Pete Davidson in rehab amid mental health struggles: Reports

Peter Davidson has entered rehab after struggling with PTSD and borderline personality disorder, multiple outlets report.

The 29 year old Saturday Night Live alum’s alleged admission to the facility comes weeks after he left an angry, explicit voicemail Daphna Nachminovitch, the Senior Vice President of Cruelty Investigations at PETA. His rant was in response to Nachminovitch releasing a statement condemning Davidson’s decision to purchase a cavapoo puppy rather than adopt from a shelter.

The comedian addressed the voicemail soon after, telling TMZ on June 6 that he wanted “a specific hypoallergenic dog,” as he is allergic to most breeds and believed adopting one “wasn’t an option, and if it was, it was rare.”

Davidson – which was filmed filling out paperwork for the dog with his girlfriend Pursue Sui Wonders — continued: “I haven’t seen my mom and sister cry like that in over 20 years. I tried to cheer up my family. I was already angry that the store had filmed me without my permission or acknowledgment. Then this organization (PETA) gave us a public example, which made our grieving situation worse. I’m upset. It was a bad choice of words. I shouldn’t have said what I said, but I don’t regret standing up for myself and my family.”

Weeks later, the King of Staten Island star was charged with reckless driving after driving his car into a Beverly Hills home in March. His arraignment is scheduled for July 27.

“We believe Mr. Davidson was guilty of reckless driving, which ultimately resulted in his involvement in a serious hit-and-run against a residence. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured as a result of this collision,” the Los Angeles district attorney said Us in a statement on June 16.

TMZ was the first to report the incident in which Davidson lost control of his vehicle while driving in the Flats neighborhood of Beverly Hills with Wonders, 27. Meet Cutth actor — who met Wonders in 2021 on the set of their movie Bodies Bodies Bodies — was not arrested at the time and authorities did not believe drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.

“The structure of the house has been badly damaged,” the owner of the house said exclusively Us at the time of the accident, adding that Davidson’s Mercedes was a total loss. “It was very dramatic.”

Prior to his current stint in rehab, Davidson has been candid about his struggles with mental health. While chatting with Glen Close for Variety‘s Actors on Actors series in January 2021, he opened up about receiving a borderline personality disorder diagnosis several years earlier.

“I was so confused all the time and just thought something was wrong and didn’t know how to deal with it,” he told the Fatal attraction star, 76. “When someone finally tells you, the weight of the world feels off your shoulders. You feel so much better.”

The New York native also opened up about a past rehab during a February 2020 stand-up performance in New York City. During his performance at Carolines on Broadway, he revealed that he had been working on new material during his time at Sierra Tucson rehab in Arizona, The New York Post reported at the time.

The performance wasn’t Davidson’s first time approaching his mental health struggle with humor. During an October 2018 SNL Weekend Update segment, the actor encouraged Kanye West to take psychiatric medication after the rapper, 46, went on a political diatribe in support of the then president Donald Trump during an earlier episode.

‘Take them. There is no shame in the medicine game. I’m on them. It’s great,” Davidson – who subsequently dated West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian from October 2021 to August 2022 – joked at the time.