Cops check on ‘SNL’ star over alarming online post
NEW YORK: New York City police were concerned about Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson after he wrote “I don’t want to be on this earth anymore” on Instagram and visited him to make sure he was OK.
A police spokesman declined to say where officers met with Ariana Grande’s ex-fiance on Saturday, but his Instagram post was deleted and NBC did not cancel its live show.
What alarmed Davidson’s fans and authorities was the tone of the entertainer’s post: “I’m doing my best to stay here for you but I actually don’t know how much longer I can last. All I’ve ever tried to do was help people. Just remember I told you so.”
Social media erupted with words of love for the 25-year-old comedian and native New Yorker, who first appeared on Saturday Night Live in 2014.
His name also became a trending topic on Twitter on Saturday.
One admirer tweeted: “Hang in there. There is a lot of help out here. Surrender to some love ... I’m praying for you Pete. I’ve been there. It gets better.”
Earlier this month, Davidson wrote on Instagram that he had spoken about borderline personality disorder, from which he says he suffers, “and being suicidal publicly only in the hopes that it will help bring awareness and help kids like myself who don’t want to be on this earth”.
“No matter how hard the internet or anyone tries to make me kill myself. I won’t. I’m upset I even have to say this,” he added.
Davidson and Grande were engaged in June, but broke up earlier this fall.