KIM Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson has been spotted looking downcast, and down at his phone, in new photos.
The somber street snaps came after the couple’s shock split and Kanye West’s brutal online attacks.
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Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, have split following nine months of dating – the world discovered late last week.
The Kardashians star and former SNL funnyman have indeed broken up, and decided to just be friends, E! News and others reported.
Since then, Kim’s ex-husband Kanye, 44, has continued mercilessly trolling her now-former boyfriend on Instagram.
The new images exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun are the first since reports emerged that Pete is in trauma therapy as a result of Kanye’s social media posts.
Pete has been spending much of the summer in Australia working on his new movie, a comedy called Wizards!.
The images were taken on his final day of shooting.
Pete could be seen gloomily staring down at his phone.
He donned a thickening beard, sunglasses and a covert baseball cap.
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The star was seated in the back of a white four-door car with a driver carting him away.
Extras could be seen shooting different crowd scenes as he vacated the area – which was just outside of the local Queensland Rim Studios.
Pete did not look up from his phone nor did he smile as he was driven off.
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KANYE’S CRUEL PRANK
Earlier this week, Kanye cruelly mocked up a prank newspaper front page claiming the comic is “dead” in just his latest Instagram attack at the comedian.
The rapper indeed shared a screenshot of a fake New York Times issue headlined: “SKETE DAVIDSON DEAD AT AGE 28.”
The below-the-fold headline saw the rapper reference Kid Cudi – it was dated Monday, 8 August 2022.
The musician repeatedly targeted Pete on social media after he began dating Kim in October.
He called Pete a “d**khead”, threatened to “beat his a**” and accused the actor of trying to “destroy” his family in his various rants.
He coined the infamous nickname “Skete” and has weld it in many of his posts towards him.
Pete – who does not have social media – did clap back in March when his infamous alleged “in bed with your wife” texts leaked.
TRAUMA THERAPY
Sources also claimed this week that Pete has been seeking help for online harassment in trauma therapy since April this year.
An insider told PEOPLE that Pete “has been in trauma therapy in large part” due to the scathing posts Kanye shared.
The source said: “The attention and negativity coming from Kanye and his antics is a trigger for [Pete], and he’s had to seek out help.”
They added that Pete has “no regrets for dating Kim and wants it to be made very clear that she’s been nothing but supportive of him throughout their relationship”.
KIMYE BACK ON?
The split comes amid rumors that Kim and Kanye have reconciled.
They have four kids together – North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three.
The SKIMS founder filed for divorce – which is not finalized – from the rapper in February 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage.
Her famous rapper ex also recently “liked” one of Kim’s Instagram posts, despite rarely showing a presence on social media.
The mom-of-four dropped hints she’s “missing” Kanye, including posting a photo of a piece of art by James Turrell – an artist whom her ex has been known to collaborate with.
Last week, she shared Chicago, four, “snoring” much like she once posted Ye doing – her “Incredibles” tee shirt was another clue fans felt, as the movie is something Ye’s referenced.
She may have even spent July 4th with the rapper, fans theorized.
KIM-SULT TO INJURY
A source told E! when the news broke: “They have a lot of love and respect for each other but found that the long distance and their demanding schedules made it really difficult to maintain a relationship.”
But an insider later claimed Kim broke up with Pete because she was “totally exhausted” by his “immaturity” and their 13-year age gap.
Pete is left with four tattoos dedicated to Kim, including a branding of her name – and a neck tattoo of her children’s initials.
One fan went viral having tweeted last week: “”Pete Davidson, after realizing he got Kim Kardashian and her kids’ initials tattooed on his body for no reason,” with a picture of Will Byers from Netflix’s Stranger Things crying.
Pete also filmed scenes with Kim for Season 2 of Hulu’s The Kardashians which is premiering next month – he’s in the trailer.
Pete also posed in multiple pictures with actresses looking “single as hell” while in Australia, fans felt – even if Kim did visit him there at one point this summer.
Kanye wildly also bought the home across from Kim’s $60M Hidden Hills mansion once shared with – and co-designed by – him, but she never moved away.
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