Ariana Grande opened up about the untimely death of Mac Miller, her "dearest friend" and former boyfriend, in a cover story for Vogue's August 2019 issue. "By no means was what we had perfect, but, like, fuck. He was the best person ever, and he didn't deserve the demons he had," she told the magazine. Photo: Getty Images. It seems Ariana Grande and Mac Miller pretty much picked up where they left off three years ago. After teaming up on their hit single "The Way," from Ariana's debut album jcrlK.