Jon Stewart says Pete Davidson is ‘doing as best he can’ amid Kanye West drama: ‘I just love that kid’
foxnews.comJon Stewart got candid about his relationship with Pete Davidson and is showing his support for the star. On Tuesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s "The Howard Stern Show", the 59-year-old comedian dived into his friendship with the "Saturday Night Live" star after Stern brought up the drama between Davidson, his girlfriend Kim Kardashian and her estranged husband Kanye West. "I know Pete real well," Stewart said. "He’s just a kid trying to live his life.
He’s one of my favorite people. … I think he’s doing as best he can in that situation, when you’re dealing with something that’s so explosive and loaded with all kinds of other things, and I just love that kid." On Tuesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s "The Howard Stern Show", Jon Stewart dived into his friendship with Pete Davidson. (Brad Barket/Invision/AP) Stewart and Davidson, 28, were recently seen together in New York attending a Knicks basketball game.
He also detailed how the duo became friends, crediting fellow comedians, Dave Chappelle and John Mulaney, for the introduction. "We just became friends from that, and I always have a very paternal instinct [with] those guys because I’ve seen too many of my friends get in trouble and some of them die," Stewart added.
Stewart and Davidson, 28, were recently seen together in New York attending a Knicks basketball game. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) Davidson has been dominating headlines ever since his relationship with Kardashian, 41, went public earlier this month.
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