Pete Davidson Reveals Where He Stands With Ex Kim Kardashian

Sep 30, 2026 - 22:16
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Pete Davidson Reveals Where He Stands With Ex Kim Kardashian

Pete Davidson Raves About Ex Kim Kardashian as "Superhuman"

Pete Davidson is keeping up his love for Kim Kardashian.

Four years after the Saturday Night Live alum and SKIMS founder broke up following nine months of dating, he shared a glimpse into the ups and downs of their romance.

"That's a really tough atmosphere if you're not game," Davidson told Variety in an interview published Sept. 30. "One of the things I love about Kim and that whole family is they're like, 'This is what we do.' I found that very attractive and mature."

After deciding they were better as friends, the comedian—dad to 9-month-old daughter Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson with ex-girlfriend Elsie Hewitt—emphasized that he and Kardashian are still on good terms.

"We're cool," he said. "I have a lot of love for her, and I knew what I was getting into."

But Davidson—who has been candid about his mental health problems and sobriety journey—admitted that being thrust into that spotlight was a challenging experience.

"I was never subjected to anything I didn't want to be a part of," he added. "She was super respectful of all of it, but the craze of that lifestyle—being followed everywhere, having security and looking over your shoulder—for a guy with mental stuff, and at the time drug problems, was a little too much for me."

Particularly difficult, however, was navigating the wrath of Kardashian's ex-husband Kanye "Ye" West. 

Along with a barrage of online hate messages from the rapper—who shares kids North, 13, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8, and Psalm, 7, with the Kardashians star—West even depicted a clay version of Davidson being kidnapped and beheaded in his "Eazy" music video.

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"What tripped me out is I was super open about mental stuff—everyone knows this about me —and it's like he was [saying], 'Kill yourself,'" the Bupkis star recalled. "And he did push me."

The 32-year-old, who was the first person to date the reality star after she and West split, jokingly posited that he did Kardashian—now dating Lewis Hamilton—a service by dealing with West's tantrums.

"I like to think I got that one out of the way for her because whoever that guy was going to be was gonna get it," he added. "I cleared the path for her to get back into the dating pool."

Despite the hate he received from the "Stronger" rapper, Davidson still has empathy for his circumstances.

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"What people don't understand about that dude," he began, "and I'm not one-one-millionth as talented or influential or powerful as that dude, but I have dealt with a fraction of what he's had to deal with public-wise—is that'll do it."

"He's also lost a parent and has mental stuff, and I don't know how he deals with it or who he has around him," he continued. "Probably a lot of people who want to be his friend. I've had that. When people are so far up your ass and constantly pushing and provoking you and not showing you love, you want to burn it all."

Thankfully, West's vitriol didn't affect the good terms Davidson and Kardashian have today—and they aren't the only exes who've kept things friendly after Hollywood breakups. Read on for more.

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Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt

No, they are never, ever, ever getting back together. But at this point—between the birthday parties, the friendly embraces and even freaking acting out a sexual fantasy in a star-studded virtual reading of Fast Times at Ridgemont High—it feels like the former Hollywood golden couple is just taunting us. 

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Sarah Silverman & Jimmy Kimmel

You know you're cool when you can pop into your ex's talk show and give him a hard time. Such was the case when Sarah turned up on Jimmy's stage to chat about her new show, I Love You, America and his "cute," "bright," "funny" wife Molly Kimmel. "It's not fair!" she cracked. "She gets, like, new woke Jimmy. I had Man Show Jimmy."

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Chris Pratt & Anna Faris

TBH, we might still be mourning this relationship harder than either of its participants. Because when Anna—now married to cinematographer Michael Barrett—heard that Pratt was set to wed Katherine Schwarzenegger in 2019, she offered to officiate. She even sent over a gift after the newlyweds welcomed daughter Lyla in August 2020. Thrilled for son Jack to become a big brother, a source told E! News at the time that Anna "is very supportive." 

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Tarek El Moussa & Christina Hall

It would have been super easy for the exes' relationship to become a flop. But more than four years after a messy split, the HGTV stars are still killing it at two projects: parenting kids Taylor and Brayden and turning run-down properties into someone else's dream home.

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Lisa Bonet & Lenny Kravitz

Literally "best friends" as the rocker put it in a 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the parents to actress Zoe Kravitz still consider themselves kin. "We're one big happy family," Lenny said of his ex, who went on to wed Jason Momoa before their 2020 split. "It's beautiful, and it just shows you what can be done."

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Julianne Hough & Brooks Laich

After the Dancing With the Stars co-host and former hockey player called in quits in 2020, the pair have continually proved they are on good terms.

When Brooks' announced his engagement to Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir in December 2024, Julianne celebrated the news, writing on Instagram, "I'm so happy for you both as you step into this beautiful new chapter together. Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter, and endless adventures."

Months later, the dancer and her ex-husband, alongside his pregnant now-fiancée, spent the day together on the lake, posting a pic herself with them with the caption, "Special day on the lake with these three cuties.”

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Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner

Since their 2015 breakup, the parents to Violet, Seraphina and Samuel have hit the conscious uncoupling trifecta: Joint vacations, shared holidays and public displays of admiration with Ben dubbing his ex "an amazing mother" during a 2016 interview with E! News. 

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Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder

Nina and Ian may have called it quits in 2013 after three years of dating, but they've remained close friends since then. In 2014, the Vampire Diaries star started dating Nikki Reed and tied the knot later that year. Naturally, Dobrev befriended the Twilight actress.

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Lady Gaga & Taylor Kinney

The two called it quits in July 2016 after five years together. The singer said on SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show the following October that she's "very close" to Kinney, adding, "He's been my lover and a friend for so long."

"We love each other," she said. "That's it."

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Mindy Kaling & B.J. Novak

The Office's on-and-off pairing remained so tantalizingly close after the series wrapped in 2013 that even Mindy gets why people are still shipping them. "If I was on the outside looking at it, I would think the same thing," she told Good Housekeeping in 2019 of naming him godparent to her kids. "But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend."

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Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz

The exes had no trouble coparenting their son, Bronx, after finalizing their divorce back in 2011. The Fall Out Boy singer has even said his former wife is "an awesome mom."

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Miley Cyrus & Nick Jonas

So she's over those "7 Things" then? The JoBro musician has said he's "really friendly" with his ex. "We've got a good relationship."

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Michael C. Hall & Jennifer Carpenter

The Dexter stars first met on set in 2006 before things got romantic in 2008. And although they divorced in 2011, Jennifer assured there was "nothing but love and respect" between the exes a few years later. 

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Bruce Willis & Demi Moore

Long the gold standard of copacetic exes, the parents to daughters Rumer, Tallulah and Scout remain so tight that the decision to ride out coronavirus stay-at-home orders together in Idaho was a no-brainer. Quarantine dance party anyone?

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Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

Some four years after their 2014 divorce, Lopez was still giving her former spouse, dad to her twins Max and Emme, props. "While I was married to Marc, he really helped me with my confidence and he saw where I suffered," she said on a 2018 episode of Sunday Today. "He was like, 'You're a great singer. Don't ever let anybody tell you you're not a great singer.' And I respected him so much 'cause I consider him one of the best singers of all time."

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Courteney Cox & David Arquette

Even if it hasn't been his day, his week, his month or even his year, the actress will be there for her former husband and Scream costar. "I mean, as divorces go, I would say it's one of the better ones. For sure," she shared on Running Wild With Bear Grylls eight years after their 2010 split. Raising daughter Coco, she continued, "We're good co-parents together."

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Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake

Their real life romance may have fizzled in 2007. However, that doesn't mean the two couldn't heat up the screen in the 2011 movie Bad Teacher.

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Peter Facinelli & Jennie Garth

Sure, the initial few months of their 2013 split were rough going, but the actors have now reached the group vacation stage of their divorce. "I really like her husband and I think he's a great guy," the Twilight alum told LaPalme Magazine of a 2017 trip to Cancun that included Garth, Dave Abrams, Peter's now-fiancée Lily Anne Harrison and their three daughters Luca, Lola and Fiona. As for his relationship with Jennie, he continued, "People come into your life for a reason and relationships can change," he told LaPalme. "Just because we aren't living together doesn't mean you can't love each other."

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Will Arnett & Amy Poehler

Despite a surprise separation in September 2012, the couple decided to put on a united front for their children. "As you know, Will and I are very, very good friends," she explained during a 2014 interview with Howard Stern. "We are doing a really good job. I don't think a 10-year marriage constitutes a failure. I think relationships are really tough."

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Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd

The Grammy winner and her ex-husband—who finalized their divorce in January 2024—have remained on good terms as they continue to parent their son Hayes. In fact, the songwriters live just five minutes apart from one another, which makes co-parenting a breeze.

“Our stops are really easy,” Maren told The Zoe Report in May 2025, “and we’ll have family dinners.”

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