Pete Davidson Speaks Out Against Bullying on Instagram Following Ariana Grande Breakup

Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide.

Pete Davidson has shared his recent—and vitriolic—experience with bullying on Instagram.

The Saturday Night Live star captured international attention earlier this year when it was revealed he was dating Ariana Grande. Their short-lived engagement ended a few months ago, and inspired the very-respectful-but-still-a-little-salty moving-on song "thank u, next".

And though Davidson only has good things to say about Grande post-breakup, he’s nonetheless frustrated by the negative attention its earned him online, and in real-life too.

On Instagram, Davidson said he was "trying to understand how when something happens to a guy the whole world trashes him without any facts or frames of reference."

 

 

 

 

 

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He also referenced the fact that people are citing his mental health in their bullying. (He has previously spoken about living with Borderline Personality Disorder.)

"I’ve been getting online bullied and in public by people for 9 months," he said.

"I’ve spoken about BPD and being suicidal publicly only in the hopes that it will 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."

Back in August, prior to their breakup, Grande also spoke out about bullying and the importance of mental health.

"Mental health is so important," she told Beats 1.

"People don't pay enough mind to it because we have things to do. We have schedules; we have jobs; we have kids and places to be; pressure to fit in, Instagram stories, whatever f****** facade you're trying to put on, trying to keep up. [But] people don't pay attention to what's happening inside."

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