Pete Davidson says he’s ‘embarrassed’ by media’s obsession with his penis: ‘THAT HURT SO MUCH’
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There are worse things to be famous for than having a well-rounded personal life, but for Pete Davidson, he was not a fan of all the attention he was getting for what he calls his “f*** stick.”
The Saturday Night Live actor appeared on a recent episode of The Breakfast Club and told host Charlamagne Tha God that he was “embarrassed” by the media’s focus on his supposed “big d*** energy.”
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Davidson’s ex-fiance Ariana Grande didn’t help matters when she joked in a since-deleted tweet that the comedian is “like 10 inches?” in response to a fan asking about the length of her track, “Pete Davidson” on her album “Sweetener.”
The King of Staten Island star reflected on how his relationship with Grande spilled into his work on SNL.
He noted that while the “show as a whole” loved how the relationship brought more viewers to the series, it was “annoying for the cast.”
“I was embarrassed by it because … no one talked about any work I was doing,” he said on the morning show.
“They were just like, ‘Oh, that’s the f*** stick.’ And that hurt so much.”
Charlamagne challenged Davidson’s claims of discomfort, saying, “You was banging a lot of hot chicks and you had a 10-inch penis,” to which the Pickup actor fired back, “On paper, that sounds great. But it’s embarrassing.”
The 31-year-old continued: “Because it’s Hollywood — everybody f***s everyone. Everyone dates everyone. Why are they focusing on me? I’m just a dude who tells d*** jokes that is a drug addict. It had nothing to do with comedy.”
While Davidson said he didn’t want to “victimize” himself, he did point out the double standard: “If that was a girl … there would be a march for it … Seriously.”
He continued: “You’re just talking about my d*** all day … They don’t talk about girls like that professionally. Like it was professional, it was like pointed out on the street.”
Davidson, who has been candid about his substance abuse and mental health struggles over the years, has also been open about staying away from the public eye due to how the media responds to his personal life.
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Earlier this year, he told the New York Post that the press coverage of his dating life has been “pretty humiliating and upsetting.”
Davidson explained: “It’s embarrassing because you want people to write about your work. I was one of the youngest ever cast members on SNL and all that got pushed to the side because of who I was dating.”
He added: “I picked the wrong business to have a mental illness and go into. I’m one of the most insecure and sad people ever, and I picked the most insecure, sad business to go into.”
Since Grande, Davidson has been romantically linked to Kim Kardashian, Kate Beckinsale, Margaret Qualley, Kaia Gerber, Phoebe Dynevor and Chase Sui Wonders.
He is expecting his first child with his girlfriend, model Elsie Hewitt.
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