Miley Cyrus confirms she and Cody Simpson split up after 10 months of dating but says they will 'continue to be friends'

• Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson have broken up, the "Wrecking Ball" singer confirmed via Instagram Live on Thursday.
• "Today it came out that me and my boyfriend have broken up," Cyrus told fans before releasing her new single "Midnight Sky."
• She continued, "For right now, two halves can't make a whole, and we're individually just working on ourselves, becoming the people that we want to be."
• Cyrus said that she and Simpson will "continue to be friends" and spend time together.

Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson have called it quits after 10 months of dating.

Following several reports saying that the couple broke up, the "Can't Be Tamed" singer confirmed that she and Simpson are no longer together via Instagram Live on Thursday.

"Today it came out that me and my boyfriend have broken up," Cyrus told fans shortly before releasing her new single "Midnight Sky."

She continued, "For right now, two halves can't make a whole, and we're individually just working on ourselves, becoming the people that we want to be. Like everybody else at this age, we're just deciding who we want to be with our lives, what we want to do with our lives."

Cyrus also asked the public to refrain from creating a "drama story" if she and Simpson are spotted spending time together after the breakup.

"We've been friends for 10 years, and we're going to continue to be friends. Just don't make it something that it is not," she said.

After Cyrus dropped her new single, Simpson showed his support for the musician and shared a screenshot of them video-chatting.

"So proud of you," he wrote. "Congratulations to the most special of all. Go cop that new new!"

TMZ and Page Six were the first outlets to report that the couple split several weeks ago, citing anonymous sources close to the couple.

Us Weekly then confirmed the breakup and spoke with a source that said Simpson and Cyrus "realized they're better off as friends than dating each other."

The duo began dating in October 2019 but had a longstanding friendship before their relationship turned romantic.

Simpson named the former Disney Channel star as his celebrity crush in 2012, and Cyrus designed the cover art for Simpson's song "Flower" in 2015.

When Cyrus' marriage to Liam Hemsworth ended and her summer fling with Kaitlynn Carter fizzled out, the "Slide Away" singer started dating Simpson.

Shortly thereafter, the couple then began filling their followers' feeds with PDA-filled photos and even got matching tattoos.

"The reason why it hasn't been a really crazy sudden thing is just because we've been friends for so long," Simpson said at the Tiffany & Co. Mens Launch in Los Angeles.

He explained that they "found each other again in a space where we're both not partying, working real hard, and it just keeps things healthy and it's good."