: "Britney Spears didn't have a terrorist attack at her concert."
The joke resurfaced after the publication spoke to Manchester survivors and parents whose children were killed that day.
"For anyone to joke about this situation is disgusting and I think he should publicly apologize for it," Charlotte Hodgson, who lost her teenage daughter in the attack, told the Mirror. "For someone so famous to be doing it and now to be with Ariana, it's outrageous. I think she would be horrified too."
Grande, who has spoken about dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after the attack, responded to a fan on Twitter who questioned "why she is still with Pete." She defended her fiance, though admitted that she had conflicting emotions about it.
"this has been v tough & conflicting on my heart," she wrote. "he uses comedy to help ppl feel better ab how f-ed up things in this world are. we all deal w trauma differently. I of course didn't find it funny. it was months ago & his intention wasn't/ is never malicious but it was unfortunate."
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 5, 2018
"i hear and respect you all always," she added.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 5, 2018
July 11: Grande debuted a new finger tattoo that appeared to say "pete."
A few hours before Grande performed in Brooklyn, fans caught a glimpse of her new dainty tattoo, which rests on her left ring finger — just an inch or so away from her engagement ring. Although the photos aren't perfectly clear, it appears to say "pete."
—𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 ➰ (@parabatari) July 12, 2018
July 14: Davidson defended his decision to give Grande his late father's necklace.
The comedian shared an image on Instagram of his fiancee sporting a necklace with a pendant of his late father's firefighter badge.
Though some fans found the sentiment sweet, others called Grande disrespectful. Davidson clapped back at one person in particular who wrote: "No girl should ever wear your dad's chain."
In response, Davidson called his fiancée "the greatest person I know." He also explained that he passed the necklace on to Grande "because she has my heart and that is the most precious thing I own."
Pete added: "My dad would be so happy and love her so much."
He later responded to people who suspected he had previously given the necklace to his ex-girlfriend. In a comment on his Instagram, Davidson claimed that the necklace he gave David was actually a replica of his original necklace: "Yes, [David] had one, but it was a replica. I had a bunch of replicas made. My sister and grandpa also have one. The one that Ari has is the one my dad actually died in and the one he wore his entire career and the one I've worn for over 17 years. I've actually never taken it off other than for SNL or for work. So it means a lot to me."
July 23: Davidson deleted all his Instagram posts after clashing with Grande's fans.
Fans noticed that Davidson's profile had been completely wiped of all the photos and videos. He later explained himself in his Instagram story and clarified that while
"nothing's wrong," he no longer wanted to be on social media because "the internet is an evil place and it doesn't make me feel good."
Grande had recently posted a photo in honor of her late grandfather, who passed away in July 2014. Many people offered their condolences in the comments section, while her fiancé wrote, "omg what a cutie."
Some misinterpreted Davidson's response and thought he was calling Grande a "cutie," which seemed insensitive given the somber nature of her post. Davidson clarified that he was referring to her grandfather. He also said some fans were "looking for anything to attack people."
Grande later said she had decided to follow in Davidson's footsteps and spend less time on social media.
"just sometimes can't help but bump into some negative s--- that really can bum u out and it's not worth it honestly," she wrote on Twitter.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 23, 2018
In a now-deleted tweet, Grande reassured fans that she's likely to keep her accounts — but said she believes "it can be so toxic sometimes."
August 17: Grande released her fourth album, "Sweetener," complete with a song called "pete davidson."
Grande decided to lengthen the original song title to include Davidson's full name. She explained the decision on Twitter: "i like the way it looks. i love his name and i love him. music lasts forever. it'll outlive any tattoo, any memory, any anything, even myself so i want my love for him and how i feel to be a part of that."
She also spoke about the decision during an appearance on "The Tonight Show" to promote the album's release: "I didn't know what to call it, so I just called it 'pete' … it was either going to be that, or, 'This is About Pete Davidson.'"
She also revealed that she wrote the song "a week after we started hanging out and stuff."
In the short interlude, Grande calls Davidson her "soulmate" and sings, "I thought you into my life, woah / Look at my mind, yeah," which she had previously used as an Instagram caption for a photo of the couple.
September 18: The couple announced they would be taking some time away from the spotlight.
Grande's team issued a statement to clarify her absence from the 2018 Emmys, at which Davidson and the cast of "SNL" were nominated for several awards.
"Contrary to reports, Ariana will not be attending the Emmys tonight," Grande's team reportedly told People. "Pete has also opted to not attend to be with her in New York."
"Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much needed time to heal and mend," according to the statement. "She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding."
September 29: Davidson joked that he and Grande were going to break up during an appearance on "SNL."
Davidson appeared on "Weekend Update" as himself to discuss his famous engagement. He acknowledged that no one could believe it — not even the comedian himself, and joked that the two would break up.
"If we break up — and we won't. We will. But we won't," he joked. "I'm kidding, but like in 10 years, God forbid if that ever happened, there will be a song called 'pete davidson,' like, playing in speakers at K-Mart, and I'll be working there."
October 18: Davidson joked about their failed engagement during a stand-up set.
Davidson joked about his numerous Grande-inspired tattoos when he headlined a comedy event called "Judd & Pete for America" at Los Angeles comedy club Largo at the Coronet.
He mocked his own track record of getting ink inspired by his relationships.
"Um, I've been covering a bunch of tattoos, that's fun," Davidson reportedly said onstage. "I'm f---ing zero for two in the tattoo [department]. Yeah, I'm afraid to get my mom tattooed on me, that's how bad it is."
The actor added that when he and Grande got tattoos after getting engaged, a magazine implied that he was "stupid" for rushing into getting new ink.
Davidson said: "So my boy, he was like, 'Don't listen to that s--- man. They're literally f---ing haters.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, f--- that. I'm not stupid.' And the other day we were in my kitchen and he was like, 'Yo bro. Turns out you were stupid.'"
He also sarcastically asked the crowd if anybody had "any open rooms" and was "looking for a roommate," implying that he had officially moved out of Grande's apartment.
October 30: Grande revealed new ink, which conceals a matching tattoo she had gotten with Davidson.
Grande shared a video on her Instagram story of herself and her friends clinking their drinks together.
She thanked them for their support, writing: "I have no words to describe how much I love and am eternally grateful for these human beings who constantly help me turn lemons into lemonade and literally heal me and put me back together."
Fans noticed that her "reborn" ink (which used to be visible on her left thumb) was covered up by a different design that resembles a feather or fern.
She had previously been spotted covering her small finger tattoo that says "pete" using a Band-Aid.
November 3: Grande released a new song titled "thank u, next" — in which she explicitly names Davidson and three other exes.
The name of the song — which is also the title of her fifth album — is the phrase that the singer previously tweeted and used to diss Davidson.
Just before its release, Grande tweeted that the single would be the start of a "new chapter," characterized by "gratitude, growth, embracing our path bumps n all." She also wrote that it would be the "opposite of a diss track" in a now-deleted tweet.
Grande immediately jumps into the song by referencing four of her previous exes: Big Sean, Ricky Alvarez, Miller, and Davidson. She goes on to describe the lessons each man taught her.
"Even almost got married / And for Pete, I'm so thankful," she sings. "Wish I could say thank you to Malcolm / 'Cause he was an angel."
"I'm so f---ing grateful for my ex," she sings in the chorus.
November 3: Davidson addressed the break-up on "SNL."
During "Weekend Update," the comedian began by saying that he's been paying more attention to politics since moving back in with his mother.
At the very end of his political segment, Davidson took a moment to comment on his split from Grande.
"I know some of you are curious about the breakup, but the truth is it's nobody's business," he said. "Sometimes things just don't work out, and that's OK. She's a wonderful, strong person, and I genuinely wish her all the happiness in the world."
"I'm still a great song though," he added, smiling.
Grande even liked a clip of the video on Twitter, signaling her approval of his message.
November 30: Davidson made an appearance in Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video.
The video opens with Grande's version of the Burn Book; in "Mean Girls," the Plastics cut out photos of other girls from the school yearbook and glue them into the Burn Book, writing mean comments.
Grande's version is a scrapbook about her ex-boyfriends, though she only wrote positive comments.
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Grande can be seen gluing a photo of herself and Davidson that she first posted on Instagram back in June. For some reason, his is the only ex-boyfriend face that's intentionally concealed.
Davidson's comments include, "I love u always," "sry I dipped," and "HUUUUUGE."
December 4: Grande came to Davidson's defense after he said he was getting bullied.
"I really don't endorse anything but forgiveness and positivity," she wrote on her Instagram story. "I care deeply about Pete and his health. I'm asking you to please be gentler with others, even on the internet."
Grande added her own commentary while re-posting a statement that Davidson made the previous day. In a moment of rare social media activity, he took to Instagram to condemn the hate he's received since his split from Grande.
"I'm trying to understand how when something happens to a guy the whole entire world just trashes him without any facts or frame of reference," Davidson wrote. "No matter how hard the internet or anyone tries to make me kill myself. I won't."
December 15: Davidson deleted his Instagram after weighing in on a debate between Kanye West and his ex-fianceé.
On December 14, Grande released a new song called "Imagine," which many fans believe is about the tragic death of Miller. Just before its release, she appeared to reference Kanye West's feud with Drake in a tweet.
"i know there are grown men arguing online rn but miley and i dropping our beautiful, new songs tonight so if y'all could please jus behave for just like a few hours so the girls can shine that'd be so sick thank u," she wrote on Twitter.
After West accused Grande of using him "to promote a song" and sabotaging his mental health, Davidson applauded West with a rare Instagram post.
"Bravo Kanye West for standing up for yourself and speaking out against mental health. I can't explain to you enough how difficult and scary it is to be honest about stuff like this," he wrote. "We need people like Kanye. No one should ever point fingers at you for your bravery in speaking about mental health. I'm seriously disgusted."
Minutes later, he posted a worrying message: "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 then deleted his Instagram. Grande appeared to tweet a message of support, explaining to a fan online that she doesn't have Davidson's number and can't contact him directly.
"Man i'm so sorry i told a dumb joke," she wrote.
"I really didn't mean any harm. all i want everyone to be healthy and happy. so desperately. please. my god," she continued. "I'm downstairs 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."
According to TMZ, Grande had rushed to 30 Rock to check on Davidson, but he refused to see her. He briefly appeared on "Saturday Night Live" that evening to introduce the musical guest.
After the split, Grande described their engagement as "highly unrealistic." Davidson joked about it during a stand-up comedy special.
Grande told Vogue that, in retrospect, her whirlwind relationship with Davidson was "an amazing distraction" after her split from Miller.
"It was frivolous and fun and insane and highly unrealistic, and I loved him, and I didn't know him," she said. "I'm like an infant when it comes to real life and this old soul, been-around-the-block-a-million-times artist."
Grande went on to release her Grammy-nominated, No. 1 album "Thank U, Next" in February 2019, written in a feverish state in the weeks following Miller's death. She told Vogue that she barely remembers it because she was "so drunk" and "so sad."
The album appears to contain plenty of references to her relationship with Davidson. While on tour throughout 2019, she declined to perform its two most poignant breakup songs, "Ghostin" and "In My Head."
For his part, Davidson remained largely quiet about his personal life in the year following their split — until his stand-up comedy special, "Alive From New York," was released on Netflix in February 2020.
Davidson said that jokes about his ex-fiancée are "fair game" because of Grande's comments to Vogue.
"Can you imagine if I did that? My career would be over tomorrow," Davidson said. "If I spray-painted myself brown and hopped on the cover of Vogue magazine and just started s---ting on my ex?"
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