Pete Davidson Is ‘Not Afraid’ of Kim Kardashian’s Estranged Husband Kanye West: ‘Taking the Mature Route’
15.02.2022 - 01:03
/ usmagazine.com
Taking the high road. Amid Kanye West‘s public digs at Pete Davidson over his romance with Kim Kardashian, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the comedian isn’t sweating the small stuff.
“Pete is staying far away from Kanye,” the insider shares with Us, noting that Davidson, 28, has been “taking the mature route” in response. “He’s not afraid of him — he just doesn’t want to get involved in the divorce drama.”
The Saturday Night Live star previously referenced the rapper’s outspoken nature after West, 44, appeared on the NBC sketch show in September 2018. Following his support for then-President Donald Trump, Davidson addressed the Yeezy designer’s public political comments.
“Kanye is a genius, but a musical genius. Like Joey Chestnut is a hot dog-eating genius, but I don’t want to hear Joey Chestnut’s opinions about things that aren’t hot dog-related,” the Meet Cute actor said during the “Weekend Update” segment after West’s hosting gig. “Kanye, I know you’re like, ‘This is the real me, I’m off the meds.’ Take ’em. There’s no shame in the medicine game. I’m on them. It’s great.”
More than two years later, Kardashian, 41, filed for divorce from West in February 2021 following almost seven years of marriage. The beauty mogul subsequently moved on with Davidson after they worked together on SNL in October 2021.
In the weeks that followed, West raised eyebrows when he publicly claimed that he wanted to reconcile with the reality star.
“SNL making my wife say ‘I divorced him’ on TV because they just wanted to get that bar off, and I never have seen the papers. We’re not even divorced,” he said during an appearance on Revolt’s “Drink Champs” podcast in November 2021. “So how we — because [it’s] no joke to me, my kids want