Pete Davidson Has Been Instrumental In Keeping Kanye West Jokes Off ‘SNL’ Amid Feud

hollywoodlife.com:

Kanye West‘s absence from social media has been a huge relief for his ex-wife Kim Kardashian‘s new boyfriend Pete Davidson. The Staten Island native, 28, has been the target of many of Ye’s posts thanks to the rapper’s non-stop tirades — but a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Pete asked his bosses at Saturday Night Live “not to lean into any of that.” Beyond the many posts, Kanye also buried a cartoon version of Pete alive in his latest “Eazy” music video.

Pete has had multiple talks with the show’s creator, Lorne Michaels, 77, per our source, and pleaded with him to not roast Kanye. “SNL has had skits and jokes for and about Kanye for weeks and Pete has had talks with Lorne throughout,” the insider said, adding, “Pete asked that they not lean into any of that and Lorne promised that they wouldn’t put him in a position where he would have to explain himself, or get in trouble with Kim, Kanye, the family and everywhere in between.” Those who follow the Kanye vs.

Pete saga have been expecting Pete to diss Ye publicly, but for the most part, the comedian has stayed quiet. Pete did, however, leak a text message conversation between himself and Ye, which was posted by his close friend Dave Sirus.

In the texts, Pete asked Ye to have a conversation man-to-man to settle any drama between the two. Earlier in the day, Kanye said that he felt “antagonized” by Pete’s texts due to a photo that the King Of Staten Island star sent him allegedly in bed with Kim.