Pete Davidson Just Took Two Concussions to the Dome in Three Weeks
The King of Staten Island found out the hard way why stunt doubles exist.

Pete Davidson showed up to a TV appearance recently looking like he'd just rolled out of a Vegas afterparty—sunglasses on, vibe off. Turns out he wasn't being mysterious. Dude straight-up took two concussions in three weeks while doing his own stunts.
That's wild, man. Two in three weeks is the kind of damage report you'd expect from a linebacker, not a comedian-turned-actor. But that's what happens when you decide you're gonna handle your own stunt work. Sometimes ego and authenticity collide, and your brain pays the tax.
It raises the real question: why? Stunt doubles exist for exactly this reason. Getting banged up during production doesn't make you tougher—it just means you're not thinking about the people depending on you to show up healthy and ready to work. That's the professional move.
Davidson's got the scar tissue and the shades to prove it now. Hopefully this is the moment he realizes some risks aren't worth the flex.
Read the full story at E! News → https://www.eonline.com/news/1436570/pete-davidson-suffered-2-concussions-in-3-weeks-while-doing-own-stunts?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories
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