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Pete Davidson Says 'Big Dick Energy' Obsession Humiliated Him

He traced the meme’s roots to a 2018 Ariana Grande joke, calling out its media amplification.

Overview

  • During a Breakfast Club interview, Davidson said years of sexualized headlines over his 'big dick energy' left him embarrassed and overshadowed his work on SNL.
  • He shared that SNL crew members and close friends noticed how sad and uncomfortable he felt at the height of the media frenzy.
  • Davidson linked the craze to Grande’s 2018 joke on X and subsequent media and meme amplification, adding that he never believed his penis was actually 10 inches.
  • He argued that the intense focus on his anatomy exposed a gendered double standard, noting a similar obsession with a woman’s body would have triggered public outrage.
  • Now expecting his first child with partner Elsie Hewitt, he said attention has finally shifted from tabloid narratives to fatherhood.