Pete Davidsonis laughing away his heartbreak.
Davidson took the stage for a New Year’s Eve stand-up performance on Monday, Dec. 31, in Boston, where the comedian opened up about his split fromAriana Grande, according tomultiple outlets.
Davidson, 24, recalled hearing Grande’s hit breakup anthem “Thank U, Next” just moments before appearing on an episode ofSaturday Night Live. The song references the couple’s whirlwind romance and split. (Heproposed to herin June afterjust weeks of dating; PEOPLE confirmed in October that they hadcalled it quits.)
“That s— came out before I had to put on a f—— duck hat and be like, ‘Derrrp here’s the pizza!’ ” he said, according to E! Online. “So all my friends were there. It was a sad day. We didn’t know it was going to happen.”
And while Davidson said he wasn’t thrilled with the song, he acknowledged that it could have been much worse. “So I start playing it. And we’re all like, ‘Ehhh … it’s ok.’ We’re like ‘Okay, it’s not that bad for you. It’s bad, but it’s not that bad for you,’ ” he said, according to the outlet.
According to E! Online, He even joked about Grande’s decision to leave little to the imagination in the song. “[She] named all of us.”
Davidson also revealed that his mom, a school nurse, has faced taunts from her students singing “Thank U, Next,”according to theNew York Times.
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Hours later, he made abrief appearanceon theMatt Damon-hostedSNLbroadcast, appearing in a pre-taped sketch, as well as introducing musical guestsMiley Cyrusand Mark Ronson.
After seeing Davidson’s post, Machine Gun Kellyrushed to keep his friend company. “Im in the plane now on the way to see Pete,” hetweetedat the time. “Gonna make sure he’s good, i promise. can’t have my boy in the darkness like that.”
Other people who reached out to the star include Grande, friends Kid Cudi and Jay Pharoah,SNLcostar Chris Redd and Congressman-electDan Crenshaw, whom Davidsonmockedthen apologized to in atouchingSNLsegmentin November.
source: people.com
