{"id":2469,"date":"2026-05-17T20:24:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/pete-davidsons-pals-deny-claims-comedian-is-neglecting-ex-elsie-hewitt-and-baby\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T20:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:24:37","slug":"pete-davidsons-pals-deny-claims-comedian-is-neglecting-ex-elsie-hewitt-and-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/pete-davidsons-pals-deny-claims-comedian-is-neglecting-ex-elsie-hewitt-and-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Davidson&#8217;s pals deny claims comedian is neglecting ex Elsie Hewitt and baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/128036586.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pete Davidson\u2019s pals are coming to his defense after his ex Elsie Hewitt publicly asked for help caring for their infant daughter days after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/14\/celebrity-news\/pete-davidson-and-elsie-hewitt-split-after-welcoming-baby-girl-report\/\">news of their split surfaced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The insider added of the \u201cBupkis\u201d star, \u201cThey may have split but all he wants is for Elsie to be happy and in a good place.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis main priority right now is making sure that Elsie and Scottie are looked after, so it\u2019s utterly confusing to everyone who knows them why she would possibly post anything about him not supporting her,\u201d they continued. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously they have had personal disagreements and there has been a breakdown in the relationship but he is fully committed to being a good dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The insider further claimed Hewitt\u2019s seeming insinuation that Davidson \u201cis not providing for her\u201d is \u201cutterly false.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sources pushed back in exclusive comments to Page Six after Elsie Hewitt seemingly insisted she\u2019s not getting support from the comedian. They\u2019re seen above with their baby, Scottie, in a social media upload.  <span class=\"credit\">Elsie Hewitt\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Hewitt posted \u2014 then deleted \u2014 a request for help, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">elsie\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not the reality at all,\u201d they said, asserting that the \u201ctruth is he is actually paying for everything.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPete is doing everything to be super supportive to Elsie, he\u2019s changed his schedule, and done everything he can to be there physically and financially so Elsie can feel supported,\u201d they concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The actress took to Instagram Stories in a since-deleted post over the weekend to share a photo of herself covered in lipstick kiss marks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m currently trying to find an assistant \/ mother\u2019s helper \/ nanny type \/ basically [a] right hand person,\u201d\u00a0she wrote atop the whimsical selfie. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cApply here if qualified and serious,\u201d she continued. \u201cOnly looking @ responses with resumes. ($ of course.)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hewitt also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@elsiehewitt\/video\/7640460974952025374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to TikTok on Friday <\/a>with a selfie video. \u201cI have a baby to take care of,\u201d she whispered in the upload. \u201cI have to work and make money. I\u2019m doing it on my own, which is hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cIndustry\u201d actress, seen above in a prior social media post, also said via TikTok that she has \u201cto work and make money\u201d and that as a mom she\u2019s \u201cdoing it on my own.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">elsie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source exclusively told Page Six that the insinuation the comedian \u201cis not providing for her\u201d is \u201cutterly false.\u201d The former couple is seen above in Hewitt\u2019s July 2025 pregnancy announcement.  <span class=\"credit\">elsie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans had mixed reactions in the comments thread, with one remarking that it\u2019s \u201cVery unfair to have to do this alone.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Another responded, defending the comedian, writing, \u201cunfair? the baby\u2019s father is in her life &amp; he also has a job \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d On a repost of the video, an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Marsspace17_\/status\/2055950268357894240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X comment read<\/a>, \u201cWell Pete Davidson a deadbeat confirmed\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sun reported on Friday that the \u201cIndustry\u201d actress and \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d alum \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/18\/parents\/pete-davidson-becomes-a-dad-as-girlfriend-elsie-hewitt-welcomes-first-baby\/\">welcomed daughter Scottie Rose<\/a> on Dec. 12 \u2014 had <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/15\/celebrity-news\/inside-pete-davidson-and-elsie-hewitts-split\/\">called it quits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPete has been traveling so much for work, but Elsie was craving more support from him at home after their daughter was born,\u201d a source told the outlet in comments published on Thursday, noting that it was \u201chard\u201d for the comedian \u201cbecause, obviously, he has to work to make money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A separate source told the outlet that the breakup very recently transpired, and that they\u2019re now \u201cjust focusing 100% on Scottie.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The source said the \u201cSNL\u201d alum, seen above in a previous social media photo with Hewitt and their newborn daughter, is \u201cactually paying for everything.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@elsie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cBupkis\u201d star wants \u201cElsie to be happy and in a good place,\u201d the insider insisted. They\u2019re pictured above in a prior social media upload.  <span class=\"credit\">Elsie Hewitt\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following their split, a source told us that the \u201cKing of Staten Island\u201d star and \u201cIndustry\u201d actress <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/16\/celebrity-news\/pete-davidson-and-elsie-hewitt-wont-reconcile-after-split\/\">are \u201cdone\u201d and have no interest in reconciling.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been problems throughout their relationship and things are not good between them at all,\u201d the source explained. \u201cThey haven\u2019t been for a while.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They added, \u201cThey tried working things out but decided it was best to go their separate ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following reports of the relationship\u2019s demise, the new mom was seen <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/16\/celebrity-news\/pete-davidsons-ex-elsie-hewitt-and-infant-daughter-spotted-for-first-time-since-shock-split\/\">pushing Scottie in a stroller <\/a>while on a coffee run in New York on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>The comedian, meanwhile, has been desperately attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/15\/celebrity-news\/pete-davidson-desperately-tried-to-sell-home-where-he-and-girlfriend-elsie-hewitt-lived-before-split\/\">offload the sprawling Salem, New York home <\/a>the couple lived in. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/17\/celebrity-news\/pete-davidsons-pals-deny-claims-comedian-is-neglecting-ex-elsie-hewitt-and-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Davidson\u2019s pals are coming to his defense after his ex Elsie Hewitt publicly asked<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128036586.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}