Comedian Pete Davidson reflects on father’s death in 9/11

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDavidson and former partner Elsie Hewitt who welcomed their daughter in December 2025 (Getty)Pete Davidson has reflected on experiencing his first 9/11 anniversary as a father, 25 years after his father, firefighter Scott Matthew Davidson, died in the World Trade Center attacks aged 33. The comedian welcomed his daughter, Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, in December with former partner Elsie Hewitt, naming her in honour of his late father. Davidson expressed that reaching the age his father was when he died has made this year's anniversary particularly challenging, yet healing and special. He recounted learning about his father's death from a television broadcast at age seven, after three weeks of uncertainty following the 2001 terrorist attacks. Davidson and Jon Stewart will host a comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden on 10 September to raise funds for 9/11 first responders and their families. In fullPete Davidson shares how he plans to explain father’s death in 9/11 to his young daughterMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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