Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split and decided to be just friends, DailyMail.com can confirm.
Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, where she was then a cast member.
However, a source has told DailyMail.com that the couple split this week due to their demanding schedules and long distance.
A source close to Pete Davidson has also confirmed the split to DailyMail.com.
Fact: Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split and decided to be just friends, DailyMail.com can confirm; they represent themselves this May attending the Met Gala in New York
Pete has spent months filming his next Wizards movie! in Australia, where Kim visited him in July for a romantic getaway in the Daintree rainforest.
However, their luxurious stay at a luxurious five-star ‘eco-lodge’ in the jungle was clearly not enough to save the couple’s relationship.
News of their split comes a day after a source told People that “long distance hasn’t been easy for Kim” as Pete continued to shoot Wizards! abroad.
An insider has now told E! News: “They have a lot of love and respect for each other, but found that the long distance and their demanding schedules made it very difficult to maintain a relationship.”
Their first kiss?: Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, where she was then a cast member.
Date Night: The duo perform this April at the Kennedy Center to watch Jon Stewart be honored with the 23rd Annual Mark Twain Award for American Humor
Kim’s split from Pete comes as she is still working out the legal details of her divorce from third husband Kanye West, with whom she shares four children: North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three.
Although Kim initially filed to end the marriage in February 2021, the process is still ongoing, and this week Kanye’s fifth divorce attorney to date withdrew from the case.
Kim and Pete started wagging their tongues during their episode of Saturday Night Live last October, locking lips during an Aladdin-themed sketch.
Soon after, news began circulating that they had become a real-life couple, months after Kim filed for divorce from Kanye.
In Marilyn’s dress: They made their presence felt together at banner events like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this April and the legendary Met Gala this May.
Jet-setters: The couple have traveled the world together and were spotted stepping out in Mayfair, London in May
Kim joined a long list of Pete’s celebrity girlfriends, including Andie MacDowell’s daughter Margaret Qualley and Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber, as well as Ariana Grande and Kate Beckinsale.
During a confessional on her new Hulu show The Kardashians, Kim revealed she felt “a vibe” when she kissed Pete on Saturday Night Live and was struck by the desire to “try something different.”
After she forgot to show up to her after-party, she contacted a comedy show producer and secured Pete’s phone number, even though serious romance was far from her mind.
“I wasn’t even thinking, like, ‘Oh my God. I’ll be in a relationship with him,” Kim admitted, explaining that instead it was “basically just DTF.”
Going the distance: Meanwhile, Pete became serious enough about Kim to acquire several pieces of body art in her honor, with her name emblazoned across his chest and a tattoo that reads, “My girl is a lawyer.” .
By the way: Pete also got a tattoo on his collarbone that read, “Jasmine and Aladdin,” a reference to the Saturday Night Live sketch that led to his first kiss with Kim last October.
However, as their romance grew, she found him to be “really thoughtful and humble and so genuine”, eventually coming to regard him as “literally the best human being” she had ever met.
Kanye, who shares four children with Kim, had an increasingly explosive feud with her and Pete in the early months of their relationship.
He began referring to Pete derogatorily as “Skete” and earlier this year went viral for rapping on the Eazy single that he would “sell Pete Davidson**.”
The song’s bizarre music video featured Kanye burying a claymation version of Pete alive, much to the alarm of several viewers.
Having a ball: Pete and Kim went viral in June when they indulged in a holiday in Tahiti, showing off their flesh in swimwear as they played in the sea together.
However, an Entertainment Tonight source claimed that Pete “finds it hysterical that Kanye included a cartoon version of him in his music video.” He’s almost flattered by it all because it’s so ridiculous to him.’
Kanye defended the video on free speech grounds, arguing, “Art is not an indicator of any harm or harm. Any suggestion of my art is false and malicious.
At one point, Pete’s friend Dave Sirus posted screenshots of a text conversation between Pete and Kanye about their heated public feud.
Over the course of the exchange, Pete went from expressing concern for Kanye’s mental well-being to boasting that he’s “In bed with your wife.”
‘I was basically DTF’: During a confessional on her new Hulu show The Kardashians, Kim revealed she felt a ‘vibe’ when they kissed and was struck by a desire to ‘try something different’.
Praising Kim, Pete tried unsuccessfully to arrange a “face-to-face” meeting with Kanye and called his behavior “dangerous”.
However, the feud has simmered down in recent months, with a source telling Us Weekly this week: “Kim and Kanye have been co-parenting really well lately.” They are very civil with each other right now, there is no problem. Both treat each other with mutual respect.”
Meanwhile, Pete became serious enough about Kim to acquire several pieces of body art in her honor, with her name emblazoned across his chest and getting a tattoo that reads, “My girl is a lawyer.”
The ink is a reference to Kim’s ambition to become a lawyer, following in the footsteps of her father Robert Kardashian, who was a member of OJ Simpson’s “dream team”.
Nibbles: Kim turned up the heat in an Instagram snap of her and Pete enjoying a ‘night snack’ together
During her relationship with Pete, Kim finally passed the California “baby bar” practice exam on her fourth try.
Pete also got a tattoo on his collarbone that read, “Jasmine and Aladdin,” a reference to the Saturday Night Live sketch that led to his first kiss with Kim last October.
Kim has made a series of glamorous public appearances with Pete, who has been hailed online for his “big *** energy” for years since Ariana Grande slyly tweeted about her “10 inches”.
They made their presence felt together at events like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this April and the legendary Met Gala this May, where she caused controversy by quickly shedding 16 pounds to wear the Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress. .
Pete and Kim went viral in June when they indulged in a sun-kissed vacation in Tahiti, where they flashed their flesh in swimsuits while frolicking in the sea together.
A couple of months ago, during a confessional on The Kardashians, a producer asked Kim if she had a crush on Pete, and she coyly replied, “I don’t know if it’s your thing,” smiling.
Pete also earned applause from Kim’s family, including Kris Jenner, the “mamager” and matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, who told Good Morning America that the funnyman is “great.”
Kim married for the first time at 19 and eloped to Las Vegas with music producer Damon Thomas, who was a decade older than her and whom she later accused of beating her. Damon vehemently denied the allegations.
Between marriages, she dated hot rapper Ray J Norwood, with whom she starred in the world-famous sex tape that helped propel her to the stardom she enjoys today.
Kim’s second marriage came when she was already a global celebrity: she was married to basketball player Kris Humphries for just 72 days before splitting.
She and Kanye eventually tied the knot in Florence in 2014 and are now parents to four children: North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three.
Despite Kanye’s furious text to Pete, “NO, YOU WILL NEVER MEET MY CHILDREN,” Pete reportedly got to know Kim and Kanye’s little ones.
“Her family played a big role in helping Kim navigate the situation, as Kanye made it clear that he didn’t want anyone around his kids that Kim was with,” a source told Entertainment Tonight in June .
“Kim and her family talked about how they’ve always been smooth sailing as a blended family and that Kim had to do what was right for her and Pete. The kids and Pete get along really well and Kim, see’ Being so great with them only made her fall more in love with Pete.