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Pete Davidson called erstwhile rival Kanye West a “gay Nazi” during Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart” connected Sunday.
The comedian fired a stray joke astatine nan rapper astir his past antisemitic behaviour as he compared chap roaster Tony Hinchcliffe to precocious blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated past September.
“Tony reminds maine of Charlie Kirk, and that’s he’s decidedly been connected camera letting a feline unload successful his throat,” Davidson said onstage, arsenic nan assemblage gasped.
He continued, “‘Kill Tony.’ Please personification f–king ‘Kill Tony.’ Tony, thing you opportunity coming will wounded my feelings. I was successful a beef pinch Kanye, truthful I’ve taken shots from amended cheery Nazis.”
Davidson famously feuded pinch West, 48, erstwhile he dated nan rapper’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, a fewer years ago.
In 2022, nan “Gold Digger” rapper spread rumors that Davidson had AIDS, was a junkie and was gay.
West besides claimed Davidson texted him “bragging” about sleeping pinch Kardashian, 45.
A root adjacent to Davidson told Page Six astatine nan clip that nan “Saturday Night Live” alum was “ignoring each of nan Kanye dislike retired of respect for Kim.”
Davidson and Kardashian’s nine-month romance ended successful August 2022, 3 months earlier Kardashian finalized her divorcement from West, pinch whom she shares 4 children.
Kardashian is now making love British racing driver Lewis Hamilton, West is joined to model Bianca Censori, and Davidson is successful a narration pinch Elsie Hewitt, who gave commencement to their first child, girl Scottie Rosie, successful December.
In 2022, West went connected respective Jew-hating tirades that culminated successful nan “Flashing Lights” creator being dropped from respective companies, including Adidas, Balenciaga and Gap.
He sparked further backlash successful 2025 erstwhile he publically proclaimed his emotion for Adolf Hitler, dubbed himself a Nazi and promoted merchandise featuring swastika imagery on his Yeezy website.
West issued an apology in a Wall Street Journal advertisement earlier this twelvemonth and insisted that he’s “not a Nazi.”
The Grammy Award victor besides blamed his antisemitic actions connected a decades-old car mishap that caused his bipolar disease.
“I regret and americium profoundly mortified by my actions successful that state, and americium committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change,” he wrote.
