Ariana Grande's ex Mac Miller has died at the age of 26.
The rapper's body was found in a bedroom at his home in the San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles around noon on Friday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, according to a report by TMZ.
It is believed Miller died from a drug overdose, but dispatch audio from when a male friend alerted authorities describes him as having suffered a cardiac arrest.
The artist was notably linked to the singer Ariana Grande, who ended their two year relationship back in May and got engaged to comedian Pete Davidson just one month later following a whirlwind romance.
A statement from Miller's family said: 'Malcolm McCormick, known and adored by fans as Mac Miller, has tragically passed away at the age of 26. He was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans. Thank you for your prayers. Please respect our privacy. There are no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.'
The scene outside Miller's home has been chaotic yet somber following the discovery of his body midday Friday.
Soon after the 911 call came in, LAPD and Fire officials swarmed the scene. Initial reports have said there doesn't appear to be anything criminal.
Just after 2pm local time Friday a coroner arrived at Miller's Studio City home, and the body was seen being carted out just before 4pm.
Miller's death has widely been reported to be the result of an overdose, although that has not been confirmed.
Friends and family were photographed at the home outside of Los Angeles, including one unidentified woman who was seen collapsing in a fit of tears in the driveway as police tried to comfort her.
NBA star Karl Anthony Towns, a close friend of Miller's, arrived on the scene soon after reports of the 26-year-old's death surfaced.
Towns tweeted: 'Not only were you my favorite artist, you was one of my closest friends. The love we had was genuine and the moments we shared were filled with nothing but positivity and laughter. I love you man and I’m sure as hell gonna miss you @MacMiller. Rest easy my brotha (sic).'
Grande, who dated Miller seriously for nearly two years, has not publicly addressed news of Miller's death as of Friday evening.
Within minutes of the first reports being released the singer had disabled the comment section on her Instagram, which had already been flooded with comments about Miller's death.
Several of the comments saying things such as 'This is your fault' and 'you did this' were screenshotted and posted to Twitter.
The rapper famously helped Grande overcome her grief after a terrorist attack in the UK at her Manchester concert in May last year. That June he went back to England with her to put on a defiant performance at a tribute concert she arranged.
The pair remained firmly loved up until May this year when they suddenly parted ways.
Grande addressed the breakup in an Instagram story, writing of Miller: 'I respect and adore [Malcolm] endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form.'
The message was written around a picture of the Dangerous Woman singer and the musician locked in an embrace while lying on a couch.
The full text read: 'Hi! This is one of my best friends in the whole world and favorite people on the planet Malcolm McCormick. 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. I can't wait to know and support you forever and I'm so proud of you!'
Friends told TMZ they warned others not to bring up the relationship when talking to Miller because it was 'too touchy'.
Less than a week after the split, Miller - who has long battled substance abuse and addiction - was arrested for driving while drunk after he crashed his SUV and fled the scene.
After the arrest Ariana tweeted: 'Pls take care of yourself.'
Directly following the collision, many of Miller's fans hit out at his ex, accusing her of having caused him to fall of the wagon.
On May 21 Twitter user Elijah Flint wrote: 'Mac Miller totally 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.'
Grande responded with a statement saying: 'How absurd that you minimize female self-respect and self-worth by saying someone should stay in a toxic relationship because he wrote an album about them, which btw isn't the case (only Cinderella is ab me).
'I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be. 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 sh** together is a very major problem.
'Let's please stop doing that. of course i didn't share about how hard or scary it was while it was happening but it was. i will continue to pray from the bottom of my heart that he figures it all out and that any other woman in this position does as well.'
She ended with a heart.
Miller's battle with substance abuse over the past decade had been documented extensively both in the media and in his own music.
In multiple interviews Miller spoke about how he'd started using drugs including cocaine and opiates when he was just 15 years old.
