Pete Davidson checks himself into rehab amid mental health struggles
Pete Davidson is taking time off to focus on his mental health after several weeks of personal and legal turmoil.
The Bupkis star has entered rehab but is expected to get out soon, a source close to him told People. Davidson is reportedly undergoing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder, according to Page Six, citing an unnamed friend and anonymous sources, and TMZ, citing sources familiar.
News of Davidson’s latest rehab stay comes more than a week after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged the actor with one misdemeanour count of reckless driving in connection to a March car crash, in which the comedian collided his car into a house in Beverly Hills (no injuries were reported). He is due to be arraigned on July 27th.
Davidson also drew controversy among animal activists for buying a puppy as opposed to adopting following leaked photos of himself and his girlfriend, Chase Sui Wonders, at a pet store. He further raised eyebrows after leaving an expletive-filled voicemail for a PETA official who criticised him to TMZ over the decision not to adopt a dog.
In his message, the Saturday Night Live alum explained that he was “only not allergic to Cavapoos and those types of dogs” and wanted to get his mother a puppy after her dog Henry recently died.
Explaining why the criticism caused such an emotional reaction, he cited his mother, Amy and sister, Casey’s devastation, as well as the leaked video.
“Then this organisation (PETA) made a public example of us, making our grieving situation worse,” he told TMZ. “I am upset. It was a poor choice of words. I shouldn’t have said what I said, but I am not sorry for standing up for myself and my family.”
Over the years, Davidson has been open about his mental health struggles. In 2022, he underwent trauma therapy after Kanye West slammed him repeatedly on social media over his relationship with now-mutual ex Kim Kardashian. “Getting death threats from [Kanye’s] fans and all the negative attention online doesn’t feel good for the average person — add someone who’s struggled with mental illness, and it’s even worse,” a source close to Davidson told People at the time.
Davidson first spoke about battling BPD in 2017 on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, in which he said he had undergone rehab the previous year and that one of his psychiatrists had diagnosed him with the ailment – which the NHS describes as a “mental illness that severely impacts a person’s ability to manage their emotions.”
“I started having these mental breakdowns where I would, like, freak out and then not remember what happened after,” the actor said. “It was blind rage.”
