Jon Stewartis showing his support forPete Davidsonamid the ongoing drama withKanye West.
During an appearance onHoward Stern’s SiriusXM radio show, Stewart opened up about the 28-year-oldSaturday Night Livecomedian and how he has handled the feud with West, 44, which unfolded after theDondaartist’s split fromKim Kardashian.
“I know Pete real well. He’s just a kid trying to live his life. [He’s] one of my favorite people,” Stewart, 59,said on Tuesday’s episode. “He’s just a smart, funny, kid, trying to live his life.”
Stewart added, “I think he’s doing as best you can in that situation when you’re dealing with something that’s so explosive and loaded, with all kinds of other things. I just love that kid.”
Jon Stewart (left) and Pete Davidson.Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
During his conversation with Stern, Stewart also revealed that he has developed a “very paternal instinct” when it comes to Davidson and theirfriendship.
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“He and I know each other from comedy, from going on the road,” he explained. “Dave [Chappelle]and I were doing gigs in Boston and Houston, and Pete came out and performed. And him and[John] Mulaneyworked near where I live in Jersey so I would go buy pizza from a place and we just go hang out and we just became friends from that.”
“I always have a very paternal instinct on those guys because I’ve seentoo many of my friends get in troubleand some of them die, and you don’t [want that],” he noted. “It’s a f—ed up business.”
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Kardashian, 41,filed for divorcefrom West in February 2021 after seven years of marriage. She and theDondarapper share four children: daughters North, 8, andChicago, 4, and sonsSaint, 6, andPsalm, 2½.
The mom of fourmade her relationshipwith DavidsonInstagramofficial on March 11, more than a week after the SKIMS mogul wasdeclared legally singleamid her divorce from West. She and Davidson first made headlines in October 2021 aftersharing a kissduring a sketch onSNLwhen Kardashianmade her hosting debut.
A source later told PEOPLE thatKardashian was “furious” over the music videoand she thought it was “way too violent.”
In the alleged texts, Davidson also claimed that he has “stoppedSNL” from mocking West on the show “for months.”
Kim Kardashian; Pete Davidson; Kanye West.Getty (3)
Stewart is the latest comedian to voice his support for Davidson amid the drama with West. Davidson’sSNLcostars,Bowen YangandChris Redd, also recently spoke out on his behalf.
Redd — who grew up in Chicago, like West, and has previously impersonated the rapper onSNL— also said that he’s been mindful of the drama andwon’t “stir the poton something that’s just unhealthy.”
“When it comes to Ye, I’m always of the mind that I’ll make fun,” Redd, 36, explained on an episode ofSiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Show. “I was raised joking… but at the same time, there is a serious layer to that situation that I just won’t make fun of. I’m not making fun ofhis mental health. You know, I have my mental health issues myself, so I’m very aware of those things.”
source: people.com
