‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member Pete Davidson has apologized for mocking the appearance of a veteran who lost an eye in Afghanistan.
NEW YORK (AP) — « Saturday Night Live » cast member Pete Davidson has apologized for mocking the appearance of a veteran who lost an eye in Afghanistan.
He says Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw, now a congressman-elect from Texas, « deserves all the respect in the world. »
On SNL’s « Weekend Update » segment, Davidson was joined by Crenshaw, a Navy SEAL.
Davidson had mocked Crenshaw a week earlier, saying viewers might be surprised he’s « not a hit man in a porno movie. »
Crenshaw, a Republican who won a House seat Tuesday, took some joking shots at Davidson. And when his cell phone rang, the tone was « Breathin » by Ariana Grande, Davidson’s former fiancee.
Crenshaw got serious at the end, encouraging civilians and veterans to connect and paying tribute to heroes like Davidson’s father, a firefighter who died on 9/11.
