Pete Davidson Left a Gig After the Club Owner Joked About Ariana Grande and Kate Beckinsale

Pete Davidson's personal life has been a hot-button topic ever since last summer, when news broke he was dating Ariana Grande. His relationship with actress Kate Beckinsale recently ended, and it was just as high-profile. But it seems the Saturday Night Live star doesn't want his past romances interfering with his work, as evidenced by what happened at the Stress Factory Comedy Club in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Monday night, April 29. According to Us Weekly, Davidson left his gig before he even performed after the club's owner made jokes about Beckinsale and Grande.

A source tells the magazine the owner went out onstage before Davidson's set and, “in an obvious attempt to embarrass [him], sarcastically said, ‘Don’t ask any questions about his exes Ariana Grande or Kate Beckinsale.’”

Davidson posted about the incident on his Instagram Stories late Monday night. "I'm sorry that we had to leave the show before I got to go on," he said. "The owner, Vinnie Brand, disrespected me and did something I told him not to do. I can't perform under those circumstances."

“Pete was not about to let this guy ruin his show, disrespect him, and abuse the names of women Pete respects and cares about,” the source also said to Us Weekly. “Pete has been doing great. He’s happy and has been really enjoying traveling and doing shows. It’s sad that people like this club owner would pull a stunt like this just to bring attention to himself and his club.”

Some audience members took to Twitter after what happened and voiced their support for Pete Davidson. “Yo the owner of the Stress Factory CT was wild, uncalled for and disrespectful to Pete so I don’t blame him for bouncing, I would’ve too,” one fan tweeted.

"I don't think it's asking too much that a comedian wants to show up, perform, greet fans, and bounce. Without having their balls busted about who they dated," wrote another.