--- title: Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Are No Longer Engaged description: Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande split up after a short whirlwind romance. canonical: https://time.com/5424629/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-split/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-15T14:31:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:02:59.214Z og:title: Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Have Ended Their Relationship og:description: "It was way too much too soon" og:url: https://time.com/5424629/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-split/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd66016ba24254354/698938597cdbac19b5d5dba8/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-vmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2018 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Have Ended Their Relationship twitter:description: "It was way too much too soon" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd66016ba24254354/698938597cdbac19b5d5dba8/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-vmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Are No Longer Engaged > Sponsored content. 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Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits, PEOPLE confirms._ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Oct 15, 2018 2:31 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Oct 15, 2018 2:31 PM UTC [Ariana Grande](http://time.com/collection-post/5277962/ariana-grande-next-generation-leaders/) and Pete Davidson have ended their [relationship](http://time.com/5373817/celebrity-couples/), four months after the couple announced their engagement. “It was way too much too soon,” [_People_](https://people.com/music/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-split/) reports, citing a source for the pop star who said, “It’s not shocking to anyone.” The 25-year-old pop star and the 24-year-old _Saturday Night Live_ cast member first announced they were a couple in May, and shared their engagement weeks later in June. While they were together, they dedicated warm shout-outs to each other in their work. Grande had titled a track on her new chart-dominating album _Sweetener_ after Davidson himself, “Pete Davidson,” and the pair made their red carpet debut at the VMAs in August. After Grande’s ex-boyfriend Mac Miller’s died on Sept. 7, Grande took some time to regroup, according to a statement released by her team in September. “Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much needed time to heal and mend,” the [statement](https://www.eonline.com/news/968981/ariana-grande-misses-2018-emmys-takes-time-to-heal-after-mac-miller-s-death) read. “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.” Recently, though Grande canceled her performance on _Saturday Night Live’s_ premiere episode on Sept. 26th, she did join him at 30 Rock when the episode was being filmed. During a Weekend Update segment, Davidson delivered a monologue about living with Grande. Spokespeople for Grande and Davidson did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment. ## Transcript All right guys, in case you missed it, Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits. Say it ain't so. People confirms, the couple ended their engagement over the weekend. A source revealing it was way too much too soon. It's not shocking to anyone. Insiders say the breakup was a mutual decision, while another source tells TMZ the timing just wasn't right. The two plan to continue to still spend time together A Grande source explaining, it's not like they spilt and never plan on seeing each other again, they just decided to slow things down. The pop star was last seen supporting her ex as he filmed Saturday Night Live but there have been recent signs of trouble. Pete covered up his Ariana inspired bunny ears tattoo, transforming the ink into a large heart. Although Page Six speculated that the new tat was meant to match Grande's it now hints at a permanent end to their courtship. Meanwhile, Ariana was expected to attend manager Scooter Braun's charity event on Saturday night. But failed to show up. Scooter acknowledged the singer's absence during his speech, saying quote, somebody very close to me could not be here because of the things that she is going through. The pop star has had a tough few weeks following the death of former boyfriend Mac Miller. The rapper died from an apparent drug overdose on September seventh. 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