Pete Davidson Enters Mental Health Facility, Also Focusing On Sobriety And Substance Abuse
Comedian Pete Davidson has entered a mental health facility.
As one of the youngest performers to join the cast of 'Saturday Night Live' with multiple stand-up comedy specials and his highly publicized romances with Hollywood elite, Davidson's professional and personal life have been a recurrent subject of public consumption.
According to 'The Jasmine Brand,' Davidson entered a mental health facility for an unspecified amount of time.
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Davidson, 30, has performed stand-up comedy shows over 200 times in the last year. The actor, legal name Peter Michael Davidson, also released his latest stand-up special 'Turbo Fonzarelli' on Netflix in January. In terms of his personal life, his relationship with actress Madelyne Cine has recently come to an end.
With everything going on, Davidson reportedly felt it was an important time to take extra steps to improve his mental health. The comedian has discussed his struggles with mental health very openly through the years, including his childhood trauma, specifically the memory of losing his father in the 9/11 attacks.
The 'SNL' alum recalled on the 'Real Ones' podcast how he "always feel like the walls are going to close in or something's going to be ripped out. I do a lot of trauma therapy trying to figure out why. PTSD from childhood. My dad told me he was going to pick me up from school on 9/11. I got picked up by my mom; she didn't tell me what was going on for like three days. She kept telling me, 'Your dad's at work.' One night, I turned on the TV and saw my dad on TV and they were saying, 'These are all the firemen that are dead.' "
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An insider told 'Page Six' that "Anyone who knows Pete knows that he will always step up and get help when he knows he needs it."
"He has a lot of people in his corner who love him and support him, and are proud of him."
