Pete Davidson Predicts a Rapid Fall From Graceโ for Walton Goggins, Citing pedro Pascal โas a Cautionary Tale
Comedian Pete Davidson warned that the public’s fickle nature could โขsoon turn on The White Lotus star Walton Goggins, mirroring the recent shift in perception surrounding Pedro โคPascal. Davidson discussed the phenomenon of rapidly changing public โopinion on the latest episode of Theo Von‘s This Past Weekend podcast.
Davidson explained that Hollywoodโ hasโค a tendency to “buildโ you up,” only to quickly tear down โฃactors as public favorโ shifts. He specifically pointed to Pascal’s experience, noting how the actorโ went fromโ being aโ “hardworking, great actor” to โbeing excessively praised as a “daddy” and then, within a year, facing backlash for overexposure. “Look at Pedroโ Pascal right now. Fucking two years ago โคhe’s a hardworking, greatโข actorโฆ He’s worked so hard and has been a struggling โactor, [then] fucking blows up so fucking hard, everyone’s like, โค’Daddy, daddy! Yeah, daddy, daddy,'” Davidson said.”Andโ then a year later, he’s, like, inโ everything โnow ’cause he’s hot and big โขand everyone’s โฃlike, ‘Go the fuck away, dude.'”
The SNL alum argued that actors need time to adjust to sudden fame, emphasizing โPascal’s decades of work before his recent surge in popularity. “You got to give someone time to โฃadjust to โขthat new level of fame. He’s beenโฃ banging at it forโ 30 โคyears, and โฃnow he’s โlearning how toโ go get a cup of coffee or deal with someoneโ that taps you onโ the shoulder while you have your earbuds in and freaks you out. You โคgot toโ give that guy a fuckingโ second to, like, adjust.”
Davidson then โpredicted Goggins will be theโ next target of this rapid shift in publicโฃ sentiment.”They’re gonna do it with Walton Goggins,โ [he] will be next,”โฃ 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 โคof personal experience. Davidson โhimself experienced a swift rise to fame and has previously criticized the media for its focus on hisโค personal โlife, particularly following his relationship with โขAriana Grande, and for the “sexualization” of his image. He reflected onโค his time atโ SNL, โคstating, “I brought a โคlot of pop culture into the show, and I made it sort of a tabloid-y, trendy thingโค and I was embarrassed โby it. Nobody talked about any of the work I wasโค doing, they โwere like, ‘Oh, that’s the fuck stick.’ That hurt.”