Pete Davidson says he was high at Aretha Franklin’s funeral in new Netflix special

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Pete Davidson has revealed that when he attended Aretha Franklin’s funeral in 2018, he was high on ketamine.

The comic, 30, has simply launched a new one-hour-long Netflix special titled Turbo Fonzerelli, in which the Saturday Night Live star makes uncooked, and generally crude, jokes about all the things from his childhood crush on the Titanic-era Leonard DiCaprio, his mom’s intercourse life and his relationship with medication.

“I was on a drug for the past two and half, three years called Ketamine. What a time,” he says in the special.

“It’s embarrassing when you’re not on ketamine anymore, though… I’m embarrassed,” Davidson mentioned. “I was out and about like that. That’s not cool, you know? I was at funerals like that. That’s f**** up, right? I was at Aretha Franklin’s funeral like that. Yeah, I have to live with that. You know what I mean? She’ll never know, but still, that’s not the point. You know what I mean?”

He continues, “If she was there, she would probably be like, ‘Hey, who are you? And what the f*** are you doing at my funeral?’ It’s embarrassing. I’m so high, I thought it would be a good idea to go up to her family and go, ‘Hey, I’m just here to pay my R-E-S-P-E-C-T…S.”

When Davidson attended the singer’s funeral at Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple in August 2018, he arrived alongside his then-fiancée singer Ariana Grande, who carried out a music at the service. Davidson and Grande break up in October 2018 after being engaged for 4 months.

Davidson, who had lately celebrated his thirtieth birthday earlier than recording the Netflix special, mentioned: “I had to stop doing hard drugs because [you] can’t be a drug addict in your thirties, you know?”

“Doing drugs in your twenties is fine. It’s like an excuse. You’re like: ‘I’m finding myself.’ It’s cute, you know?”

Davidson joined SNL in 2014, making him ​one of many youngest performers ever to be featured in the sketch comedy collection’s five-decade historical past. He has additionally made cameos in motion pictures equivalent to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, and in 2020 he launched his first hour-long standup present on Netflix, titled: Pete Davidson: Alive From New York, which obtained blended critiques and was referred to as controversial by some critics.

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The comic has been open about his relationship with medication and attending rehab, in earlier appearances. Davidson confirmed a earlier stint in rehab in February 2020 and mentioned in an interview with Howard Stern that he went to rehab in 2016 as a result of “there was no way I could stop” utilizing medication.

“I was like, somebody has to put me in a house where there is literally nothing,” Davidson instructed Stern in 2018. “I had too much access.”

Elsewhere in the Netflix special, Davidson joked that when he was 10 years outdated, he questioned his sexuality as a result of he had a crush on Titanic star Leonard DiCaprio.

“When I was 10, I thought I was gay. I was wrong, but I thought, at 10, because I was obsessed with Leonard DiCaprio, I was in love.”

“Yes. I was into girls too, but I’m from Staten Island and in 2002, no girl was hotter than DiCaprio.”

He then remarked that DiCaprio nonetheless attracts ladies “based off what he looked like in 2002. He is the GOAT [Greatest Of All Time], I hope he never gets married. Running the best catch-and-release program the universe has ever seen.”

If you or somebody you already know is affected by drug dependancy, you possibly can search confidential assist and assist 24-7 from Frank, by calling 0300 123 6600, texting 82111, sending an e mail or visiting their web site right here. In the US, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration could be reached at 1-800-662-HELP.