
The sudden death of Ariana Grande's ex Mac Miller - due to a suspected drug overdose - is raising questions after police found his home almost completely clear of drugs.

The rapper's body was found in a bedroom at his home in the San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles around noon yesterday.

He was believed to have died from a drug overdose, but today police found just a tiny amount of white powder in his home, according to TMZ.

Sources told the website that Miller's home had been virtually 'swept clean' which they say would make 'no sense' as someone who had overdosed would not have the foresight to clear their house of paraphernalia.

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The rapper, who dated songstress Ariana Grande for two years until their split in May, had long struggled with addiction. The pair are pictured at the 2016 MTV Music Video Awards

Miller was rolled out of his home in Studio City in LA in a body bag just before 4pm local time on Friday

A heartbroken woman breaks down crying while the Los Angeles county coroner removes the body of Mac Miller from his million dollar Hollywood Hills home in Studio City

Miller's body is loaded into the coroner's van as a woman is seen breaking down in front of cops

Miller was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics yesterday, according to a report by TMZ.

Despite the suspected drug overdose, dispatch audio from when a male friend alerted authorities describes him as having suffered a cardiac arrest.

The artist was notably linked to the singer Ariana Grande, who ended their two year relationship back in May and got engaged to comedian Pete Davidson just one month later following a whirlwind romance.

A statement from Miller's family said: 'Malcolm McCormick, known and adored by fans as Mac Miller, has tragically passed away at the age of 26. He was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans. Thank you for your prayers. Please respect our privacy. There are no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.'

The scene outside Miller's home has been chaotic yet somber following the discovery of his body midday Friday.

Soon after the 911 call came in, LAPD and Fire officials swarmed the scene. Initial reports have said there doesn't appear to be anything criminal.

Just after 2pm local time Friday a coroner arrived at Miller's Studio City home, and the body was seen being carted out just before 4pm.

Miller's death has widely been reported to be the result of an overdose, although that has not been confirmed.

Friends and family were photographed at the home outside of Los Angeles, including one unidentified woman who was seen collapsing in a fit of tears in the driveway as police tried to comfort her.

NBA star Karl Anthony Towns, a close friend of Miller's, arrived on the scene soon after reports of the 26-year-old's death surfaced.

Towns tweeted: 'Not only were you my favorite artist, you was one of my closest friends. The love we had was genuine and the moments we shared were filled with nothing but positivity and laughter. I love you man and I’m sure as hell gonna miss you @MacMiller. Rest easy my brotha (sic).'

The scene outside Miller's home has been chaotic yet somber following the discovery of his body midday Friday

LAPD and Fire officials swarmed the scene just after noon. Initial reports say there doesn't appear to be anything criminal

Miller's close friend NBA star Karl Anthony Towns, right, arrived on the scene soon after reports of his death surfaced

Grande, who dated Miller seriously for nearly two years, has not publicly addressed news of Miller's death as of Friday evening.

Within minutes of the first reports being released the singer had disabled the comment section on her Instagram, which had already been flooded with comments about Miller's death.

Several of the comments saying things such as 'This is your fault' and 'you did this' were screenshotted and posted to Twitter.

The rapper famously helped Grande overcome her grief after a terrorist attack in the UK at her Manchester concert in May last year. That June he went back to England with her to put on a defiant performance at a tribute concert she arranged.

The pair remained firmly loved up until May this year when they suddenly parted ways.

Heartache: People are seen outside the home of rapper Mac Miller as police and the coroner investigate

Miller's death has widely been reported to be the result of an overdose, although that has not been confirmed

Grande addressed the breakup in an Instagram story, writing of Miller: 'I respect and adore [Malcolm] endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form.'

The message was written around a picture of the Dangerous Woman singer and the musician locked in an embrace while lying on a couch.

The full text read: 'Hi! This is one of my best friends in the whole world and favorite people on the planet Malcolm McCormick. I respect and adore him endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form, at all times regardless of how our relationship changes or what the universe holds for each of us! Unconditional love is not selfish. It is wanting the best for that person even if at the moment it's not you. I can't wait to know and support you forever and I'm so proud of you!'

Friends told TMZ they warned others not to bring up the relationship when talking to Miller because it was 'too touchy'.

Grande and Miller, pictured left at an Oscars party back in March, split after two years together in May. She began dating comedian Pete Davidson, pictured at the VMAs last month - shortly after, and the pair announced their engagement in June

Miller famously comforted Grande in May 2017 after a terrorist killed 22 people at a concert she was performing at in Manchester, England, by detonating a nail bomb. He welcomed her back to the US on a private jet afterwards (above)

Grande addressed her break up with Miller in an Instagram story in early May, writing: 'I respect and adore [Malcolm] endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form'

Less than a week after the split, Miller - who has long battled substance abuse and addiction - was arrested for driving while drunk after he crashed his SUV and fled the scene.

After the arrest Ariana tweeted: 'Pls take care of yourself.'

Directly following the collision, many of Miller's fans hit out at his ex, accusing her of having caused him to fall of the wagon.

On May 21 Twitter user Elijah Flint wrote: 'Mac Miller totally his G wagon and getting a DUI after Ariana Grande dumped him for another dude after he poured his heart out on a ten song album to her called the divine feminine is just the most heartbreaking thing happening in Hollywood.'

Grande responded with a statement saying: 'How absurd that you minimize female self-respect and self-worth by saying someone should stay in a toxic relationship because he wrote an album about them, which btw isn't the case (only Cinderella is ab me).

'I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be. I have cared for him and tried to support his sobriety & prayed for his balance for years (and always will of course) but shaming/blaming women for a man's inability to keep his sh** together is a very major problem.

'Let's please stop doing that. of course i didn't share about how hard or scary it was while it was happening but it was. i will continue to pray from the bottom of my heart that he figures it all out and that any other woman in this position does as well.'

She ended with a heart.

In May this year, not long after his break up from Grande, Miller was arrested after a hit-and-run in Los Angeles. He was later slapped with DUI

Directly following the collision, many of Miller's fans hit out at Grande, accusing her of having caused him to fall of the wagon. She responded with the statement above on Twitter

Miller's battle with substance abuse over the past decade had been documented extensively both in the media and in his own music.

In multiple interviews Miller spoke about how he'd started using drugs including cocaine and opiates when he was just 15 years old.

MAC MILLER'S MUSIC CAREER Mac Miller has been a fixture of American hip-hop for nearly a decade, having released five full studio albums, 12 mix-tapes, 28 singles, two extended plays and one live album. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-born artist was interested in music from a very young age, teaching himself how to play various instruments including the guitar, drums and piano. At age 14 he discovered a love for rapping, quickly working toward a goal of becoming a hip-hop artist. 2007 - Miller released the mix-tape But My Mackin' Ain't Easy under the name EZ Mac at age 15

- Miller released the mix-tape under the name EZ Mac at age 15 2008 - Miller's and partner Beedie form hip-hop group The Ill Spoken and release How High tape

- Miller's and partner Beedie form hip-hop group The Ill Spoken and release tape 2009 - Setting out to become a solo artist, Miller releases mix-tapes The Jukebox: Prelude to Class Clown and The High Life , earning himself a record deal with Rostrum Records at just 17 years old

- Setting out to become a solo artist, Miller releases mix-tapes and , earning himself a record deal with Rostrum Records at just 17 years old 2010 - The mix-tape K.I.D.S. attracts attention to Miller's blossoming career

- The mix-tape attracts attention to Miller's blossoming career 2011 - Best Day Ever and I Love Life , Thank You mix-tapes drop ahead of Miller's first full-length album, Blue Slide Park , which debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 list

- and mix-tapes drop ahead of Miller's first full-length album, , which debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 list 2012 - Mix-tapes Macadelic - featuring hit single Loud - and Run-On Sentences: Vol. 1 are released

- Mix-tapes - featuring hit single Loud - and are released 2013 - Miller's hit collaboration The Way with future-girlfriend Ariana Grande storms the charts. He also releases his second studio album Watching Movies With The Sound Off peaks at number three on the Billboard Top 200, followed by tapes Stolen Youth and Delusional Thomas and live album Live From Space

- Miller's hit collaboration The Way with future-girlfriend Ariana Grande storms the charts. He also releases his second studio album peaks at number three on the Billboard Top 200, followed by tapes and and live album 2014 - Mix-tape Faces drops

- Mix-tape drops 2015 - Miller releases third studio album GO:OD AM followed by mix-tape Run-On Sentences: Vol. 2

- Miller releases third studio album followed by mix-tape 2016 - The Divine Feminine , Miller's fourth studio album, peaks at number two

- , Miller's fourth studio album, peaks at number two 2018 - Miller's fifth and final album Swimming is released just over one month before his death Advertisement

During his 2012 Macadelic Tour, the artist became addicted to 'purple drank' or 'lean' - a drug concoction of promethazine and codeine - but managed to quit after noticing how it had taken over his life.

'I love lean; it’s great. I was not happy and I was on lean very heavy. I was so f**ked up all the time it was bad. My friends couldn’t even look at me the same. I was lost,' he told Complex in 2013.

It wasn't until earlier this summer that his addiction problems made headlines again following the DUI crash.

The day before his death, Vulture published an interview in which Miller described feeling 'pressure' from his fame and his struggle with depression.

'I really wouldn't want just happiness. And I don't want just sadness either. I don't want to be depressed. I want to be able to have good days and bad days.

'I can't imagine not waking up sometimes and being like, 'I don't feel like doing s**t.' And then having days where you wake up and you feel on top of the world,' he said.

Elsewhere, he said: 'There's pressure. A lot of times in my life I've put this pressure to hold myself to the standard of whatever I thought I was supposed to be, or how I was supposed to be perceived.

'It's the job. This is what I signed up for. So, you just have to not. You have to have your own reality and that has to be the driving force of your life.

'Do I wish that every single thing I did when I was 19 wasn't a discussion? Sure,' he said.

Miller tweeted a link to the Vulture article along with a plug for his upcoming fall tour.

'Go get tickets for tour. Thundercat J.I.D. I’m bringing a band. The show is going to be special every night. I wish it started tomorrow. It starts October 27th,' he wrote.

Twelve hours before his body was found, Miller also shared videos on his Instagram account from inside his home.

They showed a turntable which played his new song So It Goes, which has a morose chorus with the lyrics: 'You could have the world in the palm of your hand, you still might drop it.

'And everybody wanna reach inside your pockets. I tell 'em red light, stop it. S**t, that give me more headaches than alcoholics.'

In one verse he raps: 'Nine lives, never die, f*** a heaven, I'm still gettin' high.'

Miller is pictured outside his home on August 22 after his DUI conviction stemming from a crash the week after he and Grande broke up in May

The Pittsburgh-born artist tweeted his excitement about his upcoming fall tour on Thursday, writing: 'Go get tickets for tour. Thundercat J.I.D. I’m bringing a band. The show is going to be special every night. I wish it started tomorrow. It starts October 27th'

Twelve hours before his body was found, Miller shared an Instagram story of a turntable in his home playing his new song, So It Goes , for a minute

There has been an outpouring of tributes from other members of the entertainment industry expressing shock and sadness at news of the Pittsburgh-born artist's death, including Chance the Rapper, Kehlani, Shawn Mendes and J Cole.

In one tweet Chance the Rapper wrote: 'I don't know what to say Mac Miller took me on my second tour ever. But beyond helping me launch my career he was one of the sweetest guys I ever knew. Great man. I loved him for real. I'm completely broken. God bless him.'

A subsequent tweet read: 'Its so crazy cause earl (sic) literally hit me up this morning him and vince were real friebds (sic) I met at a pivotal time in my life through mac. This shit hurts so bad. If you love someone male sure u tell em (sic).'

Fellow rapper J Cole tweeted: 'This is a message for anybody in this game that’s going through something. If you don’t feel right, if you feel you have a substance problem, if you need a ear to vent to. If you uncomfortable talking to people around you. Please reach out to me.'

Overcome with emotion, artist Kehlani tweeted: 'WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO OHANAS THIS WEEK I WAS SUPPOSED TO COME THIS WEEKEND WE WERE SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO NEET (sic) WEEK WE HAD TO FINISH YOUR NEW FAVORITE SHOW NO NO NO NO U GOT THE SATURN TATOO (sic) AFTER I DID UR CHART THIS IS TOO MUCH.

'I WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH I FUCKING LOVE YOU DUDE THE GREATEST.'

If you are struggling with substance abuse, please call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for free and confidential information.

Fellow artists have expressed shock and heartbreak on Twitter at news of Miller's passing

There has been an outpouring of tributes from the entertainment industry on Friday afternoon

Singer Lorde posted a photo of her with Miller accompanied by the caption: 'This was a fun day. Rest easy crazy kid'

Artist Halsey also paid tribute to Miller on Instagram with a lengthy, heartfelt message

Tributes: Drake dedicated his show to the deceased rapper

Pals: Snoop Dogg paid tribute to the late star on his Twitter

Rapper: Missy Elliott was among the celebrities paying tribute

Drake's heartfelt tribute was caught on social media and it was noted that he sang the tune Emotionless for Mac

High praise: The Canadian superstar spoke of his regard for Miller