Ariana Grande & Big Sean broke up after 8 months, they remain close friends
Almost a year ago exactly, Big Sean and Naya Rivera called off their engagement and the breakup got messy in a matter of hours. Naya seemed to claim that Big Sean had stolen jewelry from her, and there were widespread rumors that Sean was fooling around. Naya ended up marrying some guy within three months of the breakup, and Big Sean quickly moved on with little Ariana Grande. While I never thought Ariana and Big Sean would last, I have to admit that I was surprised to hear that they just split up too.
Big Sean and Ariana Grande have called it quits, PEOPLE can confirm.
“They both deeply care for each other and remain close friends,” the artists’ reps said in a joint statement. “We kindly ask that the media respect their wish for privacy regarding this personal matter at this time.”
The “Love Me Harder” songstress and the “I Don’t F— with You” rapper first went public with their romance at the 2014 MTV VMAs back in August. After they were spotted holding hands backstage at the award show, the couple didn’t make any attempts to hide their romance. They showed major PDA back in March when Big Sean, 26, joined Grande, 21, onstage during a tour stop in Detroit to perform “Big Mistake” together.
Grande is currently in the middle of her Honeymoon Tour, which is expected to last through Oct. 15. Big Sean, meanwhile, is busy with a tour of his own, which will last through Aug. 29.
E! News’ sources say that their “conflicting tour schedules” kept them apart and that there are no harsh feelings or bad vibes or anything. Translation: they didn’t break up because of cheating on either side. Maybe I’m out of the loop on Big Sean gossip, but I haven’t heard much about him fooling around on Ariana…? And Ariana… well, if Big Sean could put up with baby-diva for eight long months, he deserves some kind of medal.
Oh, and just last week, Justin Bieber sort of groped Ariana on stage during a duet and Big Sean either jokingly or for-real lost his temper about it. But TMZ says Bieber is NOT to blame. Hmm… Ariana and Bieber? I could see that.
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