Pete Davidson called out for 'weird' comments on watching porn now he's a father
In December, Pete Davidson and his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, welcomed their first child together, Scottie Rose.
And the comedian has now started to use his experience of first-time fatherhood in his material as he returns to the stage.
But it seems the SNL alum’s comments on watching porn as a dad haven’t quite gone down so well with everyone as he’s branded ‘weird’ by some.
Davidson recently did his first stand-up show in months with a one-night-only performance in Las Vegas on Saturday (11 April). And unsurprisingly, it of course featured his typical unfiltered sense of humour as he explained ‘it’s weird having a little girl’.
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Keeping things candid, the 32-year-old talked about how becoming a ‘girl dad’ has influenced his habits – such as his relationship with adult content.
It’s said that during the stand-up show, Davidson said that it’s now ‘hard to watch porn… in front of her’.
And then joked: “I still did. I power through.”
It did get some laughs from the audience but it didn't totally go down so well with everyone as it went viral on social media. A whole load of users on X have called the comment ‘weird’ and criticised the joke.
“That kind of a weird thing to say. Why you thinking of your daughter,” one wrote.
As a second echoed: “Why would you associate porn with your daughter? Those are two different things.”
And a third put: “I'm confused by this part. He says ‘it's hard to watch it....in front of her’ in front of who? his wife or daughter and if his daughter, why the f**k would be he watching porn in front of his daughter or in the room with his daughter?!”
While a fourth slammed: “Men using their daughters as a springboard for finally seeing women and girls as people will forever be weird…also associating your daughters with every experience you have of women is equally weird.”
“Pete, what the f**k are you talking about, man,” a fan simply put as another suggested: “This one of those quotes you gotta keep in the mind because this sounds absurd. Just out of pocket.”
Obviously, it’s worth pointing out again that Davidson is a comedian, and this was part of a stand-up set, not a testimony sworn to the absolute straight truth. It was part of a joke, part of his career of making people laugh.
However, one user on X did write: “Even as a comedian this some weird thing to say.”
Davidson is known for blending his own experiences into his routines, having spoke about it being ‘a lot of fun’ becoming a dad.
Topics: Pete Davidson, Social Media, Celebrity, Parenting
Jess Battison