• Pete Davidson addressed the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas on "Saturday Night Live." • He recalled how his father was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks when he was 7. • The one thing that brought him joy again was comedy, Davidson said. Pete Davidson gave a heartfelt speech addressing the ongoing crisis between Israel and Hamas during his cold open on "Saturday Night Live." The comedian hosted the first episode of "SNL" since its hiatus due to the writers' strike. During his cold open, Davidson addressed...

Pete Davidson is taking a moment to reflect on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. In his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on Saturday's season 49 premiere, Davidson, 29, opened the sketch show on a more somber note, as he addressed Palestinian militant group Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel last Saturday that killed hundreds of civilians. “This week we saw the horrible images and images first. And I know what you're thinking, Who better to comment on it then Pete Davidson?” the actor and comedian began the cold open....

"Saturday Night Live" is back after five long months, but it opened on a rather somber note, even after so long without laughs. NBC's sketch comedy institution, which has been absent from the airwaves since April after the Writers Guild of America went on strike, returned Saturday with former cast member Pete Davidson as host. And while there were plenty of jokes at the expense of the NFL and Davidson himself, the episode started on a serious note. Addressing the camera directly, Davidson opened the show talking about the Israel-Hamas...

1. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith secretly separated in 2016 Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have disentangled. In an interview with Hoda Kotb for NBC News, the actress revealed that she and the "King Richard" star secretly separated seven years ago. Pinkett Smith said she wasn't "ready" to reveal this and unsure how to "present" their partnership to people, which is why they have maintained that they were still together all this time. The relationship fractured for "a lot of" reasons, she said, explaining that, by 2016, they...

Looks like comedian Pete Davidson will avoid serious punishment four months after crashing a car into a Beverly Hills home. The former Staten Islander, 29, was previously charged by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office with reckless driving. Though the charge could have carried a sentence of up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine and a point on his driver’s license, Davidson was instead able to enter an 18-month-long diversion program without pleading guilty or no contest, according to TMZ. TMZ reported “The King of Staten Island”...

The Met Gala is kind of a thing for Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson, both individually and—weirdly, considering the brevity of their actual public relationship—as a couple. Monday's Met Gala 2023 was no exception. A brief overview of the Kardavidson Met Gala history, for those new to the class: The two stars met (no pun intended) for the first time at the 2021 event, then shared their first on-camera kiss in a sketch the next month when Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live in October. Cut to April 2022, when they...

Pete Davidson laid his hands on a fan after they invaded his personal space after a New York Knicks NBA playoff win at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. The 29-year-old comedian, who will host Saturday Night Live on May 6, was sat with fellow comedian Jon Stewart at court side to see the Knicks triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA playoffs. Any joy and happiness from the result soon turned to anger for Davidson when he stopped for photos with fans as they filed out of the arena....

New York Knicks fan Pete Davidson was sitting courtside near Jon Stewart as his team took on and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon, 102-93. The comedian was posing for selfies with fans on his way out of Madison Square Garden as one overzealous man in a Knicks hat appeared to be a little too close. A video showed the man kept getting closer and closer to Davidson, and the Staten Island native had enough. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Davidson pushed the man away from...

Pete Davidson and his girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders were involved in a car accident over the weekend. The incident took place at around 11 p.m PT Saturday night when Davidson crashed his Mercedes-Benz into the side of a Beverly Hills house, police have confirmed to Page Six. According to the report, Davidson had been driving "at a high rate of speed" when he jumped a curb in the Flats neighborhood, hit a fire hydrant, and skidded across the front lawn before slamming into the corner of the house. There were...