Troubled comic Pete Davidson jokes about recent rehab stint after Kaia Gerber split

COMDEDIAN Pete Davidson appeared to confirm that he sought treatment at an Arizona rehab during a midnight stand-up comedy routine in New York over the weekend.

The SNL star explained that he spent time at residental treatment center Sierra Tucson, which specializes in drug addiction, alcohol abuse and mental health.

According to PageSix.com, the 26-year-old told the audience at Carolines on Broadway that he worked on jokes while seeking treatment.

Pete, who had reportedly split with model Kaia Gerber at the time, also revealed that he checked into the facility under the pseudonym "Howard".

The TV star also added that he had spent a lot of time in the "butt hut" where patients were allowed to smoke cigarettes.

During the soldout set, Pete also discussed how he suffered from suicidal thoughts and tried to make light of the situation.

He said that he signed "a pledge" saying he wouldn’t take his own life until the New York Knicks won the championship, adding he has "at least five more years to go".

The Dirt actor also touched on his short-lived relationship with Kate Beckinsale, and joked about the time photos of them kissing surfaced in March 2019.

Davidson left audience members laughing when he said Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan jokingly asked him to make out with someone else because it "got so much press."

Before the set began, audience members' phones were "locked in pouches" as some of the jokes he told will be included in his Netflix special, Pete Davidson: Alive From New York.

The publication reported that one attendee said of the show: "The audience seemed really supportive of him."

The special will land on the streaming service on February 25.

His candid set comes a month after a source had told E! News that Pete had checked himself into a "program", which had made it difficult for him and Kaia to have any contact.

The same source said Kaia, 18, "doesn't know if she wants to continue in their relationship," especially since she "wasn't comfortable with what she saw and doesn't know if she can handle it.

An insider told the publication: "It became very clear that he had to go and do this and couldn't wait any longer. This is his second time seeking treatment, his first being in 2016."

"What she saw happen with Pete was very concerning and scary for her… She cares about Pete and wants him to get better. But their future is very much up in the air."

In December, he made a joking reference to rehab on SNL, saying he was "going on 'vacation' but insurance pays for some of it, and they take your phone and shoelaces. And it costs $100,000 but I still have roommates."

Pete has been open about his drug use and mental health struggles in the past – saying he's smoked pot since age 16, adding: "I can perform when I'm not high, but it wouldn't be that much fun for me."

He also told Marc Maron’s podcast he struggled with borderline personality disorder, and in 2018, worried fans with a post about suicidal thoughts before deleting Instagram.

The Set It Up star, who briefly dated Kate Beckinsale in 2019, previously went to rehab in 2016 for drug addiction.

The comedian spent three months sober, but was reported to have returned to smoking weed.

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