The reality TV mogul and former Saturday Night Live comedian split this week, citing the couple’s busy schedules and long-distance relationship as the reason for the split, Rolling Stone has learned. The breakup comes just weeks after a trailer for the upcoming season of Hulu’s The Kardashians showed the Skims founder and her then-beau jumping in the shower together. Kardashian, 41, and Davidson, 28, were first linked romantically in October 2021 after the pair were spotted holding hands at Knott’s Berry Farm theme park in Southern California following Kardashian’s appearance on SNL, during of which they shared a scripted on-screen kiss. sketch. The two were later spotted together several times after the outing, with Kardashian even throwing the comedian a birthday party in November. Davidson finally publicly acknowledged the relationship in a subsequent podcast appearance in February, while Kardashian shared photos of Davidson on Instagram the following month. The couple famously made a red carpet appearance at this year’s Met Gala, where Kardashian wore the iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe while singing her rendition of “Happy Birthday” to then-President John F. Kennedy in May 1962. The relationship also drew ire from (and provided significant creative fodder for) Kardashian’s ex-husband Kanye West, who infamously called out Davidson on a track on his Donda 2 album and launched numerous social media rants against the comedian, targeting his past battles with addiction and mental health issues. In February, West posted a series of snaps of alleged text messages between himself and Kardashian, with the reality star calling her ex-partner’s actions “horrifying,” claiming that “someone is going to hurt Pete. [Davidson] and everything will be your fault.” West replied, “I will always do everything to protect you and our family forever. And I heard you and told everyone to make sure nothing physical happens in Skete,” referring to the derogatory nickname West gave the comedian. On the song “Eazy,” released the following month, West boasted that he survived a near-death experience just to “kick Pete Davidson’s ass,” releasing a violent claymation video to accompany the track in which a version cartoon of the rapper kidnapping and killing a character resembling the comedian. The video ends with an on-screen message saying, “Everyone lived happily ever after, except you know who,” with “Skete” conveniently deleted. Another video for the track featured an animated version of the SNL star being beaten by a monkey. That same month, a friend of Davidson’s leaked a series of now-deleted screenshots purporting to show a text conversation between Davidson and West. “It shouldn’t be like this,” Davidson reportedly wrote. “What she’s doing for these kids is amazing and you’re so lucky to have her as your kids’ mom… It’s a miracle what [rehab centers] do when you go to ask for help. You must try it. I’m in LA for a day if you want to stop being a little boy on the internet and talk.’ Days later, West took to social media, boasting that Davidson “had a mental breakdown after we kicked him off the internet,” and claimed the actor would hook Kardashian on drugs because “she’s in rehab every 2 months.” Those posts eventually led Instagram to temporarily restrict West’s account. Davidson addressed West’s constant harassment during a stand-up routine in May, calling the ordeal “a really weird thing to go through.” While the split between the high-profile couple appears amicable, one question remains: What will Pitt do with the numerous Kim-related tattoos he branded himself with earlier this year? Hopefully he has a good cover artist on speed dial.
