Pete Davidson Gets Brutally Honest About Bullies And His Mental Health

The rise and fall of Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande's whirlwind romance has been a source of fascination throughout a grim 2018. Some characteristic of celebrity gossip are fun — especially any time as a couple is happy to open up about their love — nevertheless it sounds like, months soon after their engagement ended, some fans are still making things a little also personal.


In a weak Instagram post on Monday (December 3), Pete opened up about the harassment he's acquired both online and in real life within the past a couple of months.


"I've kept my mouth shut. Never said any names, never mentioned a word about anyone or anything," he started the post, which also does not name names or call out any details. "I'm attempting to understand how once something happens to a guy the complete entire world just trashes him without any facts or frame of reference."


Of course, both he and Ariana have vaguely and/or indirectly addressed their split, although Pete's right — the public is largely without knowledge of their relationship's final days.


Pointing out the irony of a culture that "loves to be offended and irritated however is quick to judge, the SNL star continued, "I've been getting online bullied and in public by people for 9 months."


This announcement is heartbreaking, especially because Pete has used his platform to amplify his own struggles with mental health, particularly his borderline personality disorder diagnosis and past suicide attempt, and also his attempts to alleviate his struggles with dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT). Those are all things he says he's spoken about "only in the hopes that it can support help to bring awareness and help kids like myself who don't desire to be on this earth."


Fortunately, despite the loud and negative peanut gallery, Pete isn't losing sight of himself. "No matter how hard the world wide web or anyone tries to create me kill myself. I won't. I'm irritated I even have to mention this," he wrote, before ending on a note of gratitude. "To all those holding me down and seeing this for what it is — I visualize you and I love you."


Pete may be experiencing problems with trolls, nevertheless it seems there really is no bad blood between him and his ex. Ari indicated as much with last Friday's much-hyped "Thank U, Next" music video, which included messages about Pete in her Mean Girls-inspired Burn Book. His page was notably decorated with the sweet phrases "i love u routinely and "sry I dipped." Proving that she still has a sense of humor whenever it comes to the controversial comedian, she added "HUUUUUGE" along the bottom of the page, likely although another reference to Pete's impressive proportions.


So, if Ari isn't furious, and if Pete isn't angry, then it seems like he's right: It's time for us all to move on from the unnecessary bullying.