LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Davidson is going to rehab, a source close to the actor confirmed to NBC News.
It’s not immediately clear why Davidson sought help.
A Davidson spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
The news follows an incident in Beverly Hills earlier this year that resulted in the “Bupkis” actor facing a misdemeanor reckless driving charge after he allegedly crashed his car into a home in March. The Los Angeles district attorney’s office announced the charge June 16 in a statement.
Davidson was driving when his Mercedes skidded off the sidewalk, hit a fire hydrant and crashed into a house, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. No one was seriously injured, authorities said at the time, and the actor’s girlfriend, Chase Sui Wonders, was in the passenger seat.
Davidson has previously sought help for mental health issues. He was diagnosed in 2017 with borderline personality disorder after years of depression and anxiety.
He has also made jokes about seeking mental health treatment. In December 2019, she appeared in a “Weekend Update” segment on “Saturday Night Live,” where she said that she planned to use her winter break to do so.
“I’m going to take a little ‘vacation’. You know, the kind of vacation where the insurance pays part of it, and they take your phone and shoelaces,” she said at the time. “And you have roommates, but it’s still like $100,000.”
Davidson has also supported his friends who have gone to rehab: comedian John Mulaney. he said in his recent Netflix special standup that Davidson was one of the first people to contact him.
Mulaney, in the special that aired on April 25, said Davidson was concerned at the time that the public might think he had encouraged Mulaney’s drug use.
“Some people suggested that he and I were doing drugs together because he has tattoos and I’m simple,” Mulaney joked. “We must live up to witchcraft!”
He later clarified that he had never taken drugs with Davidson.
A Davidson spokesperson did not immediately respond to TODAY.com’s June 28 request for comment.
