Heartbreaking: Pete Davidson Reportedly Split From Elsie Hewitt After Their Baby Refused To Laugh At His New-Dad Material
The couple's daughter is said to be the top priority, despite having contributed almost nothing to the household's comedy climate.
Every new relationship hits difficult patches, especially when two people are adjusting to parenthood, work schedules, and the awful realization that a five-month-old baby has absolutely no respect for timing. Unfortunately, Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt appear to have run into that exact problem: sources say the couple split after their daughter, Scottie Rose, sat through several minutes of Davidson’s new-dad material without so much as a courtesy giggle.
Hm. Tough room.
According to people familiar with the household’s comedy climate, the former Saturday Night Live cast member had been workshopping a tight 11 about diaper brands, bottle warmers, and the emotional weirdness of being called Daddy by someone who cannot yet hold her own head up. Scottie, who was born in December, reportedly responded by staring past him at a ceiling fan.
Yikes.
“Pete was giving her some of his most personal stuff,” said Donna Balzano, a Los Angeles family-brand consultant who has helped multiple celebrities transition from dating rumors to stroller content. “There was a whole bit about being a girl dad, a callback involving Aquaphor, and one beautiful little tag about how every pacifier looks like it was designed by a vape company. She gave him nothing.”
Sources say Hewitt tried to explain that their daughter is an infant and therefore may not yet understand Staten Island cadence, setup-punch structure, or why a grown man would need to process fatherhood through crowd work. Davidson, 32, reportedly found this supportive but “not really addressing the bigger issue,” which was that the baby had also failed to laugh during a longer riff about Owlet socks.
“She blinked twice during the burp-cloth stuff, and Pete took that as a walkout,” Balzano added. “That’s hard on any performer.”
Damn. Babies can be so cold.
The couple is now said to be focused entirely on co-parenting, with insiders stressing that Scottie remains their top priority despite having bombed repeatedly in a living room setting and offered no notes beyond normal baby sounds.
One thing is for certain: comedy is subjective, parenting is hard, and sometimes the person you most want approval from is still several years away from understanding what a microphone is.