Pete Davidson Avoids Jail Time, Will Do Community Service For Reckless Driving
Pete Davidson Avoids Jail Time, Will Do Community Service For Reckless Driving
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00:00 Pete Davidson has struck a deal in his reckless driving case.
00:03 The Saturday Night Live comedian has been placed on an 18-month diversion program.
00:08 He will serve 50 hours of community service, which may take place in New York,
00:12 and has been ordered to attend 12 hours of traffic school,
00:15 a spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office confirmed to NBC News.
00:20 The 29-year-old was previously charged with one count of reckless driving in June
00:25 after allegedly crashing his car into a Beverly Hills, California home
00:29 with girlfriend Chase "Sui" Wonders in the passenger seat.
00:32 On March 4th, TMZ reported that Pete was behind the wheel when his car lost control,
00:37 hit a fire hydrant, and ultimately ran into a nearby residence.
00:41 Lt. Chris Coulter of the Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed to Access Hollywood at the
00:46 time that a car did collide with a fire hydrant in the neighborhood around 11 p.m.
00:50 and that an investigation was ongoing.
00:52 There were no injuries and no arrests had been made, Coulter told Access.
00:57 In June, news broke that Pete had reportedly checked into rehab.
01:01 Here's everything you need to know about what went down.
01:04 Pete Davidson is putting his health first.
01:07 Per multiple reports, he has checked into a treatment facility.
01:12 A source close to the Saturday Night Live alum told People he is, quote,
01:16 "in rehab but should be getting out pretty soon."
01:18 The 29-year-old is reportedly receiving therapy to address issues related to
01:23 his borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to Page Six.
01:28 A source close to the comedian told People, quote,
01:32 "Pete will often check himself into rehab to work on these issues," adding,
01:36 "His friends and family have been supportive during this time."
01:39 Access Hollywood has reached out to Pete's team for comment.
01:43 Pete has been open about his mental health issues in the past,
01:47 first revealing his borderline personality disorder in 2018.
01:51 Back in February 2020, the King of Staten Island star talked to Charlamagne Tha God
01:55 about how being in the spotlight impacts his mental health.
01:58 Oh, it's horrible. It's why I can't have the internet. It's just the worst.
02:02 I have not that great skin all the time, so I'm like, "I guess I can't go out today.
02:10 Otherwise, I'll be called a crackhead for three weeks."
02:13 So should I not care about that? Sure. But how you feel about that?
02:19 How would you feel if someone called you a crackhead? It's f***ing really annoying.
02:24 I got a family, f***, and they follow my family.
02:27 And it really makes me feel bad. It really takes up a lot of my time.
02:31 Do you remember how you felt before you got in the industry?
02:34 Before I got in the industry, I just wanted to get on stage more than anything.
02:40 And I just wanted to be a part of something.
02:42 I never thought it would get to this level, and I never really wanted it to.
02:45 I always wanted to just be like a Burr or like a Mulaney.
02:49 Not that I'm not saying I'm half as funny as those guys,
02:52 but I really love their careers and I love their trajectory.
02:55 But I got f***ing jump-started by Ariana.
03:00 And when you get put in front of that type of an audience and that type of a lifestyle,
03:06 it's like it's f***ing... Those people got to deal with a lot.
03:09 Give yourself a little bit more credit than that, though.
03:11 Yeah.
03:12 You had a name before Ariana.
03:14 No, I did.
03:15 You was on SNL.
03:16 I did. But I'd be silly to not at least acknowledge that there was a significant boost.
03:24 It was like...
03:25 I respect it. Women do it all the time.
03:28 Hey, man, I was like, "Do your thing. I'm your cheerleader now."
03:33 I want everybody to do well.
03:35 I never understood wanting people to f***ing fail all the time.
03:38 You know what I mean?
03:38 You think the entertainment industry heightened the intensity of your mental illness?
03:42 That's why I asked you, how did you feel before?
03:44 Oh, yeah.
03:44 Your career.
03:45 It's made it much worse. I'm much more insecure, much more unsure of myself than I've ever been.
03:51 I'm also just embarrassed. It's just embarrassing to walk around.
03:57 Embarrassed about what?
03:57 Because you got to walk around, right?
03:59 Not reading all the s***, but I don't know all of it that's out there.
04:04 And then there's these people just coming at you and what are they thinking? What are they doing?
04:08 Is this guy going to run by and sing a song at me?
04:13 Is this guy going to...
04:14 Seriously.
04:15 Has that happened?
04:16 Yeah, all the time. At games, I just have to sit there and just watch the Knicks.
04:21 Someone just be like, "Hey! Hey! How are you?"
04:25 Yeah, just f*** it. It sucks, dude. I'm not going to lie.
04:28 So it's a lot.
04:31 In order for me to go out, I have to plan it.
04:34 I used to not have to do that.
04:36 I used to be like, "Hey, yeah, let's just go to this place."
04:38 Now I have to be like, "Hey, maybe we could do that tomorrow if X, Y, and Z works out."
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