Pete Davidson Predicts a Rapid Fall From Grace for Walton Goggins, Citing pedro Pascal as a Cautionary Tale
Comedian Pete Davidson warned that the public’s fickle nature could soon turn on The White Lotus star Walton Goggins, mirroring the recent shift in perception surrounding Pedro Pascal. Davidson discussed the phenomenon of rapidly changing public opinion on the latest episode of Theo Von‘s This Past Weekend podcast.
Davidson explained that Hollywood has a tendency to “build you up,” only to quickly tear down actors as public favor shifts. He specifically pointed to Pascal’s experience, noting how the actor went from being a “hardworking, great actor” to being excessively praised as a “daddy” and then, within a year, facing backlash for overexposure. “Look at Pedro Pascal right now. Fucking two years ago he’s a hardworking, great actor… He’s worked so hard and has been a struggling actor, [then] fucking blows up so fucking hard, everyone’s like, ’Daddy, daddy! Yeah, daddy, daddy,'” Davidson said.”And then a year later, he’s, like, in everything now ’cause he’s hot and big and everyone’s like, ‘Go the fuck away, dude.'”
The SNL alum argued that actors need time to adjust to sudden fame, emphasizing Pascal’s decades of work before his recent surge in popularity. “You got to give someone time to adjust to that new level of fame. He’s been banging at it for 30 years, and now he’s learning how to go get a cup of coffee or deal with someone that taps you on the shoulder while you have your earbuds in and freaks you out. You got to give that guy a fucking second to, like, adjust.”
Davidson then predicted Goggins will be the next target of this rapid shift in public sentiment.”They’re gonna do it with Walton Goggins, [he] will be next,” he stated. “It’s like, we build everybody up and now it’s so fast to turn. It’s within months.”
The comedian’s comments come from a place of personal experience. Davidson himself experienced a swift rise to fame and has previously criticized the media for its focus on his personal life, particularly following his relationship with Ariana Grande, and for the “sexualization” of his image. He reflected on his time at SNL, stating, “I brought a lot of pop culture into the show, and I made it sort of a tabloid-y, trendy thing and I was embarrassed by it. Nobody talked about any of the work I was doing, they were like, ‘Oh, that’s the fuck stick.’ That hurt.”
