Pete, who has battled depression, credits Cudi and his music for saving his life. In 2016, Pete said on The Breakfast Club, “I would’ve killed myself if I didn’t have Kid Cudi.”
In 2019, two years before Kim filed for divorce, she and Kanye joined the comedian, Timothée Chalamet and Cudi at a dinner at Nobu Malibu to celebrate the latter rapper’s 35th birthday.
This past February, a few months after Pete and Kim started dating, Ye shared several negative Instagram posts about his ex’s new boyfriend, including one that focused on the 2019 dinner. On a photo of the male guests, Ye marked a big X on the SNL star’s face. He captioned the pic, “I JUST WANTED MY FRIEND TO HAVE MY BACK. THE KNIFE JUST GOES IN DEEPER,” referring to Cudi.
Also that day, Kanye posted a note that read, “JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS CUDI WILL NOT BE ON DONDA BECAUSE HE’S FRIENDS WITH YOU KNOW WHO,” referring to his upcoming album, Donda 2.
