Pete Davidson is having most of his tattoos lasered off, but the actor and former Saturday Night Live cast member says one is staying for good: the tattoo of Hillary Clinton on his right calf.
Davidson first revealed the tattoo in 2017, writing on Instagram at the time, “Wanted to get Hillary Clinton a Christmas gift so I got a tattoo of my hero. Thanks for being such a badass and one of the strongest people in the universe.” He later confirmed the tattoo was real and permanent.
Davidson says many of his other tattoos date back to a period of self-harm. “I used to cut, so some of [the tattoos] covered up the cuts,” he said.
Now, after getting off drugs and improving his mental health, he is removing the bulk of that ink. “One, they were fuckin’ horrible,” he said. “Two, it was a business decision. I hated coming into the makeup trailer three hours early to spray-paint over horrible fuckin’ tattoos. And third, I was like, ‘I’m not this dude.’ I got these when I was in an immense amount of pain and I was trying to show people my pain.”
The Clinton tattoo is the exception. “She stays. That’s my dog. I love Hillary, man. She’s awesome and a good friend,” Davidson said.
