Photo: Getty ImagesUS rapper Mac Miller, whose debut album Blue Side Park topped the charts in 2011 and who dated singer Ariana Grande for a time, has died at the age of 26. He was found unresponsive at his home in the Studio City neighbourhood on Friday and pronounced dead there, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said in a statement. Celebrity website TMZ reported that Miller died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose but Reuters could not confirm that. Miller, whose real name was Malcolm McCormick, had discussed his use of drugs in media interviews and rap lyrics. In May, he was arrested in Los Angeles in connection with a car crash and was later charged with driving under the influence.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 08, 2018 00:53 UTC