Pete Davidson's Friends and Colleagues Come to His Aid
by EG
An alarming Instagram post on Saturday motivated Pete Davidson's friends and co-workers to step up to help him. Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels adjusted the show to give Pete a break and is determined to make sure he gets the support he needs. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
“Saturday Night Live” chief Lorne Michaels axed sketches with Pete Davidson at the 11th hour — following his desperate Instagram post on Saturday.
A source told Page Six: “The decision was taken to give Pete a break on Saturday night – his sketches were dropped before the early evening rehearsals.
“Lorne has pledged to help all he can, including sending Pete to get help. Everyone on the cast is hugely protective of him and were obviously upset — particularly Colin Jost and Michael Che on ‘Weekend Update.’”
It’s believed that Davidson will return to the show in the New Year when it’s back on air – and there have been no conversations about him taking time off, sources tell us.
Longtime executive producer Michaels made the decision to scrap the sketches after Davidson posted the alarming message: “i really don’t want to be on this earth anymore. i’m doing my best to stay here for you but i actually don’t know how much longer i can last.”
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