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Pete Davidson Fires Back At Fan Who Accused Him Of Being Racist

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Pete Davidson fired back at an audience member after performing at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night. The fan had accused the former Saturday Night Live star of making a racist joke on stage. According to the U.S. Sun, Davidson returned to the stage after his set with fellow comedians Jon Stewart and John Mulaney to speak with the audience.

At this point, a fan shouted out that Davidson is a “racist.” In response, he quickly fired back “You’re a cunt. Sit the fuck down!” Stewart attempted to calm the situation down by joking “clean up in aisle 3.” The three comedians soon walked off stage.

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Pete Davidson At The Premiere Of “Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts”

Pete Davidson at the premiere of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” held at Kings Theater on June 5, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images)

As for the woman’s reasoning, a source told the outlet: “He was talking about his realtor, who is black. And he said the realtor was showing him homes, and he called the big room the ‘master bedroom’.” Davidson then did a bit about himself being “the master,” before being corrected by the realtor, who explained that the term is now “primary bedroom” because “master was named after slavery.”

The interaction comes after Davidson checked himself into rehab earlier this year. He was battling with his borderline personality disorder and PTSD. “Pete regularly goes to rehab for ‘tune ups’ and to take a mental break, so that’s what’s happening,” a source told Page Six at the time. Speaking with actress Glenn Close during Variety’s Actors On Acting, Davidson revealed in 2020: “I got diagnosed with BPD a few years ago, and I was always just so confused all the time, and just thought something was wrong, and didn’t know how to deal with it.” The latest ordeal also comes after Davidson and his ex-girlfriend, Chase Sui Wonders, split up. A source for PEOPLE reported that Davidson is “out and about and doing really well,” last week.

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T.I. Got A Mixed Reaction After Trying Out Stand-Up Comedy

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It’s a widely-accepted truth in the stand-up comedy biz that everybody bombs, especially when they’re just starting out. This might actually be doubly true for folks who are getting into stand-up from other entertainment disciplines like music because while you might be used to working the crowd, the dynamics are just different enough to throw off any dilettantes. For instance, Chance The Rapper, who famously stunk up his first open mic attempt in 2019. Well, at least now he’s not alone, and can now enjoy the illustrious company of one Clifford “T.I” Harris in the rap-to-comedy hall of shame.

In a video posted to Instagram by T.I.’s wife Tiny and captured for posterity by The Jasmine Brand, T.I. attempts one of those tried-and-true areas of stand-up: relationship jokes. “If you ever get into the area of cheating, that’s no man’s land,” he cracks. Can you be in a committed relationship and still have a friend from the opposite sex? Now, if you f*cking, it don’t count!”

Oof.

Now, no idea’s original, and to be fair, a few chuckles can be heard in the crowd in the video, but the response online was a little less forgiving of T.I.’s novice comedic chops. One commenter on the post wrote, “Boooooooooo! Get off the stage!” Another referenced one of T.I.’s recent boasts: “I get it now,” they mused. “When he said no artist out there could touch his catalog, he was joking. That is good to know because I thought he was high AF.” Ouch. There’s no pleasing everybody but clearly, if T.I. wants to continue down this road, he’ll have to work on his delivery.

Meanwhile, there was one rapper who recently made the leap who actually had a successful comedy debut: Danny Brown, who expressed excitement that he “didn’t bomb” when he opened for his friend Hannibal Buress in September.