Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her debut as a host on Saturday Night Live, where she was then a cast member. However, a source told DailyMail.com that the couple split this week due to their busy schedules and long distance. A source close to Pete Davidson also confirmed the split to DailyMail.com. It’s over: Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split and decided to just be friends, DailyMail.com can confirm. pictured this May attending the Met Gala in New York Pete spent months filming the upcoming Wizard movie! in Australia, where Kim visited him in July for a romantic getaway in the Daintree Rainforest. However, their lavish stay at a luxurious five-star ‘eco-lodge’ in the jungle apparently wasn’t enough to save the couple’s relationship. The news of their split comes a day after a source told People that “long distance wasn’t easy for Kim” as Pete continued to shoot Wizards! abroad. An insider now explained to E! News: “They have a lot of love and respect for each other, but found that the long distance and their demanding schedules made it really difficult to maintain a relationship.” Their first kiss?: Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her debut as a host on Saturday Night Live, where she was then a cast member Date night: The duo are pictured this April at the Kennedy Center to see Jon Stewart honored with the 23rd Annual Mark Twain Award for American Humor Kim’s split from Pitt comes as she is still sorting out the legal details of her divorce from third husband Kanye West, with whom she has four children – North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three. Although Kim originally filed to end the marriage in February 2021, the process is still ongoing, and this week Kanye’s fifth divorce attorney so far has withdrawn from the case. Kim and Pete first locked their tongues during last October’s episode of Saturday Night Live, locking lips during an Aladdin-themed skit. Shortly after, news broke that they had become a real-life couple — months after Kim filed for divorce from Kanye, who until last fall had publicly begged her to give the marriage another chance. In Marilyn dress: They made their presence felt together at banner events such as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April and the legendary Met Gala in May Jet-setters: The couple have traveled the world together and were pictured in May stepping out in London’s Mayfair Kim joined a long list of Pete’s celebrity crushes, including Andie MacDowell’s daughter Margaret Qualley and Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber, as well as Ariana Grande and Kate Beckinsale. During a confessional on her new Hulu show The Kardashians, Kim revealed she felt “a vibe” when she kissed Pete on Saturday Night Live and was struck by a desire to “try something different.” After neglecting to show up to her afterparty, she contacted a producer at the comedy show and secured Pete’s phone number – although a serious romance was far from her mind. “I wasn’t even thinking, like, ‘Oh my God. I’ll be in a relationship with him,” Kim admitted, explaining that instead it was “basically just DTF.” Going the distance: Meanwhile, Pete has become serious enough with Kim to get several pieces of body art in her honor, with her name on his chest and a tattoo that reads: “My girl is a lawyer.” By the way: Pitt also got a tattoo on his collarbone that read: “Jasmine and Aladdin,” a reference to the Saturday Night Live skit that resulted in his first kiss with Kim last October However, as their romance grew, she found him to be “really thoughtful and humble and so genuine” and eventually considered him “literally the best person” she’d ever met. Kanye, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016, had an increasingly explosive feud with Kim and Pitt in the early months of their relationship. He continued to refer to Pete disparagingly as ‘Skete’ and earlier this year went viral for rapping on the Eazy single that he’s ‘gonna beat Pete Davidson’s a**’. The song’s bizarre music video showed Kanye burying a clay version of Pete alive, alarming several viewers. Having a ball: Pitt and Kim went viral in June when they indulged in a sun-kissed holiday in Tahiti, flashing their flesh in swimwear as they hung out in the sea However, an Entertainment Tonight source claimed that Pete “finds it hysterical that Kanye included an animated version of himself in his music video. He’s almost flattered by it all because it’s so ridiculous to him.’ Kanye defended the video on free speech grounds and asserted, “Art is not a proxy for any evil or evil. Any other suggestion about my art is false and malicious. At one point, Pete’s friend Dave Cyrus posted photos of a text conversation between Pete and Kanye about their heated public feud. During the exchange, Pete went from expressing concern for Kanye’s mental well-being to bragging that he was “In bed with your wife.” ‘I was basically DTF’: During a confessional on her new Hulu show The Kardashians, Kim revealed she felt ‘a vibe’ when they kissed and was struck by a desire to ‘try something different’. Praising Kim, Pitt unsuccessfully tried to arrange a “face-to-face” meeting with Kanye and called his behavior “dangerous”. However, the feud has been simmering in recent months, and this week a source remarked to Us Weekly: “Kim and Kanye have been really good with their parents lately. They are very nice to each other right now, no problems. Both treat each other with mutual respect.’ Meanwhile, Pete has become serious enough with Kim to get several pieces of body art in her honor, with her name on his chest and a tattoo that reads, “My girl is a lawyer.” The ink is a reference to Kim’s ambition to become a lawyer, following in the footsteps of her late father Robert Kardashian, who was part of OJ Simpson’s ‘dream team’. Nibbles: Kim turned up the heat in an Instagram snap of her and Pete indulging in a ‘night snack’ together During her relationship with Pete, Kim finally passed the California baby bar practice exam on her fourth try. Pete also got a tattoo on his collarbone that read: ‘Jasmine and Aladdin’, a reference to the Saturday Night Live skit that resulted in his first kiss with Kim last October. Kim has made a series of glamorous public appearances with Pete, who has been hailed online for his “big d*** energy” for years since Ariana Grande slyly tweeted about his “10 inches” . Pitt and Kim made their presence felt together at banner events like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the Met Gala, where she sparked controversy by quickly shedding 16 pounds to squeeze into the ‘Happy Birthday Mr. President” by Marilyn Monroe. Mr BDE goes to Washington: Pitt and Kim have made their presence felt together at banner events such as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which they are pictured attending in April Hey gorgeous: They also made waves at the Met Gala, where she sparked controversy by quickly shedding 16 pounds to fit into the ‘Happy Birthday Mr. President” by Marilyn Monroe Pete and Kim went viral in June when they indulged in a sun-kissed holiday in Tahiti, where they flashed their flesh in swimwear as they hung out in the sea. A few months ago, during a confessional show on The Kardashians, a producer asked Kim if she was in love with Pete, and she hesitantly replied, “I don’t know if it’s your thing,” smiling. Pitt also won praise from Kim’s family, including Kris Jenner, the “mama” and matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, who told Good Morning America that the funnyman is “awesome.” Kim married for the first time at 19, eloping to Las Vegas to music producer Damon Thomas, who was a decade her senior and whom she later accused of beating her. Damon has vehemently denied the allegations. Between marriages she dated dashing singer Ray J Norwood, with whom she starred in the world-famous sex film that helped catapult her to the stardom she enjoys today. Kim’s second marriage came when she was already a global celebrity – she was infamously married to basketball player Kris Humphries for just 72 days before they split. She and Kanye eventually tied the knot in Florence in 2014 and are now parents to four children – North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three. Despite Kanye’s furious text message to Pete: “NO YOU WILL NEVER MEET MY KIDS,” Pete has reportedly met Kim and Kanye’s little ones. “Her family played a big role in helping Kim deal with the situation as Kanye made it clear that he didn’t want anyone around his kids that Kim was with,” a source told Entertainment Tonight in June. “Kim and her family discussed how they’ve always been a blended family well and that Kim had to do what was right for her and Pete. The kids and Pete get on really well and Kim seeing him being so great with them made her fall more in love with Pete.”
