The comedian, 29, shared the news of his dog Henry’s death on Thursday with an emotional message posted via the Instagram account of Dave Sirus, who’s a writer on Davidson’s new Peacock show Bupkis.
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Pete Davidson is grieving the death of his familydog, Henry. He took to Dave Sirius’s Instagram page on May 4 to share the news. Sirius is a frequent collaborator of Davidson’s who writes for his new Peacock comedy series, “Bupkis.
Davidson wrote, “Hey guys. I know today is the Bupkis’ premiere day, but I wanna use today to remember my dog, Henry.
Yesterday we lost a key member of the Davidson family. Henry was only 2 years old but unfortunately got very sick very fast.” He shared a carousel of images of Henry with the post.
Pete Davidson Mourns Death of 2-Year-Old Dog Henry: ‘Not Sure I’d Even Be Around Without Him’ Davidson described how the dog, which he shared with his mother and sister, “saved our lives”
He also addressed the anger he’d expressed in the voicemail, saying it stemmed from the grief his family was feeling after the loss of Henry.
“I haven’t seen my mom and sister cry like that in over 20 years. I was trying to cheer up my family. I was already upset that the store had filmed me without my permission or acknowledgment.
Then this organization (PETA) made a public example of us, making our grieving situation worse. I am upset. It was a poor choice of words. I shouldn’t have said what I said, but I am not sorry for standing up for myself and my family.”