Kim Kardashian andPete Davidson have reportedly split up after nine months of dating according to E! News.- The comedian started spending time with the reality star after she hosted "SNL" in October 2021.
January 30, 2019: Kardashian and Davidson both attended Kid Cudi's birthday dinner
Davidson, 28, and Kardashian, 41, have run in the same circle for years, long before they became a couple.
In 2019, they both attended rapper Kid Cudi's intimate birthday dinner at Nobu, along with Kardashian's then-husband Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and actor Timothée Chalamet.
—Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 31, 2019
At the time of Cudi's dinner, there was widespread buzz about the small, seemingly random guest list, leading "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon to ask Davidson for the evening's backstory.
When Cudi invited Davidson to the dinner, the comedian said he expected it to be capped at three people: himself, the rapper, and his manager. So, he gave the restaurant his credit card to treat Cudi for the meal.
"Cudi goes, 'Hey, Kim and Kanye might come by.' And I was like, 'That would be awesome.' And then I was like, 'Oh no,'" he said on an April 2019 episode of the late-night show, laughing.
Davidson said he had a "really good time" with Kardashian and Ye, calling them the "cutest couple ever" and "very, very sweet people." Thankfully, the bill didn't end up being "as bad" as he expected, he quipped.
"It's not like it's Applebee's, you know?" Davidson joked, adding, "It's Nobu, which is like 77 Applebeeses."
The KKW Beauty founder — who shares children North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2, with Ye — went on to file for divorce from the Grammy winner years later in February 2021.
As for Davidson, he's been romantically linked to
October 9, 2021: Kardashian, the week's 'Saturday Night Live' host, kissed Davidson during a sketch
In a sketch titled "Jasmine and Aladdin," Davidson and Kardashian cosplayed as the main characters from the 1992 animated Disney film.
While riding on a magic carpet, Davidson's Aladdin vocalized his concern that he physically "can't handle" Kardashian's Jasmine. "If we go all the way, you might break me," he said. "You're a lot of woman, and I'm so frail because all I eat is stolen bread."
After the genie (played by a blue-painted Bowen Yang) granted Davidson's Aladdin his wish for larger genitals, the host leaned over and kissed the cast member.
"I like you just the way you are," she told him.
October 29, 2021: They held hands on a ride at a California amusement park, but a source said they were 'just friends'
Davidson and Kardashian kicked off their Halloween weekend at Knott's Scary Farm in Buena Park, California, per People. In a photo published by the outlet, the comedian and the reality star held hands while riding a roller coaster.
They were joined at the amusement park by Kardashian's sister Kourtney Kardashian and the Poosh founder's fiancé Travis Barker. Davidson and Barker are both close friends with rock artist Machine Gun Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker.
A source brushed off romance speculation between Kardashian and Davidson, telling People that they're "just friends" that "hang in the same circles."
November 2, 2021: Davidson took Kardashian to dinner in Staten Island
The "King of Staten Island" star brought Kardashian to his home borough for a private dinner at the Italian restaurant Campania.
"Pete arranged a dinner on the rooftop privately," a source told Page Six, proceeding to confirm that "it was just the two of them."
November 3, 2021: They dined out for the second night in a row at Zero Bond in New York City
Davidson and Kardashian spent back-to-back evenings together in early November.
Though the pair arrived at Manhattan's Zero Bond separately on November 3, sources told Page Six that they were together during their time at the members-only club.
According to the outlet, they were also joined by Kardashian's friend Jonathan Cheban and several of Davidson's friends.
November 17, 2021: Photographers captured photos of the couple holding hands in Palm Springs, California
The reality star and the stand-up comic seemingly confirmed their romance during a trip to Palm Springs, where Kardashian's mother Kris Jenner owns a $12 million house.
The Daily Mail published a video of the couple holding hands while out on a walk.
November 17, 2021: Kardashian invited Flavor Flav to Davidson's birthday party
Kardashian had a very special gift for Davidson on his 28th birthday: an appearance from Flavor Flav.
"When it comes down to Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian, first of all, to me, that is family, you know what I'm saying," the rapper, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., told Entertainment Tonight in December 2021.
He went on: "And the whole night I was so honored to be in their presence. One thing that I could say is Pete Davidson loves himself some Flavor Flav. Everything he does is, 'Flavor Flav this, Flavor Flav that, Flavor Flav this, Flavor Flav that.' So Kim said, 'OK, well, for your birthday, you are going to have Flavor Flav.' She sent for me and that's how I ended up there."
The "Don't Believe the Hype" artist shared a photo of himself at the celebration with Kardashian, her mother, and his "adopted son" Davidson — all of whom donned matching brown outfits.
November 28, 2021: They had a date night in Los Angeles
Kardashian and Davidson held hands as they walked into the Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, as seen in a video published by the Daily Mail.
After dinner, the couple exited together and drove away in the comedian's Lamborghini.
December 16, 2021: Kardashian skirted around journalist Bari Weiss' question about Davidson
During a rapid-fire round of questions with Weiss on Honestly, the journalist gave the SKIMS founder an opportunity to chat about her new partner.
"Who's your favorite 'SNL' cast member?" Weiss asked.
Kardashian responded, "What a setup! Bari, you know who it is."
December 18, 2021: The couple rented out a Staten Island movie theater to watch 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'
Davidson had a night off after "SNL" limited its cast for the week in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, and he spent it with Kardashian and Scott Disick, People reported.
The trio ventured out to Staten Island to see the Marvel movie "Spider-Man: No Way Home" at Atrium Stadium Cinemas.
December 24, 2021: Davidson drove Kardashian's car around Los Angeles
The comedian made a stop at a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles using Kardashian's car in photos published by TMZ.
The reality star didn't accompany him on the errands.
January 3, 2022: They took a short vacation to the Bahamas
The couple celebrated New Year's Eve separately — Davidson hosted NBC's special with Miley Cyrus in Miami, while Kardashian spent the holiday with her family in California.
After Davidson's holiday broadcast with Cyrus, multiple outlets reported that Kardashian unfollowed the singer on Instagram, but neither party addressed the rumored rift.
Kardashian and Davidson seemed to be starting 2022 on positive terms. On January 3, the Daily Mail published photos of the duo boarding a private jet together, headed to the Bahamas.
A source told Entertainment Tonight that they "know they have a busy couple of months coming up with her company rebrand and Pete filming various projects, so they wanted to take some time to spend together before things ramp up."
Once settled, Kardashian shared a selfie of herself in a bikini on Instagram and wrote: "sweet sweet fantasy baby," a possible reference to the lyrics in Mariah Carey's 1995 track "Fantasy."
They returned to Los Angeles together on January 5, as seen in photos published by TMZ, and a source told Page Six that the couple is "really happy together."
"Things are going great between them. They're taking things slow, but both are really happy when they're together," the source added.
February 7, 2022: Davidson publicly referred to Kardashian as his girlfriend for the first time
While discussing his cameo in a Hellman's Super Bowl commercial on "PEOPLE (The TV Show!)," the famous comedian gave a run-down of his day-to-day life.
"Well, I don't really have Instagram — I don't have Instagram or Twitter or any of that stuff. So, most of my daily life is getting into cars and showing up to a set," he said, continuing, "Or, if I'm off, I just either hang with my friends or chill with my girlfriend inside. So I don't do much."
The comment marked the first time Davidson has publicly referred to Kardashian as his girlfriend.
Also during the interview, the "SNL" cast member confirmed that he has a candle featuring the SKIMS founder on the front in his bedroom.
"Is that a Kardashian candle on your other shoulder?" host Kay Adams asked him, adding, "I've got good eyes."
Davidson responded: "Yes. Yes, it is."
February 12, 2022: They stepped out for dinner in Brooklyn
Kardashian and Davidson dined in a private tent at Lilia, an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, over the weekend, as seen in photos published by E! News.
February 14, 2022: Davidson and Kardashian celebrated Valentine's Day together at Cipriani
The couple spent their first Valentine's Day together at Cipriani, an upscale Italian restaurant, in New York City, Page Six reported.
Their evening out came on the heels of Ye's viral social media rant about the comedian's relationship with Kardashian, Ye's estranged wife. The since-deleted posts included an edited superhero poster and a screenshot of a text that appeared to be sent from Davidson.
—Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 14, 2022
The rapper also shared a screenshot of a private text message that he said he received from Kardashian warning that he is "creating a dangerous and scary environment" that could end in harm to Davidson. Ye then asked his Instagram followers to abstain from physically hurting the "SNL" star, telling them that he will "handle the situation myself."
Ye later took "accountability" for harassing Kardashian and Davidson in a follow-up Instagram post.
Amid the escalating situation with Ye, Pete sent Kardashian's sister, Khloé, a bouquet of roses for Valentine's Day. The reality star thanked him on her Instagram story and called him the "sweetest."
March 9, 2022: Kardashian spoke about Davidson during an interview with Variety
Ahead of the release of the Kardashian family's new Hulu show on April 14, the reality star told Variety that Davidson will not appear in the first season.
"I have not filmed with him," Kardashian said of Davidson. "And I'm not opposed to it. It's just not what he does. But if there was an event happening and he was there, he wouldn't tell the cameras to get away. I think I might film something really exciting coming, but it wouldn't be for this season."
The show will, however, explain "who reached out to who and how it happened and all the details that everyone wants to know," Kardashian said.
March 11, 2022: Davidson made his official debut on Kardashian's Instagram page
Days after the SKIMS founder's marital status was legally changed to single, she posted a photo with Davidson for the first time on her Instagram page, which is followed by over 299 million users.
March 16, 2022: Kardashian said that Davidson branded her name on his chest
Davidson has added several Kardashian-inspired tattoos to his collection since he started dating the reality star in 2021.
"He has a few tattoos, a few cute ones that he got," the KKW Beauty founder said on a March episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Confirming that Davidson has more than three designs inspired by their relationship, she said her favorite one sits on his collarbone. It reads: "My girl is a lawyer."
Kardashian has been studying to earn her law degree and passed California's First-Year Law Students' Examination in 2021.
Though Davidson has gotten inked-on tributes to his partners in the past, he went one step further this time by branding Kardashian's first name on his chest.
"The 'Kim' one isn't a tattoo. It's actually a branding because he wanted to do something that was really different," Kardashian told DeGeneres.
"He's like, 'I don't want to be able to get rid of it or to cover it up and I just wanted it there as like a scar on me,'" she added.
April 5, 2022: Kardashian described herself as 'happy' and 'at peace' in her relationship with Davidson
—Good Morning America (@GMA) April 6, 2022
During a sit-down interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," Kardashian spoke to Robin Roberts about her relationship with the "SNL" star.
"I am a relationship kind of girl, for sure, and I wouldn't be with someone if I didn't plan on spending a lot of my time with them," Kardashian explained. "Obviously, I want to take my time, but I'm very happy and very content. And it's such a good feeling just to be at peace."
Later in the interview, Kardashian's mother Kris Jenner told Roberts that Davidson is "great" and a "really nice guy." Her sister, Khloe Kardashian, added that "he just makes her laugh and she laughs all the time."
April 7, 2022: The reality star revealed that Davidson gifted her several props from their 'SNL' sketch
To celebrate their first Valentine's Day as a couple, Davidson gave Kardashian mementos from their Aladdin-themed "SNL" sketch, the SKIMS founder said while promoting "The Kardashians" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"For Valentine's Day he got me the rug and the whole outfits and the little genie lamp," she said, adding, "So I do own the rug."
Kimmel then told the audience that the comedian sent a "huge bouquet of flowers" to the studio before taping the show to congratulate Kardashian on her late-night appearance.
April 7, 2022: Davidson supported Kardashian at the Los Angeles premiere of her family's Hulu show
The comedian accompanied his girlfriend to the Los Angeles premiere of "The Kardashians" at Goya Studios, as seen in pictures published by People Magazine. Photographers captured the couple holding hands, but Davidson did not walk the red carpet with Kardashian.
"He's here to support me, and like, it's my thing," Kardashian told E! News at the event, continuing, "I don't think it's like, his thing to be all out here with me, so I'm just so happy he's here to support."
—E! News (@enews) April 8, 2022
Kardashian later shared behind-the-scenes Instagram photos of herself cuddling with Davidson in a restaurant booth. She captioned the pictures, "late nite snack."
August 5, 2022: Kardashian and Davidson break up, decide to be friends, sources say
E! News reported that Kardashian and Davidson broke up. A source close to the couple told the news organization, the pair has decided to be friends.
The source said their busy schedules and long-distance romance "made it really difficult to maintain a relationship."
Davidson is currently in Australia filming an upcoming movie, "Wizards!", which also stars Orlando Bloom and Naomi Scott.