Pete Davidson pushed back — quite literally — at a fan who invaded his personal space after a New York Knicks NBA playoff win at Madison Square Garden.
The 29-year-old comedian was seen on court at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks big playoff victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon, sitting next to fellow comedian Jon Stewart.
After the match, Davidson — who was recently announced to host the May 6 episode of Saturday Night Live — took time to pose with a slew of fans.
He was taking selfies with fans’ phones when another man came up and put his arm around the comedian.
Although he didn’t say anything at first, as the man got closer and closer, the comedian pushed him away on video Clique productions.
Pushy Pete: Pete Davidson pushed back — quite literally — at a fan who invaded his personal space after an NBA playoff victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden
Pushed: While he didn’t say anything at first, as the man got closer and closer, the comedian pushed him away in video from Clique Productions
The man backed off after Davidson shoved him, but after taking selfies with another fan, he shook his head, clearly annoyed by the fan getting too close.
Davidson has not publicly discussed the incident at this time and it is unclear if the fan was asked to leave the arena after the incident.
However, the comedian was all smiles during the game, which the Knicks won 102-93 to take a commanding 3-1 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Just down the line from Davidson and Stewart were former New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and his wife Therese Andersson.
The outing comes just a week after it was announced that Davidson will be returning to Saturday Night Live next month.
The comedian was just 20 years old when he joined the cast in 2014, where he stayed for eight seasons before leaving at the end of season 47 in 2022.
He’s promoting his new Peacock series Bupkis, loosely based on his own life, which debuts on the streaming service on May 4.
Piet will be the host May 6 episode featuring musical guest Lil Uzi Vert, coming after the show’s two-week hiatus.
Annoyed: The man backed off after Davidson shoved him, but after taking selfies with another fan, he shook his head, clearly annoyed by the fan getting too close
Did not respond: Davidson has not publicly discussed the incident at this time and it is unclear if the fan was asked to leave the arena following the incident
Same row: A little further down the line from Davidson and Stewart were former New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and his wife Therese Andersson
Coming soon: Pete will host the May 6 episode with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert, coming after the show’s two-week hiatus
Promotion: He will be promoting his new Peacock series Bupkis, loosely based on his own life, which debuts on the streaming service on May 4
He had a busy year in 2022 starring in movies I Want You Back and Bodies Bodies Bodies while also voicing the title character in Marmaduke.
The comedian also appeared in three episodes of The Rookie, an episode of The Kids in the Hall and Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery.
Davidson also starred in the 2022 films Meet Cute with Kaley Cuoco and Good Mourning, along with Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun, who also wrote and directed.
He also voices Mirage in the upcoming feature film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which hits theaters June 9.
He also stars in Dumb Money with Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, Nick Offerman, Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul Dano, Sebastian Stan, in theaters October 20.
He also has wizards! in post-production with Orlando Bloom, Naomi Scott and Sean Harris.
The actor is currently filming the horror thriller The Home, in which he plays a janitor named Max who finds out that the residents and other caretakers of his retirement home are hiding sinister secrets.
Davidson’s new series Bupkis follows his character, “as he tries to work through the unique family dynamics and complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships.”
“The gritty, semi-autobiographical series stars Davidson, Edie Falco and Joe Pesci alongside a star-studded supporting cast in a show that spans reality and absurdity to best represent what it is like to be Pete Davidson. the description adds.
Busy Year: He had a busy year in 2022, starring in movies I Want You Back and Bodies Bodies Bodies, while also voicing the title character in Marmaduke
New Movies: Davidson also starred in the 2022 movies Meet Cute with Kaley Cuoco and Good Mourning, starring Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun, who also wrote and directed