It recently emerged that American singer Ariana Grande-Butera would be paying her ex-husband Dalton Gomez $1.25 million as a one-time alimony payment.
She and Dalton would also split the proceeds from the joint home they lived in after they sold it.
The news has elicited a lot of interest in the musician's love life. So let's take a look down memory lane at all the men that the stunning beauty has dated.
Let's begin;
1. Graham David Phillips
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Graham is an American actor and singer, the two met in the cast of the Broadway musical 13 in 2008.
They were good friends and later dated. They were in a relationship for three years but broke up in December 2011
Ariana portrayed Charlotte and Graham portrayed Evan, the musical ran from May 9 to June 8, this was when Ariana had her first kiss.
They're still friends, and Graham came to Ariana's defense during Doughnut Gate, saying, “She's such a sweet girl. It's tough.
2. Jordan Viscomi
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Jordan was Ariana's boyfriend after she and Graham Phillips broke up.
He was her backup dancer before they started dating from late 2011 to mid-2012.
It is rumored that Jordan used Ariana and was only dating her to promote his career.
The break-up with Ariana made Ariana very upset. She called it a "horrible, horrendous breakup. My heart was broken and shattered." She was "crying through hair and makeup" while filming Victorious and "couldn’t even pull myself together.
In her TwitLonger to thank her fans on December 30, 2012, Ariana mentions that she was "heartbroken over my backup dancer"
3. Jai Brooks
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Jaidon Domenic Matthew "Jai" Brooks is an Australian YouTube comedian, prankster, stunt performer, visual artist and entertainer.
He and Ariana met through Twitter in the summer of 2012.
The two began long-distance dating later that year until they finally met in person in New York City on December 30, 2012.
They broke up in August 2013 and a couple of months later Jai accused Ariana of cheating on him with Nathan Sykes.
Ariana said that it was completely false and that Jai was just trying to get his "fifteen minutes of fame." However, sometime in early 2014 Jai and Ariana began dating again but broke up again in July.
4. Nathan James Sykes
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The English singer and Grande began dating in August 2013 after they released “Almost Is Never Enough” from the soundtrack of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
After months of speculation, both stars went on Twitter to confirm their relationship.
In January 2014, Grande confirmed on the radio that she and Sykes decided to split because of long-term distance, but remained friends.
5. Big Sean
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Following months of speculation, Grande confirmed she was dating Big Sean 'Sean Michael Leonard Anderson' in October 2014, calling him “one of the most amazing men in the whole world.” “It’s gotten serious very fast,”
They had said they are much happier than in their previous relationships. Despite their romance, Grande and Big Sean ended their relationship eight months later in April 2015.
Ariana later mentioned Big Sean in “Thank U, Next,” a single Grande released in November 2018 where she showed gratitude for her previous exes: “Thought I’d end up with Sean / But he wasn’t a match.”
6. Ricky Alvarez
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Alvarez became a backup dancer for Grande in April 2014 and in February 2015, he went on The Honeymoon Tour along with the rest of the crew, and fans began suspecting that he and Grande were dating.
They kissed onstage during Grande's performance at the 2015 New York LGBT Pride festival in June, although some people thought the kiss was just part of the choreography.
Their relationship was officially confirmed when Grande and Alvarez were seen kissing in a donut store in Los Angeles on July 4, 2015.
On July 24, 2016, Grande tweeted "Life is wild and change is ... fantastic", which made fans suspect their relationship came to an end.
She then confirmed it by liking tweets that said: "forever boy canceled". Neither of them confirmed the reason behind the break-up.
7. Mac Miller
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Malcolm James McCormick alias Mac Miller and Ariana dated from 2016 to 2018.
Sadly, the rapper died of an accidental drug overdose later that year on September 7, Grande publicly mourned her ex and sang about him on various tracks, including "Thank U, Next" and "Ghostin" from her Thank U, Next album, and "Just Like Magic" from her Positions album.
8. Pete Davidson
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Grande entered a whirlwind romance with comedian Pete Davidson.
They got engaged in June, after a few weeks of dating, and a song titled and inspired by Davidson was featured on Grande's album Sweetener (2018).
She and Davidson called off their engagement and ended their relationship the following month.
Ariana shouted out in her song "Thank U, Next," saying, "Even almost got married. And for Pete, I'm so thankful."
9. Dalton Gomez
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Lastly, Ariana in January 2020, while looking for a home in Montecito, California, met Gomez, who is a real estate agent who advised her on the purchase of a home.
They fell in love, and within a few months, they were already living together. On May 15, 2021, they decided to have a private wedding ceremony.
In July 2023 the news came out that they had broken up, and it wasn’t until October 2023 that the divorce settlement came into force,
Their divorce has been finalized and under their settlement, Grande was ordered to make a one-time payment of $1.25 million to Gomez with no future alimony, give him half of the proceeds of the sale of their Los Angeles home, and pay up to $25,000 towards his attorney's fees.
