Something about all those pitch meetings, all those rewrites, all those wigs, and the intoxicating scent of all that wig glue. From Emma Stone’s romance with director Dave McCary to Ben Affleck’s relationship with producer Lindsay Shookus to Scarlett Johansson spending some quality time with Colin Jost, one thing is clear: if you want to date super-famous people, get hired to work on Saturday Night Live. You should also do it because you love sketch comedy, but if new rumors about Ariana Grande dating SNL’s Pete Davidson are true, sketch really doesn’t have to be in, like, your top ten reasons.
As of Monday, Us Weekly and People claim they can both confirm that Grande and Davidson are casually dating, having reportedly been spotted out at a restaurant and hanging out (where else?) at the Saturday Night Live after-party on May 12. Grande announced her split from boyfriend Mac Miller earlier this month, while Davidson recently parted ways with longtime girlfriend Cazzie David, daughter of Larry David. While a guest on Peter Rosenberg’s Complex show Open Late last Wednesday, the SNL performer was asked if he’d be okay after his breakup. Replied Davidson, “Yeah, probably.â€