Ariana Grande laments late ex Mac Miller as ‘sweetest soul’

LOS ANGELES — Ariana Grande posted a tribute Friday to her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller a week after the hip-hop star’s death, saying she’s sorry she couldn’t save the “sweetest soul” who for so long was her “dearest friend.”

Grande posted a video of Miller laughing on her Instagram page Friday, and shared her first words on his death.

She writes, “i adored you from the day i met you when i was nineteen and i always will. i can’t believe you aren’t here anymore,” and goes on to say “i’m so mad, i’m so sad i don’t know what to do. you were my dearest friend. for so long.”

Paramedics found the 26-year-old Miller unresponsive in his Los Angeles home on Sept. 7 and declared him dead soon after. An autopsy has been performed, but no cause has been announced.